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HB 1087 REDEFINES FREEDOM OF SPEECH ON SDBOR CAMPUSES J. MICHAEL BERTSCH News and Lifestyles Editor South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem signed House Bill 1087, “An Act to promote free speech and intellectual diversity at certain institutions of higher education,” into South Dakota law March 20, 2019.

HB 1087 lays out new regulations for the South Dakota Board of Regents and its institutions to promote and protect expressive activities and intellectual diversity. But what does this mean?

According to the statute, intellectual diversity is defined as “a learning environment that exposes students to and encourages exploration of a variety of ideological and political perspectives.”

Furthermore, the statute states the SDBOR may not shield individuals from constitutionally protected speech, including ideas and opinions they find offensive. It also sets requireCollegian graphic by EMILY SEATON

ments for unbiased funding mechanisms for student organizations and removes “free speech zones” from college campuses to define all areas (unless otherwise stated) as areas of free speech.

Additionally, in December of each year, the SDBOR is required to compile a written report of all instances of “impeded intellectual diversity” and the efforts of the universities to promote freedom of expression.

After the passage of HB 1087, the university was unsure how to interpret the law.

According to Students’ Association Government Affairs Chair, Hattie Seten, on Sept. 9, 2019, “Right now we’re still waiting on the Board to come up with the obligations each institution has to follow. Once we find out what SDSU has to do, then SA can work to comply with that.”

Oct. 3, 2019, six months after HB 1087 was signed into law, the university’s official policies and guidelines

regarding freedom of speech and intellectual diversity were signed by President Barry Dunn.

So, how have campus policies changed and what does that mean for students?

There was an expansion of Sections 6:7 and 6:8 in the SDSU Policy and Procedure Manual designating the use of university grounds and scheduling events on campus.

“The new law gave us the opportunity to expand the definition of a designated public forum for students, student organizations, employees and their guests,” according to Tracy Greene, University Legal Counsel.

“They can go into the green space and now have spontaneous speech.”

But the expanded language in Section 6:8 required by statute may present issues.

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Enrollment falls for the second year in a row GINA GOBLIRSCH Copy Editor

Enrollment is down 4.9% from last year and 8.1% from 2017. While multiple factors are playing a role in the decline, not all of them are bad.

One factor is that more students are graduating in four years. Though the university is thrilled to see this increase of students graduating on time, 6% more than last year, it decreases total enrollment numbers.

“That’s amazing and it’s exactly what we’re supposed to be doing as higher education,” Michaela Willis, Vice President of Student Affairs, said. “On the other side of it, that has an enrollment impact … so it’s kind of a double-edged sword.”

Also affecting enrollment is the decline in the number of Pell Granteligible students attending South Dakota State University, which means that students of the highest financial need are

not seeing SDBOR schools as viable options to continue their education.

“This is a trend we are seeing at the South Dakota Board of Regents level as well, and we’ve been seeing that since about 2010,” Willis said.

Willis stressed that this a huge concern for the university, since Dakota’s Promise, a need-based state aid program, is one of the top priorities at SDSU. Since affordability is of utmost importance to the university, students should not have to worry about a substantial increase in tuition.

“If there is an increase in tuition, I would anticipate it being relatively modest,” Willis said. “This last year, we did have a tuition increase. That increase was based solely off the salary policy that was released by the governor.”

Also among the factors is the opening of the Community College for Sioux Falls (CCSF) at the University of South Dakota. This will draw students looking

to receive an associate degree in general studies to USD, rather than SDSU. “It’s a good model for us financially as a university, but what that means is that for this one year, we will see an enrollment drop in SDSU’s students enrolled in CCSF,” Willis said.

One of the biggest factors affecting enrollment is the U.S. economy. While a strong economy with low unemployment thrives, higher education suffers.

“We have a pretty strong economy right now, and when we have a strong economy and low unemployment; that means individuals are less likely to go back to school,” Willis said. “In a rough economy, higher education typically does really well, as you saw in 2010.”

With low unemployment rates, there’s less of a need for nontraditional students to take courses and earn a degree. Not only is there a lack of returning to school, but the amount of students entering right out of high

school is lower.

The number of students graduating from high school took a dip this fall but it is scheduled to go up the next few years, according to Willis.

