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have a rock-climbing wall, an indoor 200-meter track, recreational courts, fitness center and locker rooms. It will also have a lounge for students to study in and a food and drink bar.
• The building is expected to cost $7 million to $10 million. A $10-per-credit fee approved by students will fund about $6 million of the project. The university must raise the rest of the money.
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SD Dept. of Ag announces agriculture award grants
• PIERRE, S.D. (AP) -- The South Dakota Department of Agriculture has awarded 26 grants to organizations geared toward youth.
• The Building Our South Dakota Rural Communities grant program awards money annually to 4-H Clubs, FFA Chapters and Family Career and Community Leaders of America Chapters.
• The purpose of the grant program is to assist agricultural youth in improving their communities by working together to accomplish project goals.
• South Dakota Secretary of Agriculture Walt Bones says the rural youth are the future of agriculture in the states. He says the grants are one way the department can support their efforts.
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Pressure mounting on Obama over pipeline decision
JOSH LEDERMAN,Associated Press
• WASHINGTON (AP) -- Embarking on a second term, President Barack Obama faces mounting pressure on a decision he had put off during his re-election campaign: whether to approve the $7 billion proposed Keystone XL oil pipeline between the U.S. and Canada.
• On its surface, it's a choice between the promise of jobs and economic growth and environmental concerns. But it's also become a proxy for a much broader fight over American energy consumption and climate change, amplified by Superstorm Sandy and the conclusion of an election that was all about the economy.
• Environmental activists and oil producers alike are looking to Obama's decision as a harbinger of what he'll do on climate and energy in the next four years. Both sides are holding out hope that, freed from the political constraints of re-election, the president will side with them on this and countless related issues down the road.
• "The broader climate movement is absolutely looking at this administration's Keystone XL decision as a really significant decision to signal that dirty fuels are not acceptable in the U.S.," said Danielle Droitsch, a senior attorney with the Natural Re (Continued on page 22)
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