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South Dakota Mines India Club hosts “Festival of Colors” event for students and the community
RAPID CITY, S.D. — The South Dakota Mines campus received a vibrant dose of culture over the Easter weekend as the school’s India Club hosted its annual Holi celebration.
Holi, coequally known as the “Festival of Colors,” traditionally marks the arrival of spring and signifies the start of a new year in many Indian cultures. Although Holi itself occurred back on March 13 th through the 14 th, the South Dakota Mines India Club held their event a little later this year. Organizers said the timing allowed students to focus more on completing their dissertations and theses, before joining the festivities.
“Most of the cultures, like, they have their own calendar year and Holi is like the start of each calendar year of each culture back in India,” said Varun Pushpa, president of the India Club, “So we celebrate with colors, like, just showing, you know, it doesn’t matter what color, what race, what culture, what caste, we’re all the same. It’s just like that.”
Participants were encouraged to wear white clothing specifically for the event. Attendees then threw brightly colored powders at each other, transforming the white attire into a walking masterpiece symbolizing the vibrancy of spring and the coming together of the community.
The India Club plays a key role in the cultural life at South Dakota Mines beyond the springtime Holi event. The student group also has a big hand in organizing the university’s annual Cultural Expo and puts on the popular campus Diwali dinner and show in November. To know when these and other events will happen, head to the South Dakota Mines website at
www.sdsmt.edu/news/releases/
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WASHINGTON – A water main break in northeast D.C. is causing delays to the morning commute Thursday morning.
The break was reported in the 4700 block of South Dakota Avenue around 7 a.m.
South Dakota Avenue, between Crittenden Street and Sargent Road, is closed to traffic while emergency crews work to fix the damage.
Drivers are urged to seek alternative routes.
Delays along South Dakota Avenue in DC after water main break
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The share of fatal crashes involving a teen driver is higher in South Dakota than in almost any other state.
The state has the ninth-highest percentage of deadly crashes involving a teen driver at 16.4%, according to a recent analysis of National Highway Traffic Safety Administration data by Bumper, a vehicle history report website.
The analysis found that, nationwide, the number of people who died in crashes involving teen drivers has increased by 25% since 2013. In 2023, a total of 5,588 people died in crashes involving a teen driver, including passengers, cyclists, pedestrians and other drivers.
It also determined that while teen drivers account for only 5.1% of all licensed drivers in the country, they represent 8.9% of drivers in fatal crashes.
South Dakota had a total of 146 traffic crash fatalities in 2024, up from 140 in 2023 and 137 in 2022, according to the state Department of Public Safety. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration estimates that 39,345 people died in traffic crashes nationwide in 2024, about a 4% decrease from 2023.
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What states had the highest teen involvement in fatal crashes?
These states had the highest percentage of crash deaths involving a teen driver.
- Kansas, 18.9%
- Utah, 17.9%
- Idaho, 17.5%
- Montana, 17.3%
- Wisconsin, 17%
- Missouri, 16.9%
- Indiana, 16.8%
- Colorado, 16.5%
- South Dakota, 16.4%
- New Mexico, 15.8%
What states had the lowest teen involvement in fatal crashes?
These states had the lowest percentage of crash deaths involving a teen driver.
- District of Columbia, 4.5%
- New Hampshire, 6.2%
- Hawaii, 6.5%
- Wyoming, 8.3%
- North Dakota, 8.5%
- Vermont, 8.7%
- Connecticut, 10.10%
- Oregon, 10.4%
- Maine, 10.4%
- Maryland, 10.5%
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