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When I was a Ph.D. student at South Dakota State University, one of the most memorable traditions I took part in was the annual Hobo Day celebration in Brookings. Hobo Day, the largest one-day event in South Dakota, was not just any homecoming—it was a full-blown festival, where the entire…
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Universities are hubs of knowledge, innovation, and cultural exchange, fostering an environment that encourages diversity and global perspectives. One powerful way in which universities celebrate this diversity and promote cross-cultural understanding is through International Nights. These events bring together students from various backgrounds to showcase their cultural heritage, traditions, and…
Read moreIf you have nothing to do in life, don’t kill yourself, please. Strange thing, this surprising thirst for invisibility. For the past weeks, in those bouts of endless displeasure, a cloud hovered over this lonely head and sprinkled it with drops of desire to be part of the unseen, to…
Read moreThe SDSU Wecota Hall basement janitor left me a note today saying, and I quote verbatim “If you have to dump your partially drank coffee in the waste basket…please wrap in these and save both us a mess??” He left the message on my desk together with 10 small disposable…
Read moreI just realized today after seeing the poster at the coffee shop that two of my friends are part of Capers 2010 in SDSU. Maria and Ben will be joining the Capers 2010 cast. Nice.
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