Another factor that Willis touched on regarding the economy is the difficulty for international students to come to the U.S. to study.

Since the economy plays a huge role, this enrollment drop is not exclusive to SDSU. “Every single one of the Board of Regents schools has shown a drop in headcount,” Willis said.

Of course, lowered enrollment impacts universities in a number of ways.

One of the biggest concerns is financial stability.

“Anytime we have lower enrollment that means less students taking classes, so that means less credit hours, which means financial resources are lower than expected,” Willis said.

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FIRST AMENDMENT The legislation includes the language “invited guests,” which is further defined in SDSU policy as “any person who enters campus for a purpose connected with the expressive activity of a University-recognized student organization, student or employee acting within their non-institutional capacity...”

This allows any employee of the university or any person enrolled in at least one credit at SDSU to invite up to 49 individuals with no relation to the campus to engage in free speech. The addition of one individual to send an initial invitation opens up university grounds to the public for demonstration, the distribution of literature or other defined modes of free speech.

Furthermore, Section 6:7 defines the procedure for private parties to use university land for free speech events, as long as the entity does not interfere with the operations of the campus.

Section 6:7-3.h.ii. states “the decision to deny a private party may never be made for the purpose of suppressing expression merely because public officials oppose the private party’s views.”

The definition of free speech goes further in-depth than simply organized gatherings on campus. There

have also been expansions to speech hung in university buildings and residence halls.

Section 6:9 of the Policy and Procedure Manual describes the expansion of university-approved posters to be hung on bulletin boards throughout campus.

The requirements for university-approved posters state that the poster must depict an event or service sponsored by a recognized organization — it may not use profanity or vulgar language, and it may not promote the consumption of alcohol or illegal substances.

Information Exchange is not allowed to disapprove a poster based on the ideological, political or religious beliefs of the organization.

This is especially highlighted by unapproved postings by the American Identity Movement, a rebranding of Identity Evropa.

According to the Anti-Defamation League’s website, “Identity Evropa (IE) is a white supremacist group focused on the preservation of ‘white American culture.’”

The American Identity Movement hung posters in the Baily Rotunda and Student Union with the statement: “Diversity Destroys Nations.”

This poster, provided by a known white supremacist group speaking directly against diversity on campuses, would have been approved by Information Exchange

had it been sponsored by a recognized organization.

“We’re content-neutral. That’s what free speech is,” said Doug Wermedal, Associate Vice President for Student Affairs. “Even though our campus values … may disagree with a poster that tries to single out somebody, those are constitutionally protected activities.”

This further extends to window displays in on-campus student housing.

There is no regulation of window decorations displayed to the campus in the Housing and Residential Life Handbook, so long as the decorations are not used to harass, defame, physically threaten or haze a member of the university community.

This semester, flags with statements such as “titties and beer, that’s why I’m here” have been seen displayed from residence hall windows.

HB 1087 also requires a report that “sets forth all actions taken by each institution to promote and ensure intellectual diversity and the free exchange of ideas (and) describes any events or occurrences that impeded intellectual diversity and the free exchange of ideas” to be submitted to the governor and each member of the state legislature.

The SDBOR will require this report from SDSU on or before Nov. 1 of each year.

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Selling big: real estate minor attracts more than 40 students TRENTON ABREGO Editor-in-Chief On the first day the Spring 2018 semester, 31 kids were enrolled in the first real estate minor class: AGEC 473, Rural Real Estate Appraisal.

Then, word about the program got out.

A c c o r d i n g t o Rya n McKnight, an instructor of management and law classes, the class list more than doubled to 65 people by the next day.

Last year, students went on a trip where they were assigned to appraise properties.

“We had 65 kids in seven buses, so it looked pretty wild there for a little bit,” McKnight said.

Now, McKnight estimates that there are 42 students

enrolled in the minor, and the classes have roughly anywhere between 40 and 65 students.

Those in the program are required to take 19 credits for the Land Valuation and Rural Real Estate minor. Two basic business law classes are Principles and Procedures of Valuation and Real Estate. In addition to AGEC 473, students are also required to take a law class that they pick from their specialty.

Courses range from business law, agriculture economics, geography, finance and construction management.

