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MONDAY, NOV. 3

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MORNING — Next Issue of The Collegian

LUCY’S DOLLHOUSE OF TERROR TOUR

Jacob Brende and Emily Attrill get ready to go through Lucy’s Dollhouse of Terror, a spooky walk fundraiser for Girl Scout Troop 50634.

An exclusive preview of the walk is available on Collegian Media’s YouTube channel right now.

Be sure to check out the Collegian Report on Halloween (this Friday) to see their journey.

JACKRABBIT ATHLETICS

Coverage of Jackrabbit basketball, volleyball, soccer and football games happening the rest of the week.

— Jacob Brende & Cordell Vitense, Sports Editors

ONLINE NOW

NEW PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION PROGRAM

SDSU has invested $100,000 annually to offer courses through Coursera, a free online learning platform for students to earn specialized certificates.

— Amina Aidarkhanova, Reporter

POLICE DEPARTMENT DAILY CRIME LOG

MONDAY, OCT. 20

• 5:58 p.m. — Intentional Damage/ Vandalism, Mathews Hall

TUESDAY, OCT. 21

• 10:19 a.m. — Intentional Damage/ Vandalism, SDSU Alumni Center

• 10:36 a.m. — Inentional Damage/ Vandalism, Binnewies Hall

FRIDAY, OCT. 24

• 1:10 a.m. — Liquor/Posession/ Consumption, Bailey Rotunda

• 10:44 p.m. — DUI, 1500 block of Eighth Street

SATURDAY, OCT. 25

• 1:07 a.m. — Liquor/Posession/ Consumption, Eighth Street and Medary Avenue

VETERINARY MEDICINE DIRECTOR HIRED

SDSU has hired a new associate dean of the Professional Program in Veterinary Medicine and a director of a two-plus-two veterinary program.

— Avery Zeisler, Reporter

ONLINE FRIDAY

• 5:49 p.m. — Liquor/Posession/ Consumption, 1700 block of Jackrabbit Avenue

• 7:17 p.m. — Liquor/Posession/ Consumption, Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium

• 8:32 p.m. — Disorderly Conduct, Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium

• 11:09 p.m. — Liquor/Open Container, Eighth Street and Medary Avenue

STUDENTS’ ASSOCIATION

Vote fails to lower campaign spending limits Three new clubs approved

RYANN DAVIS

News Director

Monday night’s Students’ Association meeting was a long one, with senators debating a change to their bylaws for over an hour before the amendment ultimately failed.

Some SA senators want to lower the spending limit that candidates can use on campaigns. The current campaign budget for senators is $2,500. This amendment to the bylaws would have decreased the budget to $750 for presidential and vice presidential candidates, and to $100 for senatorial candidates.

Primary sponsor for this amendment, Sen. Lydia Stein, said she thinks the passing of Amendment 25-1-A would help work towards SA’s goal of giving every student a fair chance to participate, regardless of their financial background.

“At the end of the day, this isn’t about numbers or dialogues, it is the opportunity,” Stein said. “It’s about making the Students’ Association continue to reflect the values of South Dakota State University, including that ‘Opportunity for All.’ I would respectfully ask for your support on this.”

Stein said in the Oct. 20 SA meeting, limiting campaign spending has correlation with increased voter turnout. Chief of Staff Emma Peterson brought concern about this evidence.

“In my head, spending less just means less people are going to be involved, less people are going to hear about SA,” Peterson said. “Outreach is just not there, so personally, I’m still going to be voting against this.”

Another potential issue cited by senators against the bill was that limiting how much candidates spend may produce a wider issue regarding free speech.

Stein said that decreasing the spending limit to $750 will still allow candidates to do a sufficient amount of campaigning.

After a long debate, 13 senators voted no, nine voted yes and one abstained. The amendment failed to receive a two-thirds vote.

OPEN FORUM

Tracy Greene, vice president and general counsel, addressed SA and gave insight on what the Office of General Counsel does for SDSU, as well as provided information on their recent projects.

Greene oversees the comprehensive legal services for

in Monday’s meeting

CLUB CONSTITUTIONS PASSED

Collegiate South Dakota Farmers Union

Natural Resource Enforcement Club

SDSU and its employees. Any time there is a question or legal concern, Greene provides advice and management. She highlighted a project her and her office are currently working on.

“One of the major projects that we’re working on this year is with an ADA digital accessibility task force,” Greene said.

The task force has been working to ensure SDSU’s digital resources meet a “WCAG 2.1A or higher standard.” Students can expect to receive emails and newsletters as each of the standards are met.

“That includes everything from purchasing, to looking

on a mobile app or looking at a website. All different kinds of materials,” she said.

According to Greene, the task force will have a webpage providing information and a timeline. The webpage will be made available to the public by Nov. 6. Also during the open forum, three new club constitutions were passed. The Collegiate South Dakota Farmer’s Union, Jacks Judo Club and the Natural Resource Law Enforcement Club are now all available for students to participate in.

