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SDSU rodeo team qualifies 10 for College National Finals
SD Ag ConnectionMay 17, 2021Sports
SDSU Rodeo TeamSouth Dakota State University Rodeo Team Seniors include, top row from left, Savanna Glause, Braelee Aus, Hope Petry, Dani Aus, Annaliese Favorite.Bottom row: Rodeo Club Advisor and SDSU Animal Science Department Head Dr. Joe Cassady, Ryan Knutson, Pearson Wientjes, Trey Richter, Matt Nelson, Jake Stark, and Rodeo Team Coach Ron Skovly.
BROOKINGS, SD – Ten members of the South Dakota State University Rodeo Team have qualified for the College National Finals Rodeo (CNFR). The team has been recognized as a top contender in the region, yielding 115 CNFR qualifiers in the past 12 years.
BROOKINGS, S.D. – Ten members of the South Dakota State University Rodeo Team have qualified for the College National Finals Rodeo (CNFR). The team has been recognized as a top contender in the region, yielding 115 CNFR qualifiers in the past 12 years.
Despite a canceled season in spring of 2020, several rodeos canceled in fall of 2020 and a canceled 2021 Jackrabbit Stampede Rodeo due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the women’s SDSU Rodeo Team has earned the title of 2020-2021 Great Plains Region Champions and the men’s SDSU Rodeo Team has earned the title of 2020-2021 Great Plains Region Reserve Champions.
The teams will compete at the CNFR June 13-19 in Casper, Wyoming. Qualifying members include:
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UPenn refuses to reschedule commencement ceremony on Shavuot
(JNS) The University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia said it will not move the date of its commencement ceremony, which is set to take place during the Jewish holiday of Shavuot, despite a petition to reschedule the event to accommodate those who celebrate the Jewish holiday.
According to the university’s student-run publication, The Daily Pennsylvanian, nearly 40 seniors who identify as Orthodox Jewish received an email about the decision on March 24. Vice president and university secretary Medha Narvekar, and vice presi. For access to this article please sign in or
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UConn students hold rally to fight antisemitism on campus
By Stacey Dresner
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TORRS – After a reported seven antisemitic incidents this school year on the campus of the University of Connecticut Storrs – three that occurred during the week of Passover – UConn Hillel last week held “A Solidarity Gathering to Fight Antisemitism.”
The 90-minute gathering, held on UConn’s Student Union Lawn on Monday, April 5, was attended by representatives of the state’s Jewish community, UConn’s president, and UConn student leaders who vowed to be allies with the university’s Jewish population.
The gathering was held in response to three antisemitic acts in October of 2020 and four more incidents that occurred in February and March of 2021.