Students can also pick their specialty of the minors, which range from agriculture and rural, land use planning, rural construction and rural finance and banking.

Despite the rapid growth

of the program, McKnight and sees the potential growth for the minor, including offering more licenses to students.

“Now, we got paperwork in that’s talking about being a Realtor, a broker and you get your title license as well. There’s so many opportunities with this minor that you get to do awesome things with,” McKnight said.

Currently, students are already able to get some licenses through the program.

“We are one of nine schools in the nation that you can get your appraisal license and actually appraisal hours within our program,” McKnight said. “I mean, that’s frickin’ awesome.”

Not only does that make South Dakota State University an anomaly in the United

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States, it’s also the only college in the state that offers a real estate program.

The newly-introduced program has also attracted future

employers and has given students new opportunities.

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Minneapolis offers students weekend getaway GRACIE NELSON Reporter Can’t find anything to do in Brookings for the three-day weekend? Well, head to the big city of Minneapolis. You already know about their main attractions, the Mall of America and U.S. Bank Stadium, but here are five smaller attractions you and your friends may enjoy.

The largest candy store in Minnesota with thousands of kinds of candies and treats is on the way to the city, located at 20430 Johnson Memorial Dr., Jordan, Minnesota.

Minnesota’s Largest Candy Store is also known as Jim’s Apple Farm and is open from 8 a.m.-8 p.m. from mid-May through November.

The store only accepts cash but does have an ATM inside the building. They pride themselves on having candies from across the world and using their

own apples for candy apples.

Some truth hurts but not this truth. Lizzo will be playing at The Armory in Minneapolis Friday, Oct. 11, with Ari Lennox and DJ Sophia Eris.

Via Ticketmaster, ticket prices are ranging from $54.50$74.50. Take a group of friends to the show and enjoy the weekend at Hilton Minneapolis, with prices starting at $180 for a room to fit three to four people.

If the prices for hotels didn’t scare you enough, check out the Dead-End Hayride, located 30 minutes northeast of Minneapolis at 28186 Kettle River Blvd. N, Wyoming, Minnesota. Starting at $20 general admission, you’ll experience scares that will excite.

Each year the team switches up its decor, characters and routes.

If you are worried about long lines and waiting for a while, don’t!

“The line seems long but

goes pretty quick, and (they have) concession stands where you can get your fix of warm food and beverages,” said Josh B. from his Trip Advisor review.

“The ride and haunts themselves are so scary and fun, I had lost my voice by the end of the night from screaming so much.”

Not into scary stuff? Then head to the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden and Wurtele Upper Garden.

Saturdays and Sundays

are free entry tours to see the amazing sculptures built and to interact with some of the art. The MSG also encourages families and friends to enjoy their self-guided tour sheet.

The art ranges from shadows on the sidewalk to the large Spoonbridge and Cherry.

Hitting the club is something most college students want to do, but you must be 21 for most. Not at Bar Fly in downtown Minneapolis.

Open from 8 p.m.-2 a.m., all 18+ young adults are welcome to enjoy their DJ and a dancefloor that can fit up to 2,500 people.

There is also Gay 90’s Minneapolis that is open to all sexualities but encourages the gay community to attend. The first Sunday of every month, Gay 90’s Minneapolis hosts a drag show that is open to all ages from noon to 2 p.m.

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HOBO DAY VS D-DAYS DUI Charges

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Misdemeanor Drug Charges

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Assault Charges

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Ask Megan Kellen what the fall essentials are, and she’ll give you a long list. But one non-negotiable item is pumpkins.

“Every year I decorate with pumpkins — whether that means carving or painting or just having them around. They truly make fall feel like fall,” the senior preveterinarian animal science major said.

Since Kellen was a freshman, she’s always gone to Sanderson Gardens to find the perfect pumpkin.

Sanderson Gardens is a 40-acre pick-your-own garden in Aurora, South Dakota. This fall, there’s raspberries, Aroniaberries, apples and, of course, pumpkins.

According to owner Jan Sanderson, who has been gardening for 42 years, the garden produces more than 20,000 pumpkins a year, and the season for pumpkins is already beginning.

“People love wandering around in the patch and picking pumpkins

because each one is different,” Sanderson said. “It’s fun, and I enjoy it too.”