SUSPECT ARRESTED IN SDSU CAMPUS THREAT

Investigation remains ongoing with another agency

EMILY DECOCK & BRAYDEN BYERS Collegian Media

A suspect in a late Sunday-early morning Monday incident on campus involving an SDSU student has been arrested and detained, according to Chief Tim Heaton of the University Police Department (UPD).

The incident is still under investigation by a police department not in Brookings because the suspect, who is not an SDSU Student, was arrested in another city, Heaton said. The victim is an SDSU student who lives on campus.

“I can’t talk about the arrest,” Heaton said. “The individual and the (threat) all occurred not there in Brookings. It’s all out of town.”

Around 11 p.m. Sunday, UPD issued a campus-wide emergency alert asking folks to be on the lookout for a “threatening individual.” The suspect was described as a white male standing around 5-feet-8-inches with a slender build and shaggy, brown hair. It was also said the suspect was driving a 2020 Silver Ford Fusion, and police warned at the time he may have a gun.

On Tuesday, Heaton said there was never a gun on campus related to this incident. In fact, the suspect does not own a gun, Heaton said.

A second alert was sent out around 5 a.m. Monday, saying the suspect was located and there was no longer an “active threat to the individual or SDSU campus.”

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State University Police

“The (suspect) said they were going to come to campus and shoot her,” Heaton said.

“So, we didn’t know where the individual (suspect) was, so we put out the notification to look out for this person. She was still here when I put out the emergency message.”

Heaton and four officers responded to the incident on Sunday night. Besides issuing the warning, he and the officers patrolled campus looking for the suspect, Heaton said.

The threats were made by the suspect to someone they had a relationship with, said Heaton.

“And so, it was a relationship kind of (thing), an angry type of situation,” Heaton said.

After threats were made to her, the victim in the case showed up at the UPD building at about 10 p.m. to report the incident.

The incident triggered reactions on various social media platforms that continued through Monday. Posts about the original emergency alert garnered 240 likes and 28 comments. Many users also expressed some confusion and fear on platforms like YikYak.

Heaton said that the department has been told the victim is okay and no longer afraid.

Popular CAFES major sees growth

Two new agricultural communication classes available

EMILY PETERS Reporter

Students studying agricultural communication have two new classes to help them prepare for the working world: principles of agricultural communication and the agricultural communication capstone class.

Erica Summerfield, assistant professor of agricultural communications, teaches both classes. She created the courses in a way that makes them interactive and filled with information students need to perform well during internships or fulltime jobs in the industry.

“I wanted the principles of agricultural communication class to be more general of what the major is, where it came from, and get guest speakers in front of us,” Summerfield said.

The process of adding these courses started in fall 2024. Going through the steps of creating classes can be a challenging process.

Joshua Westwick, director of the School of Communication and Journalism (COJO), said the plans must get approved within the department, at the college level, with academic affairs and then faculty senate.

“It can be an exhausting process,” Westwick said.

It meets every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Students are put into mentor groups where their assignments are to meet outside of class to do class work or just connect with one another.

There are 39 students in the class, ranging from freshmen to seniors.

Sami Lyons, a sophomore from Lisbon, North Dakota, said she likes the class and would recommend it to other students.

“I’ve been really enjoying the new ag comm class,” Lyons said. “Summerfield does a great job of covering all aspects of the field and makes sure we learn about the many opportunities available for our future.”

Students have been excited about these two new classes because it shows COJO and the College of Agriculture Food and Environmental Sciences are more committed to investing in the Agricultural Communication specialization.

That investment has resulted in stronger numbers for the specialization in recent years.

JOSHUA WESTWICK

While much work went into the planning of principles of agricultural communication, the goal was always about teaching students what they need to know to succeed. Some of the topics Summerfield covers are the history of agricultural communication and journalism, effective use of social media, the communication process and how to deal with audiences and stakeholders.

The class is interactive and allows students to engage together in and out of class.

“It has grown over the past few years and its stable right now, and now there is room for more growth,” Westwick said. “And we’re excited about that.”

Anytime a new class is taught for the first time, there are adjustments and improvements instructors make along the way. Summerfield is already making notes for specific speakers she would like to line up earlier if possible.

“I will definitely adjust the curriculum to cater to everyone,” she said. “I can already see the benefit of the class just with the students being able to be together. Having everyone together strengthens the program and makes a lot of connections.”

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Students react to new Engagement Center, merge of diverse organizations

WILLEM LIM Reporter

Students who lead organizations associated with the Student Engagement Center are reacting with mixed feelings as the office undergoes changes to align better with federal policy.

The Office of Multicultural Affairs and Accessibility, International Affairs, Veteran Affairs and the American Indian Student Center merged into one under the Student Engagement Center on Oct. 1. Along with the merger, new positions will be added focusing on student success.

The Student Engagement Center started undergoing changes on Oct. 1, and will continue to transition throughout the year.

Jaritza Cazares Cruz, the president of Latin American Student Association (LASA), said she was not expecting the name change.

“I thought everything was going great,” Cruz said. “I actually had just brought some girls to Harvard as part of LASA, so I thought we were heading in a great direction.”

But when the news came she thought that it was a confusing choice to combine the different sectors.

