Welcome Back!

To start off, I hope everyone had a great thanksgiving break and got to spend a lot of time with your friends and family. I had a great break home spending time with family and friends and also hunting. I got home on Tuesday around 2:30 and had the hunters dream knocking down a perfect symmetrical 10 buck around 4:20. My family had a great hunting season with my dad shooting a 7 pointer on opening morning, myself getting one on Tuesday, and my sister on Wednesday. With all the venison though, we still had room for turkey on Thursday.

Reality came back though on Sunday night as I made the trip back to Marshall. It is always a good drive knowing that I have great friends to come back to. Then Monday hit and classes started back up again. You see more and more students in the library, including myself, trying to get a head start on their final projects and presentations.

Basketball is starting for the season. Be sure to stop by the games on Saturday in your white clothes for, “White Out,” versus Sioux Falls at 5:00 and 7:00. Congratulations and good luck to the volleyball girls who are advancing into the semi-finals today. Wrestling will start their season this weekend, so good luck to them. Also this weekend we will be having many perspective students on campus for a campus visit day so be sure to say hi!

As for me, I am busy working on final projects and presentations, memorizing a play, and gathering information together for final comprehensive exams. This weekend my Sweetmates and I are going to Brittany’s home for the weekend in Hitchcock, SD. We are looking forward to a great weekend and a break from school work for a little while.

I hope everyone has a great weekend and don’t worry, I’ll be sure to be wearing my Packer jersey on Sunday for the Packer and Viking game and hopefully a victory so I can wear it on Monday! Go Pack Go!

As always, Go Mustangs!:)

Amanda Brunner
Sophomore - Arkansaw, WI

Christmas and Basketball

In my past three years at college, we have never had fall semester go right up to the week before Christmas, until my now!  There are definitely some mixed feelings on campus about whether or not this is a good thing.  I think it is beneficial because we have three weeks to finish final projects for all of our classes instead of the normal two.  However, that also means that we only have a couple days after finals week to get home and settled for Christmas.  Oh well what can you do besides adjust, which happens quite often in college!

Speaking of Christmas, it has definitely taken over for the campus of SMSU!  Personally, my house has been in the spirit since October because one of my roommates is absolutely crazy about Christmas.  At the school, the big tree is up in the student center, holiday music is always playing, and I have even started to see some ugly Christmas sweaters.  Although I do I have a friend that wears one all year long so that does not surprise me at all!

This Saturday is the first NSIC play for the men’s and women’s basketball teams.  The theme for this game is White Out. I am excited to see everyone getting into the basketball spirit!  I will let you know next week how it went!

Laura Johnson
Senior – Maple Lake, MN

Rolling into the Homestretch...

We are rolling into the homestretch of the fall semester after a much needed Thanksgiving break. There are only 3 weeks of classes left, then finals.  It seems like just yesterday men around campus were starting Movember with little more than stubble on their upper lip.  Now it is already the last week of the month, and mustaches and beards are in full flourish.  Although this time time of the year can be busy with homework, projects, and finals, it is still a very fun and exciting time at SMSU.  The volleyball team has won the NSIC championship and has moved on to the regional NCAA DII tournament.  The basketball teams are starting up another promising season as well.  Next week will be our annual Casino Night on campus that is sponsored by several large groups with a lot of great prizes to be won.  But I better get  back to my homework so I can partake in some of these great events to come. 

Tony Schwebach
Senior - Dell Rapids, SD