Pumpkin prices range from 50 cents to $7, depending on the size.

Sanderson said it’s also a “classic photo op” as parents bring their children and take pictures of them in the “naughty chair” or with pumpkins, and college students come with their friends for Instagram pictures.

Along with pumpkins, Sanderson Gardens also has a variety of gourds, and on the property is a balance beam to walk across to get a free pound of raspberries, too, until the first frost.

“It’s an interesting place to be in fall and you can see pumpkins growing naturally,” Sanderson said.

Sanderson Gardens is open 8 a.m. - 8 p.m. daily at 47657 U.S. Highway 14, Aurora, South Dakota.

Also, students get 10% off with their student ID. “I love going to Sanderson Gardens because it’s a short drive from Brookings,” Kellen said.

“Nothing says fall like going to a pumpkin patch.”

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Big Bad Voodoo Daddy debuts on campus KELSEY WERPY Reporter Big Bad Voodoo Daddy will swing onto campus next Tuesday to entertain students as part of the Woodbine Production Series.

The Woodbine Production Series is a collaboration between SDSU School of Performing Arts and the SDSU Foundation that brings famous performers to campus. An anonymous benefactor pays all of the expenses to help to

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bring in the highest level of performers to Brookings.

The Woodbine Productions have been happening every year since 2007, which means that it is entering its 12th season. Each year, the series hosts four performances throughout the year that are held at the Performing Arts Center at SDSU. The money made from ticket sales for the performances goes to scholarships for students in the SDSU School of Performing Arts.

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The second performance of the Woodbine series this year will be at 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 15. The performer for that night is Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, America’s top-touring swing band.

Big Bad Voodoo Daddy has been together for over 25 years, during which they have been promoting and revitalizing swing music. The band’s goal has always been to introduce the swing genre to younger audiences.

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Big Bad Voodoo Daddy has sold millions of records and have had their music appear in multiple movies and television shows, including “Dancing with the Stars” and Super Bowl XXXIII. The band has performed concerts in venues all around the world, from the Hollywood Bowl to the Lincoln Center.

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The performance will take place Oct. 15, 2019, at 7:30 p.m. and the tickets prices range from $25-$35. Tickets for any Woodbine Production performance can be purchased online at the Woodbine Productions website or by calling 605-688-5187.

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EDITORIAL Issue: Hobo Day 2020 falls on Halloween When word first got out that Hobo Day 2020 will take place Oct. 31, there was a sense of elation. Then reality set in: it’s the same day as Halloween.

We at The Collegian thought that the fact that Hobo Day landing on Halloween would be a great time. Being a spooky hobo seemed fun.

But then we thought of the kids.

We remember the excitement of dressing up and being able to go door-to-door for candy.

Our concern is that Hobo Day goers and the festivities will scare away families from bringing their kids trick-or-treating.

Another issue is that late in October, it will almost surely be cold, which will damper the Hobo Day celebrations without a doubt.

The 2020 Jackrabbit football schedule doesn’t do any favors for the date of Hobo Day. There are two games played at home in October. One is against the University of South Dakota on Oct. 10. The other — Oct. 31.

In September, the Jackrabbits play two home games. They open the season Sept. 5 against the Butler Bulldogs, and then play host Sept. 26 to Indiana State.

It’s important to note that the university doesn’t set the football schedule. This isn’t the fault of the

Hobo Day Committee or administration.

Having Hobo Day fall on the same day when the rival Coyotes come to town would be hectic.

There’s been a recent push to have Hobo Day and Dakota Days on the same weekend — this would all but erase those efforts.

Dakota Days will take place on Oct. 3, when Western Illinois visits Vermillion for a Missouri Valley Football Conference showdown. On that day, South Dakota State will travel north to take on North Dakota in Grand Forks.

That day, almost certainly, there will be a number of Jackrabbits dressed in red and black.

With all this said, we can’t move Halloween and we almost certainly can’t put Hobo Day on Oct. 10 for the USD game.

Vice President of Student Affairs Michaela Willis addressed Students’ Association at the Oct. 7 meeting.

“Regardless, there will be a home football game on Oct. 31,” Dr. Willis said.