“I didn’t really see the necessity for all of these different sectors on campus to be mushed together. I think every single one of these sectors deserve to be highlighted in their own way,” said Cruz said.

She added that this change goes deeper than just the name. Since people in these organizations have had different experiences, she argues that combining the offices would take away from different voices. She says the office is one of the few places where these organizations can be heard.

Cruz also said that the name change will make welcoming students more difficult. She argues that the new name is more vague and might make students “hesitant” and “discouraged” to look into it.

Matilda Alex, president of the Black Student Alliance (BSA), is also skeptical of the changes.

When she first arrived on campus, Alex wanted to be part of anything multicultural, and when she saw the office she knew she needed to join it. Without that name she says that it loses its direction.

“It stinks… a lot of students identify as multicultural. We come from very diverse backgrounds, and we don’t necessarily see ourselves in other organizations,” said Alex. “To have that sense of identity in an organization like GSA (Gender and Sexuality Alliance), BSA, and LASA where a lot of minorities can come together and feel united… not even just minorities, anyone can come, the office is open for everybody.”

GSA president Bluu Wilson said the changes should not be seen as a complete negative.

They say that the office changes will unify the organizations more.

“We’re all being represented together,” Wilson said. “We’re all minorities in this world, we’re treated differently than the regular public. So putting us all together kind of helps us out with each other with our differences.”

Wilson says the name “Student Engagement Center” is vaguely named and “Multicultural Center” is clearer, but is a “change needed to be made for the modern environment.”

In response to the confusion, Shelley Bayer, the director of the Student Engagement Center, says students are allowed to have a “right to their response” in regards to the new name change. She hopes that students who already use the space will still come and that the office will still provide support.

“I hope that the students see that they are still being supported and that we are still investing in student success,” Bayer said. “I think the students who have been supported in this space, if they keep

coming, they’ll still get supported… I believe that we have created a great culture within the space and the people here are

still doing the work and it is open to any, and it always has been.”

Graye brings new fashion options to Brookings

TAYLOR TENNANT Assistant News Editor

Graye Boutique is now open on Main Avenue, bringing new clothing, accessories and owner Laura Guza-Antony’s love of fashion to downtown Brookings.

Guza-Antony has spent more than a decade in the fashion industry. She began selling handmade products on Etsy, a venture that allowed her to develop her personal style and business skills. Early success led to a small store and eventually her own boutique, Coco Avenue, in Marshall, Minnesota. She ran the boutique for ten years before the COVID-19 pandemic hit. The business never fully bounced back, and GuzaAntony made the difficult decision to close.

For some time, Guza-Antony stepped away from retail. She began working as a paraprofessional in education but said her passion for fashion never faded.

“I just figured it was my love and where my passion was,” she said.

The decision to open Graye Boutique in Brookings came after careful consideration. She was drawn to downtown Brookings’ energy as well as the mix of college students and local residents.

“Every time I came to Brookings, I noticed that when the noon hour hits, your guys’ streets were full,” she said. “It feels like there’s such a great crossover between the university and downtown. I just felt like it was a really good market.”

Guza-Antony said she did extensive research before opening, visiting Brookings around multiple times to observe downtown, talk to business owners and even use AI to track what stores were coming to the area. She also noted that, unlike Minnesota where communities shut down during COVID19, Brookings and South Dakota never lost momentum. That stability gave her confidence the community could support a new boutique.

The process of opening the boutique moved quickly. Guza-Antony completely rebranded, leaving the Coco Avenue

name behind, and began ordering clothing and inventory. Much of the preparation took place in her home, where she organized, steamed and entered products into the store system.

Opening day brought excitement and validation. Friends, former employees and local shoppers came to see the new boutique, and the turnout left GuzaAntony amazed. She said the experience of opening a new boutique felt almost unreal at first, and it wasn’t until the next

day that she truly understood what it means to open her own store.

“It felt surreal, like your dream had come alive,” she said. “On Sunday after we opened, I really thought back on everything, and it just felt pretty amazing.”

Shoppers responded positively to the building itself. Many appreciated that its character and history had been preserved, while others were excited to have a boutique closer to home rather than

Graye Boutique Hours

Monday - Friday: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.

Saturday: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Sunday: 12 - 3 p.m.

traveling to Sioux Falls.

Graye Boutique is designed to stand out in downtown Brookings with its curated selection of clothing and accessories. Guza-Antony focused on neutral, sophisticated pieces, while mixing in boho and eclectic styles to appeal to a wide audience. Her goal was to provide clothing for college students, graduates and young professionals looking for both everyday wear and pieces suitable for interviews.

“One thing you’ll notice here is it’s all neutral,” she said. “I wanted to create something sophisticated that could work for college students, graduates and anyone looking for versatile pieces.”

Guza-Antony said the boutique is inclusive and welcoming, and she wants every visitor to walk in and find something they can buy and feel good about.

Opening the boutique also came with personal goals. Guza-Antony wanted to see whether a new community would embrace her store. While she had confidence from her experience in Marshall, she saw Brookings as a fresh market. Seeing the response from the community during opening weekend gave her confidence she had made the right choice.

