Archive for November, 2011
Hobo Day tailgaters asked to support keeping it green in Backyard
SDSU women’s hockey team members have made a habit of cleaning up on the rink competition. Now they’ve started in on the revelers in the tailgate areas at Jackrabbit football games. Hockey team members and their friends will be out in force this Saturday, Hobo Day, in an effort to keep beverage containers out of [...]
Read moreSDSU Alumni Association announces 2011 distinguished alums
There’s a distinctively South Dakota feel to this year’s group of eight distinguished people who will be honored by the South Dakota State University Alumni Association. Those chosen to be in the spotlight at a 6:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 4, banquet at theSwiftel Center on the evening before Hobo Day are: Harold Bailey, retired administrator; [...]
Read moreRenaming ceremony planned for Bailey Rotunda at SDSU
One of South Dakota State University’s most recognizable academic buildings is receiving a new name. The Rotunda, built in 1969, will be renamed the Harold S. Bailey Rotunda Classrooms in a ceremony on campus at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 3, in classroom D of the Rotunda. “Dr. Bailey led the university through an unprecedented time [...]
Read moreHobo week holds both traditional and zombie events
Known as the largest one-day celebration of the Dakotas, South Dakota State University offers a full homecoming week of new and traditional activities leading up to Hobo Day, Nov. 5. The first Hobo Day took place on Nov. 5, 1912. In 1942, the one-day celebration was canceled for World War II relief efforts, making this [...]
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