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SDSU adding American Indian studies major
• PIERRE, S.D. (AP) -- The state Board of Regents says South Dakota State University will begin offering an undergraduate degree in American Indian studies starting this fall.
• The school in Brookings has offered a minor in American Indian studies since 1994.
• The regents say the bachelor of arts degree will equip graduates to work with tribal governments and in other public-sector careers, including a wide range of jobs that involve research, communications and analytical skills.
• SDSU is also adding an online-only option to its master's degree in journalism geared to professionals already working in news and media.
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Excerpts of recent South Dakota editorials
The Associated Press
• Argus Leader, Sioux Falls, May 11, 2013
• Use creativity to attract events
• Visitors to Sioux Falls in the coming months and years will have more hotels to choose from and more entertainment options with Sanford's new sports complex and the city's events center, currently under construction near the Arena.
• Those entertainment venues will draw more visitors to the city and hopefully spur continued development.
• That positive news, however, is offset by concerns raised this week about the city's abiity to attract and grow its convention business.
• To attract larger regional and national conventions, the city needs additional small group meeting spaces and hotels that are near the convention facilities, says Teri Schmidt, executive director of the Sioux Falls Convention and Visitors Bureau. The shortcoming is becoming more apparent when she and her staff go to conferences and try to sell Sioux Falls conventions.
• The assessment from Schmidt was surprising to some, given all the positive development projects underway in our city. But if the lack of adequate hotel rooms on or near our convention center is hurting our ability to draw more regional conventions, then it's worth our time to study possible solutions.
• We have close to 5,000 hotel rooms now in the city, with several new properties going up. But only the Sheraton, with its 242 rooms, is attached to the convention (Continued on page 24)
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