“It’s amazing to see everything I imagined come together. From the layout to the clothing and even the way the store feels, this time I feel like I really got it right, and it’s exactly how I pictured it,” she said.

Looking ahead, Guza-Antony plans to continue adding to the boutique’s inventory and exploring new ways to engage with the Brookings community.

‘Great Americans live’

Best-selling author and popular podcaster brings message of hope to Daschle Dialogues

NADIA THUE Reporter

Known as America’s Government Teacher, Sharon McMahon was met Monday at SDSU with a lively crowd that spanned all ages as she shared a message about how hope for today can be found in stories of

the past.

“Great Americans are not just people who lived long ago,” McMahon said. “Great Americans live, and we can choose to be one of them.”

In the Oscar Larson Theater at the Performing Arts Center on Oct. 27, McMahon was welcomed

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by SDSU as this year’s Daschle Dialogues speaker. A former government and law teacher, she takes pride in breaking down politics into a digestible, nonpartisan manner.

McMahon is a No. 1 New York Times best-selling author of the book “The Small and the Mighty.”

She is the founder and editor-in-chief of “The Preamble” newsletter that grew its distribution to be larger than nearly every print newspaper in America in its first year. Her podcast “Here’s Where It Gets Interesting” also tops charts.

At the heart of everything McMahon does, is her passion for education. She shares the stories of history’s unsung heroes to show how change can start with anybody’s small step forward.

Her light-hearted delivery paired with hard-hitting stories captivated listeners. Whoops and cheers of support were heard throughout the speech by her fans, the “Governerds.”

One largely forgotten figure, “Gouverneur Morris,” wrote the preamble to the Constitution. At the time, he was regarded as the best man for the job. McMahon questions why today his picture isn’t hanging in more history classrooms.

“If you take the ideas found in the preview of the Constitution, America, at her best, would be four things. She would be just, peaceful, good and free,” McMahon said.

Among others, Morris volunteered to write the Constitution to create a just society. He was best friends with Alexander Hamilton, and when Hamilton was shot, they sent for Morris, who spoke at his funeral.

Morris spoke about the fear that the Constitution wouldn’t be enough and the Founding Fathers actually doubted their efforts. McMahon encouraged the audience by pointing to the fact that these men from more than two centuries ago - people who we look up to - doubted themselves.

The message “America was made great by imperfect people who rose to the moment when their moment arrived” flashed on the screen during part of McMahon’s presentation.

Two historical figures who demonstrate peace, according to McMahon, are Alan Simpson and Norman Mineta. They met as children when Simpson’s Boy Scout troop held a jamboree in the Japanese incarceration camp where Mineta’s family was imprisoned during World War II.

Years later, the two men were elected to Congress, and despite political differences, remained lifelong friends. Simpson, a Republican from Wyoming, and Mineta, a Democrat from California were both presented the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

“History does not favor the cynics,” McMahon said. “History does not favor the critics. History favors the doers, and it especially favors the doers who work on behalf of others.”

Septima Clark also dedicated her life to serving others. With parents who were born enslaved, she

DASCHLE DIALOGUES SPEAKERS

Here’s a look at the speakers featured in the Daschle Dialogues:

• Trent Lott: Former Republican Senate Leader who appeared with Sen. Tom Daschle in 2014 to discuss bipartisanship.

• Madeleine Albright: Former U.S. Secretary of State, who was a featured guest in 2015.

• Tom Brokaw: Journalist and author who joined Sen. Daschle in 2017.

• Doris Kearns Goodwin: A presidential historian and author who was a featured speaker in 2019.

• Jonathan Karl: ABC News Chief Washington Correspondent, who spoke at the event in 2022.

• Sharon McMahon: A best-selling author and educator who was featured in October 2025.

grew up in segregated Charleston, South Carolina. When she became a teacher, she couldn’t be hired in her hometown.

After beginning her career on an island off the

coast of South Carolina, she got a job in Charleston. But she was fired for refusing to revoke her membership to a civil rights organization.

Undeterred, she moved to Tennessee and began teaching adults to be activists for civil rights. She was a part of creating the concept of citizenship school. Clark devised a curriculum at the Highlander Folk School for adult literacy where civil rights leaders John Lewis and Rosa Parks attended.

Later, when Clark was elected to the school board that fired her, she said, “I can work with my enemies because they might have a change of heart at any moment. How would your enemies ever see the light if you don’t turn it on for them?”

McMahon said these historical figures made changes they never expected to by putting one foot in front of the other and doing what they believed was right.

“Nobody is coming with the plan, and that actually is really good news because that means that we need to be the plan,” she said.

The Daschle Dialogues encourage members of the audience to join in conversation of timely, critical issues by provoking intellectual thought. SDSU student Cale Jones left the speech with hope.

“I thought the speech was inspiring as well as thought provoking,” Jones said. “It made me think about how politics are being run today and what steps the average person can take to really make a difference and be heard.”