She’s right, and frankly, there aren’t too many other options that can be explored.

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(LEFT) South Dakota State senior goalkeeper Maggie Smither winds up for a goal kick in a 2018 game. (RIGHT) Smither takes another goal kick Sunday, Oct. 6, 2019, against North Dakota at Fishback Soccer Park. The four-year starter holds the Summit League record for career shutouts, is second in conference history in goals allowed per game and is approaching the all-time SDSU record for saves.

Superstition between the posts COLTON PRINCE Assistant Sports Editor Since the beginning of 2016, South Dakota State’s women’s soccer program has won a Summit League-best 42 games, and a big reason why is the 5-foot-11 presence in goal.

Maggie Smither, a senior from Sioux Falls, has put together one of the most dominant careers by a goalkeeper in Summit League history, breaking conference records and threatening to break more. But she claims her success is due, at least in part, to superstition.

According to Smither, part of her ability comes from her pre-game routines, thinking they affect the outcome of the game.

“I have a different song I listen to every season that I listen to and do my mental imagery to in the locker room,” Smither said. “I have to give my necklace to my assistant coach Caylee, or I think we are gonna lose. I have to bring my water bottle with me to my goal, or I think we are gonna lose. I am just very stitious.”

But none of these things are more important to Smither than the two hair bands she has had on her wrist for the past three years.

“I wore them my first year when we went to the NCAA tournament to play Nebraska and went into all of those penalty kicks,” Smither said. “I had these two on my wrist during that tournament and I just correlate that with giving your best

effort and having that memory.”

In that NCAA tournament contest, Smither saved six shots on goal and stopped one of the penalty kicks in a Jackrabbit loss.

But that was just the beginning of what has become an exceptional college career between the posts for Smither.

“Maggie is a goalkeeper who cannot just win you games but keep you in games,” said SDSU coach Brock Thompson.

“But what she does more so than anything else is give our team confidence as the deepest player on the team.”

Smither, who redshirted her first season but has started the last four years for the Jacks, has been vital to the team’s 9-3 start to this season, recording 54 saves and shutting out the oppo-

nent eight times.

For her career, she has held opponents to less than twothirds of a goal across all competition, the best mark in school history for keepers with more than 2,000 minutes defending the net. Her 254 career saves are third-most in program history, and she’ll top that list with 14 more.

With her sixth shutout this season, Smither became the all-time shutout queen of the Summit League. Her career clean sheet total sits at 27, with more likely to come with a minimum of seven games left in the Jacks’ season.

A big part of Smither’s ability to set records like this comes from her relationship with her back line and their ability to adapt on the fly.

“I learn from them and I think we grow together,” Smither said. “Every play in the game, if there was a close opportunity for the other team, we will look back and forth from each other and learn from it. I think we learn from all the goals that happen. I don’t think we have been scored on the same way.”

Smither has been playing soccer since the age of five, making it one of the most impactful things on her life.

However, despite starting soccer at a young age, Smither didn’t find her position until later in her youth.

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“I didn’t start playing keeper until about 13,” Smither said. “I started playing there because I was the tallest and I could kick it the furthest. I can’t do what my teammates do. I could only see myself being a goalkeeper.”

In the nine years since becoming a goalkeeper, Smither has developed a love for saving shots on goal.

“I wait for those moments every game,” she said. “I love them — the build-up of the pressure and the intensity. That feeling when you just know you are going to save it. The other team thinks they are going to score and the defense or I were able to take that away. It is the best feeling because you are just like: ‘We just did that.’”

Before Smither played for the Jacks, she was the goalkeeper for the Sioux Falls Lincoln Patriots and helped lead the team to four straight state title games, finally winning the coveted title in her last year.

When her final season in yellow and blue comes to a close, it might not be the end for Smither, who has aspirations to

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play professionally.

“If I am able to take those steps that are necessary to make that happen, I think that would be a super cool thing,” Smither said. “I know I would be prepared enough if that were to happen.”

No matter what happens in her future, Smither and her “stitious”-ness has left a lasting

legacy for the soccer program at SDSU. “It has been great to watch what Maggie has done with her game and the dreams that she has,” Thompson said. “She is an incredible person and an incredible athlete, and we have enjoyed every minute we get with her.”

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