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SMSU Speech Team Host Regional Competitions 

John O’Brien, Sports Editor April 30, 2025

South Dakota State swept the competition with 94 points on Jan. 24 and 122 points Jan. 25. SMSU speech team members who placed are Brooke Struthers in After Dinner Speaking; Mal Bingen in Dramatic Interpretation;...

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2025 Student Senate Election: PR Coordinator Candidates 

Tristan Primus, Editor-in-chief April 18, 2025

The 2025 Student Association election is in full swing from April 14 to 18. PR Coordinator candidates are Paige Klaphake a second-year student majoring in broadcasting and digital media from Belgrade,...

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2025 Student Senate Election: Senate Candidates 

Tristan Primus, Editor-in-chief April 18, 2025

The Senator candidates include: Asaduzzaman (Asasd), Ashlyn Altman, Dhruv Patel, Jailah Smith, James Gully, Megan Olsem, Nawaf Afrasiyab, Queen-Kevwe Okiemute Ugbo, Ruchita Patel, Sujal Rao, Syed Muhammad...

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2025 Student Senate Election: Treasurer Candidates

Tristan Primus, Editor-in-chief April 16, 2025

Following Student Senate elections from April 14 to 18, Shenal Alexander Peries and Hudson Ayers race for student treasurer. Peries is a second year Data Science and Finance major from Sri Lanka. Ayers...

Image for the Ace Coordinator Candidate in the 2025 Student Senate Election.

2025 Student Senate Election: Ace Coordinator Candidates

Tristan Primus, Editor-in-chief April 16, 2025

Voting for Student Government began Monday, April 14, launching the 2025 campaigning, JJ Ostenson is running unopposed for Ace Coordinator. As Ace Coordinator, Ostenson would be responsible for election...

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Dora Facundo Runs for Student Government Vice Presidency

Tristan Primus, Editor-in-chief April 16, 2025

In the upcoming student election Dora Facundo runs unopposed for vice president. She is a third year Justice Administration and Psychology Major from Madelia, MN. She came to SMSU because of the caring...

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2025 Student Senate Election: Presidential Candidates

Tristan Primus, Editor-In-Chief April 14, 2025

The student association spring 2025 election is this week. Where the campus gets a chance to elect who they want to represent them. The Mustang Buzz got the opportunity to talk to the student body presidential...

Mock fight club poster
Illustrated by Katelynn Rolla

After a decade of silence SMSU Fight Club is back on campus

Tristan Primus, Editor-in-chief April 1, 2025

Multiple students have been seen around campus with black eyes and abrasions on their arms. The likely cause of these injuries is the underground group, SMSU’s Fight Club. The club is based off the...

Moshood Agboola, President of the MSA.

The Palestine-Israeli Conflict: A Call to Action from the Muslim Student Association

Sebastian Flores, Senior Editor April 16, 2024

The Palestine-Israel conflict remains a persistent subject of global controversy, one that caught the attention of different people, communities and organizations, one being the Muslim Student Association...

Pictured here is Emmett Fischer, Club Vice President, Christine Olson, Faculty Co-Advisor and Hunter Gruendemann, Club President.

Psychology Club’s Growing Community. 

Tristan Primus, Editor-in-chief April 2, 2024

The Psychology club is working on growing the club after it was relocated from the Social Sciences building to Charter Hall (CH) in May 2023 in order to bring the resources of the club to more students.  Christine...

Illustration by Katelynn Rolla.

Student Activities Committee Continues Grocery Bingo 

February 21, 2024

Students filled almost every seat at the SMSU Student Activities Committee’s monthly Grocery Bingo night Jan. 24 in the Student Center.  Participants played to win food and home goods. Attendees...

Isaac Yeboah at International Coffee Hour

Sharing Culture Through Coffee

Tristan Primus, Editor-in-chief February 19, 2024

International Coffee Hour, a weekly event is held in the Center of International Student Education office in SC 237 from 3 p.m.- 4:30 p.m. every Wednesday. “The International Coffee Hour aims to bring...

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