Starting in 2014 as a public series of the Sen. Thomas A. Daschle Congressional Research Study, the dialogues have hosted thought leaders including former majority leader of the U.S. Senate Trent Lott and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Doris Kearns Goodwin.

Sen. Daschle graduated from SDSU with a political science degree. His son, Nathan Daschle, introduced the event on Monday by speaking of the impact the school had on Sen. Daschle.

“My father likes to use the phrase ‘Light your curiosity candle,’ and for him, that lighting took place here at South Dakota State,” Nathan Daschle said.

Like Sen. Daschle, McMahon believes in Americans working together in public service. Last week, she raised almost $700,000 for local food banks and Feeding America as the government shutdown affects supplemental programs.

McMahon stressed that every dollar counts. Having almost a tenfold impact with food bank costs, this money will end up feeding over 6 million people.

Met by a standing ovation from a crowd filled with a renewed sense of hope, McMahon closed by saying: “The best thing you can do is the next needed thing.”

“The best thing you can do is the next needed thing.”

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SDSU Turning Point chapter debates feminism

WILLEM LIM Reporter

An author and ambassador for Turning Point USA told SDSU audience members that feminism is failing women because it does not give them what it promises –freedom and happiness.

Lily Kate said that women are unhappy by “every available metric” and that it’s a direct consequence of feminism. Last week at an event sponsored by the SDSU TPUSA chapter, she argued that women are not satisfied with the “role or the lifestyle they are given in the modern world.” This leads to women being single longer, having smaller families, and having fewer children than “ever before.”

She said that when women started applying the framing of marxism to feminism, it started to create “enmity between men and women.” She argued that women started to feel that men were oppressing them; “And what are the oppressed supposed to do to the oppressors? Overthrow them, revolt against them, destroy them.”

Because of this new mindset, feminism started to pit men and women against each other.

“Nobody wants strife,” Kate said, “but feminism’s very framing relies on strife between men and women.”

Kate also told the audience that women having careers causes problems, too.

“Women entering the workforce created not only a doubly taxable population, but it also created and started devaluing all the jobs,” Kate said.

She notes that feminism makes women give away their “most vibrant and fertile years” just to pursue a “sense of empowerment and freedom.”

Kate told her audience that she does not want to restrict women’s rights, but instead wanted to give women recommendations on how to live a “fulfilling life.” She worries that women are not more free to pursue things that fill their souls.

Kaid said that modern feminism is manipulative on a cultural and societal level. She believes that feminism targets women who are hurt and at their most vulnerable. If a man doesn’t treat a woman well, they are more susceptible to feminist indoctrination, she argues.

Kate also argued feminists don’t think women have equal value to men. She said that under feminism “women cannot be equal to men unless they have access to abortion.” She said that this mindset tells women they cannot be equal to men unless they have the ability to kill their children.

Feminism values men over women since it values “manly things” and puts women into a “masculine

shaped box,” she said.

“I think it’s a very, very ugly truth that feminism has built a lot of their ideology on,” Kate said. “They already assume that women are unequal to men, and then women have to have all these upgrades and add-ons to be equal.”

inine woman is never going to be as good at being a man as a man is,” Kate said.

But not everybody agreed with Kate’s view on feminism. The president of College Democrats at SDSU, Abigail Fraas, says feminism is equality for all genders, and achieving it by challenging systemic discrimination of women. Fraas appreciates different points of view, but the ideal lifestyle that Kate argues for brings women back to a time where they did not have a choice.

“If it makes you happy, that’s great, but we need to be conscious that just because it makes us personally happy doesn’t necessarily mean that every woman would be happy doing the same,” Fraas said. “(That’s) why the right to choose our lifestyles, as women, is so important.”

There were people who came in during the speech, wearing red costumes reminiscent of The Handmaid’s Tale and wearing Guy Fawkes masks who entered the room and stood by the doors. They left before they could make a statement.

Overall, Kate’s speech received a positive reaction from the crowd, with many laughing at her jokes and quietly saying ‘Amen’ whenever she was talking.

Anna Hundt, the president of the SDSU Turning Point chapter, said she thought the event went well. She said that the main point of the event was not to attack women, but to think critically on modern feminism.

“We recognize that not everyone will agree with the viewpoints presented, and that’s exactly why events like this are valuable to host,” Hundt said. “Having honest discussion, and even disagreement is essential to learning in college and pursuing the truth.”

Gracie Zeeb, a senior graphic design major, said she was very impressed with the speech.

She said that just can’t see that

because of her faith, she it that way. Kate believes men and women are made in the image of God, which makes them have equal value.

“I will never subscribe to a movement that is actively encouraging me to give up the very thing that makes me unique. A fem-

“I knew the Christian values behind feminism and our view of women and their respected roles, but then coming here tonight I feel like I have a lot more factual data and reasoning behind what we believe,” Zeeb said.

Freshman Aidan Padilla said the speech fulfilled his expectations. Before the event, he thought that feminism doesn’t bring women up, but actually makes men inferior, so he was happy that he agreed with everything that was said.

After her speech, Kate said she wanted female listeners to embrace their femininity, and for male listeners to embrace their masculinity.

