Club Spotlight: Forensics Team
Gwyn Dus, Staff Writer
April 8, 2019
Filed under Variety
Picture this: you are up on a stage in front of a few judges and many other countless faces; college students, parents, friends, professors. You stand up there ready to give the best speech you’ve ever given, knowing you’ve worked on and improved this very speech for the last seven months. You’ve...
Out of the Past
AJ Rusch, Editor-in-Chief
April 8, 2019
Filed under Top Stories, Variety
40 years ago: Southwest State University’s wrestling teams took second place Northern Collegiate Conference wrestling Championship. This was the highest place finish the Mustangs had ever attended in the annual conference. Scott Dubbelde took home an individual championship in the 158 pound class ...
Out of the Past
AJ Rusch, Editor-in-Chief
February 14, 2019
Filed under Variety
40 years ago: The Southwest State Bronco’s duked it out with a local Citizen Band Radio operators at the second annual benefit wheelchair basketball game that was held at Southwest State. All of the proceeds of the game went to sending the athletes to the President’s Committee on Employment o...
Tom Brady Wins 6th Superbowl
AJ Rusch, Editor-in-Chief
February 14, 2019
Filed under Variety
With this win, Tom Brady is the only player in NFL history to have won six superbowls. Heavy is the hand the wears all six rings. You may not be a fan of the Patriots, and that’s okay. But, you can’t deny that they know how to win when the going gets tough. Many people assumed the Patriots...
Last minute Valentine’s Day gift
Desiree Bauer, Commentary Editor
February 14, 2019
Filed under A&E, Top Stories, Variety
I am so not a fan of Valentines Day, but I know that most of you are. Most of you also usually struggle with getting a Valentines Day Gift, so I’ve decided to bestow my creative ideas upon you. 1. Chocolate Covered Strawberries These have been all over social media – check your someone’s...
Out of the Past
AJ Rusch, Editor-in-Chief
October 4, 2018
Filed under Variety
40 years ago: Seeing as how Sunrise Court is closing on October 19th, this blast from the past is timely. The old student housing unit, called the “Village”, was run by a corporation out of Minneapolis called Pemtom Inc. They closed during the end of the school year in 1974. Low enrollment was the d...
Zach Thissan looks ahead
Kelly Regan, Sports Editor
September 21, 2018
Filed under Uncategorized, Variety
Zach Thissan, a junior majoring in exercise science, is in his second season as Offensive Lineman for SMSU’s football team and works as a student trainer for the Wellness & Human Performance Center on campus. SMSU’s Wellness & Human Performance Center offers free services to SMSU st...
Awesome 80s Prom
Emily Errico, News Editor
April 26, 2018
With an opening night on April 12, the SMSU Theatre Department ended their 50th anniversary season with Awesome 80s Prom written by Kevin Davenport and the Class of ‘89. The production was an interactive show that replicated a prom taking place in 1989. Audience members could socialize with well-kno...
Club Spotlight: The Forensic Team
March 2, 2018
Filed under Uncategorized, Variety
On Feb. 16-18, the SMSU Forensic Team traveled to St. Cloud to compete in the 2018 Minnesota State Tournament. The Mustangs started strong and continued their impressive annual run at State competition. The team was led by Junior Kristen Barnhardt, After Dinner Speaking State Champion. By giving her s...
Club Spotlight: Dungeons and Dragons
John Palmer, Staff Writer
February 12, 2018
Filed under Variety
Dungeons and Dragons is a tabletop game where friends get together and play out fantastic adventures with swashbuckling, player-created heroes and dastardly villains. They are led on these quests by a Dungeon Master, a chosen friend who creates the narrative and controls the world around the other pla...
Desiree Bauer, Commentary Editor
April 9, 2019 • No Comments
The SMSU Softball team began their conference play with a strong start on Tue. against the Sioux Falls Cougars. Junior Madison Krog gave the Mustangs a 1-0 lead in the bottom...
AJ Rusch, Editor-in-Chief
April 8, 2019 • No Comments
Game 1: Mustangs vs. Mavericks The Mustangs played the Minnesota State Mavericks in back-to-back games on Thurs., Mar. 21 at Woodside Sports Complex Park in Mauston, WI. In...
Lacey Barke, Staff Writer
February 28, 2019 • No Comments
Kicking off the first round of men’s basketball tournament action will be SMSU’s very own Mustangs, as they compete for the NSIC Tournament Championship title. The...