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“God has a design for men and women that is both beautiful and fulfilling,” Kate said. “If you spend a lifetime trying to fight against that, you’re going to have a very chaotic life and a very unsatisfying life.”

Figures wearing Guy Fawkes masks entered the room and stood by the doors for a time before leaving.

Home streak snapped against NDSU

JACOB BRENDE Sports Editor

SDSU suffered its first loss of the season in a 38-7 defeat to the North Dakota State Bison. The game marked the end of the Jacks 33 home game victory streak. For the No. 1 Bison, it is their fourth win against a ranked opponent.

North Dakota State was able to carve out a huge lead in the first quarter, taking advantage of four consecutive punts by SDSU’s offense. They scored three touchdowns in a row to create a 21-0 lead. The Jacks backup quarterback Luke Marble, who was playing in place of the injured Chase Mason, cut the lead to 14 points early in the second quarter with a 17 yard touchdown pass to Lofton O’Groske.

NDSU quickly responded with a 57 yard rushing touchdown for quarterback Cole Payton. It was a controversial one though, as the replay showed what Jacks fans thought was a missed holding penalty on a potential tackler. The crowd proceeded to serenade the officals with boo’s. Marble and the offense weren’t able to string together a response that quarter, and entered the second half down 31-7.

SDSU’s defense, which struggled to contain the Bison offense in the first half, breathed some life into the team with an interception of Payton. The Jacks weren’t able to capitalize on it though, and after a ten play, 25 yard drive, they would punt for the sixth time. After two more drives that both ended on turnovers on downs, the routwould end.

But what went wrong? What was it that caused SDSU to have their worst offensive and defensive performance of the year by points total? One issue that plagued the defense throughout the entirety of the game was the clutch third down conversions the Bison achieved.

“The thing that stands out is their guys make plays, you know, in critical situations,” said head coach Dan Jackson. “Our guys have made those plays in the past. I think it really got down to third down on defense. We got them into more third and longs than anybody in the country, you know, to this point which

SDSU YARDAGE

Offense

Passing: 89 yards

Rushing: 43 yards

Punts: 292 yards

Defense

Passing allowed: 243 yards

Rushing allowed: 257 yards

able sack the quarterback, but the Jacks offense lost 45 yards on four sacks taken as opposed to NDSU losing 11 on three. Marble, in his first start as a Jackrabbit, had difficulty playing against the best defense in the Missouri Valley Football Conference by points allowed. He went 7-16 and threw for 89 yards and a touchdown.

The running game didn’t fare much better, the rushing attack recording 43 yards on 28 carries. Julius Loughridge led the team in rushing yards with 38 on ten carries.

By the game’s conclusion, Payton had thrown for 243 yards on 18/23 passing attempts. He did not record a single passing touchdown.

says something. And then now its execution on those third downs, and I would say majority of those they made the play, and there was a handful we need to execute better.”

NDSU wide receiver Bryce Lance, who was a thorn in SDSU’s side last season as well, had numerous third down conversions to extend drives that eventually resulted in touchdowns. On the Bisons second drive of the game, the Jacks

defense was able to force 3rd and 16 after a Kobe Claybourne sack. Lance was able to come up with a 26 yard catch to get his team the first down, and later drew a pass interference call that brought them to the SDSU two-yard-line. Overall, they were able to convert nine of 16 third downs they faced.

For SDSU’s offense, they endured the opposite. They were able to convert three third downs out of 11. Both teams were

NDSU’s run game would be responsible for all five touchdowns they scored. Payton would run for four while also tallying 137 rushing yards on 17 carries. Barika Kpeenu, NDSU’s starting running back, would run for 39 on 13 attempts. Bison rushers would put together 257 running yards on 49 carries by the end of the day.

SDSU will look to turn the page as they host Indiana State at 2 p.m. this upcoming Saturday. The Sycamores are 2-6 on the season and are in the midst of a six game losing streak. Jackson says that the team is looking to rise to the occasion next week.

“I know we are going to respond the right way…we’re excited to get back to work.”

JACKS SEEDED NO. 3

SDSU prepares for Summit League Championship

JORDAN RADDATZ Sports reporter

South Dakota State soccer earned the No. 3 seed in the Summit League Women’s Soccer Championship after drawing with the University of Kansas City and defeating Oral Roberts University.

Kansas City (1-1)

Both teams shot 16 times in the first period, but none found the back of the net. Eight more combined shots were missed before SDSU’s Lauren Walter booted one in at the 75th minute. Olivia Platt for the Roos evened up the score eight minutes later as the Jacks could only get one more shot in before time expired.

Mia Bosch led the Jacks with three shots and an assist. Four Jackrabbits shot twice each, including substitute player Shelby Hopeau, who recorded her first shot on goal of the season. Goalkeeper Mallorie Benhart made five saves.

Ashley Koch was the Roos best shooter with five on the night. Delfina Zolesio Fernandez shot four times with two on goal and an assist. Platt scored on the Roos’ only goal, shot three times with two on goal. Goalkeeper Anika Patton made four saves.

Oral Roberts (3-2)

The Jacks scored twice in the first six minutes of play. Welter was first in the fourth minute, followed by an unassisted Ellie Gusman goal in the sixth minute. The Golden Eagles evened the score by the 16th minute with help from Marlee Fort and Genesis Helsley.

Two minutes into the second period, SDSU broke the tie with a Zoe Wittkop score. The Golden Eagles only shot once after that, giving the Jacks the 3-2 victory.

Gusman and Emma Brezenski shared the most shots with two a piece. Both of Gusman’s shots were on goal. Goalkeeper Benhart made six saves.

Haley Nichols led ORU with three

shots and two on goal. Three Golden Eagles shot twice each. Goalkeeper Jessica Reiss made two saves.

“I thought, for the most part, the whole weekend we played incredibly well,” head coach Brock Thompson said. “Just really proud of the way we played from the opening whistle.”

SDSU finishes the regular season at 102-6 overall and 4-1-3 in conference play.

Summit League Championship

SDSU is seeded No. 3 for the second straight season in the Summit League Women’s Soccer Championship. They are set to play at Fishback Soccer Park against No. 6 Omaha, who finished conference play at 3-4-1.

Payten Ivins leads the Mavericks in offense with 35 shots and 17 on goal, a top 10 mark in the conference that is shared with Charley Kort. The sophomore has shot 25 times with three goals and four assists. Her shot total is shared with Ken-

dall Dobberstein, who leads the team in assists with six and tied for the most team goals with Ivins.

On goalkeeping, Charlotte Huggard has the most playing time. With 13 starts, she has made 43 saves this season, sixth-most in the conference. She averaged 3.07 saves a game, which was the seventh best conference average. Huggard has only two shutouts this season, which were against North Dakota State and North Dakota in consecutive games in late September.

“[It’s] great to get a home game,” Thompson said. “But the other part of it is, Fishback Soccer Park has been good to us over the years.”

Game time is Saturday at 5 p.m. The game will be live streamed on the Summit League Network through Midco Sports Plus. The winner will travel to Tulsa to play No. 2 Denver on Thursday, Nov. 6.

TOP OF THE SUMMIT

SDSU moves to 10-0 in conference and sit atop standings

CORDELL VITENSE

Sports

Editor

The Jackrabbits continued their Summit streak with a sweep of Oral Roberts last Thursday, Oct. 28 then followed it up with a 3-1 win against Denver on Saturday, Oct. 25. SDSU now moves to 16-3 and 10-0 in Summit League play.

ORAL ROBERTS

In the first set against ORU, SDSU pulled away to a 10-5 lead. But ORU brought it back to an 11-9 lead for SDSU. But SDSU was just too much for the Golden Eagles in the first set and won 25-18.

In the second, it was the Jacks jumping to a 10-3 lead early. ORU wouldn’t be able to overcome the Jacks’ lead and SDSU would go on to take a 25-15 win to secure a 2-0 lead.

The third would be tight to start with the Jackrabbits clinging to a 9-7 lead. After ORU kept it relatively close the whole set, junior outside hitter Sylvie Zgonc would give the Jacks a close 25-22 win to close out the sweep.

Zgonc was the Jacks’ leading scorer with 12 points coming on 11 kills while also adding 11 digs.

For the Golden Eagles, it was sophomore Cortnee Smith leading the team in points with 14.5.

DENVER

On Saturday, the Jacks handled business at home against Denver and in the first set, SDSU went from down 2-0 to taking a 10-5 lead. The freshman Hanna Klein gave the Jacks a 25-15 win to take a 1-0 lead.

In the second set, SDSU jumped out to a 6-2 lead, but Denver stormed back to take a 10-9 lead. SDSU followed suit and rallied to take an 18-14 lead. Denver would come back and tie the set at 21-21 before SDSU would eventually go on to

get a 25-23 win.

The third set would be neck and neck to start before SDSU eventually pulled out to a 16-12 lead. The Jacks held the lead until Denver took control with a 2019 advantage. The Pioneers never relinquished their advantage and would go on to win 25-21 to stay alive, now down 2-1.

Much like the third set, the fourth started out close with both teams trading leads before Denver pulled away to a 1713 lead, looking to even the match. And it looked like they would do just that, holding a 20-16 lead. Denver eventually got the set to match point with a 24-22 lead before SDSU went on a 4-0 run to take a 26-24 set win and a 3-1 match win.

Sylvie Zgonc had a monster night, recording a season high in kills with 23 and points with 26. Zgonc was also close to another double-double, adding nine digs.

Sophomore Madison Burr also had a big night with 18 points on 15 kills and six block assists.

Senior Ava Reynolds led the Pioneers

in points with 16 on 14 kills. Reynolds also managed to get 14 digs on the night to secure a double-double.

OMAHA

The next test for the Jackrabbits will be this Thursday on Oct. 30, when the Jacks travel to face the Omaha Mavericks. The Mavericks currently sit at sixth in the Summit League standings with a 4-6 record.

The Jacks opened conference play against the Mavericks just over a month ago. SDSU came out on top with a 3-2 win in Brookings.

In the first matchup of the season, it was the freshman Klein who led the Jacks in scoring with 19.5 points, which, up to this point, is a career high for the first-year player.

On the other side of the floor, Kali Jurgensmeier also had a successful match with 23 points on 20 kills.

On the year, the senior Jurgensmeier leads the Mavericks in points with 304.

She also leads the way in kills with 252.

The only other Mav with over 150 points is Freshman Faith Venable, who has tallied 258.5 points on the season on 209 kills.

USD

After the matchup in Omaha, the Jacks will return home to play rival USD on Saturday, Nov. 1, at 7 p.m.

Less than two weeks ago, the Jackrabbits traveled to Vermillion and defeated the Coyotes 3-1 after losing the first set.

USD currently sits at third in the Summit League with a 7-3 conference record.

The junior Zgonc had a big performance with 21 points on 21 kills. Zgonc also added 11 digs to her stat line.

For the Coyotes, sophomore Lauren Medeck leading the way with 15 points and seven digs.

The Jacks’ next matchup will be in Minnesota against St. Thomas on Saturday, November 8.

New Coach, Same Standard Jackrabbits Ready for 2025-26 Season

JOSIE ANDERSON Reporter

The South Dakota State men’s basketball team is starting a new chapter this season, but the expectations haven’t changed.

After going 20-12 last year and reaching the Summit League semifinals, the Jackrabbits head into the 2025–26 season with a new head coach, a mix of familiar faces, and the same goal: to stay connected, play selfless basketball, and keep getting better.

When Bryan Petersen was named SDSU’s new head coach in April, the move made sense. He had spent the past six years as an assistant under Eric Henderson, so he already knew the program well.

“Just being at the same school, I kind of know the school, the landscape, the area, the athletic department,” Petersen said. “It helps to make it a little bit easier of a transition.”

Before coming to SDSU, Petersen played at Kirkwood Community College and Iowa State, then coached at Kirkwood for six seasons.

Now in his first season leading the Jackrabbits, his focus is on connection, defining roles, and improving every day.

“We’re really emphasizing being connected and everyone buying into their role,” he said. “We want to be sharp and play together on both ends of the floor.”

Leadership From Within

The Jacks return several key players, including Kalen Garry, Matthew Mors, Joe Saylor, Jaden Jackson and Damon Wilkinson.

Garry, a junior guard from De Smet who averaged 11.7 points and 3.9 rebounds last season, said this offseason was all about leadership and setting an example for the younger guys.

“Coach Pete has asked us to step up, be vocal, lead by example and help the new guys,” Garry said.

Mors, a senior forward from Yankton who averaged 8.6 points and 3.5 rebounds said the team’s connection has stayed solid through the coaching change.

“Coach Pete and the other coaching staff did a really good job of bringing us together and still setting a clear goal,” he said. “They let it be known that SDSU basketball is still going to be very important to us, our families and the Brookings

community.”

He also mentioned that players like transfers Luke Haertle and Caleb Delzell have already added leadership and experience.

“We’ve got a good mix of both young and veteran guys, and everyone’s competing,” Mors said.

Transfers Bring Depth

One of those newcomers, Caleb Delzell, a graduate student, transferred from Kirkwood Community College, where he

played for assistant coach Ryan Kirsch. He said joining SDSU has been an easy transition.

“It was really easy to get adjusted, everybody was super welcoming,” Delzell said. “I’m surrounded by a lot of good guys, coaches and staff and just a good culture overall.”

Delzell said he wants to bring toughness and leadership.

“However I can help, whether it be defense, rebounding, shooting, I’m willing to do it,” he said.

Last season, the Jackrabbits were one of the Summit League’s best offensive teams, averaging almost 80 points per game and shooting 47% from the field. But Petersen said this year is about balance.

“Last year, we played through Oscar Cluff a lot,” Petersen said. “This season, we don’t necessarily have that main focal point. We really have to execute as a team.”

Preseason Poll

In the Summit League preseason poll, SDSU was picked to finish third, just behind St. Thomas and Omaha, but still

earned five first-place votes, which shows the respect they still have in the league.

Garry, who was selected to the Preseason All-Summit League First Team, said the team sees that as motivation.

“We’re taking the next step in all aspects of the game,” he said. “It’s just about growing every day and taking it one day at a time.

What Fans Can Expect

Petersen said fans can expect a connected, tough and unselfish team that represents what SDSU basketball is all about.

“We want to be a physical team that

shares the ball and plays with toughness,” he said. Delzell agreed, saying fans will feel that energy right away.

“We’re going to be gritty on defense and play fast and unselfish on offense,” he said. “We’ve got a lot of good shooters and we trust each other.”

The Jackrabbits open their season Oct. 29 at First Bank & Trust Arena in an exhibition game versus Mayville State.

Mors said the fans should be excited for this season.

“I think they should be excited to watch a group of guys who love playing with one another,” he said. “We're gonna get out and play a brand of basketball that's going to be a lot of fun to watch.”

Kalen Garry: 11.7 (PPG)

Matthew Mors: 8.6 (PPG)

6.1 (PPG)