Editing South Dakota State University (section)

==Student life==
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=== Pride of the Dakotas Marching Band ===
The SDSU Marching Band, "The Pride of the Dakotas," given the special name the Millennium Band in 2000 by the [[South Dakota State Legislature]], has marched in the 1981 and 1997 Presidential Inaugural Parades in Washington, D.C.; A Capital Fourth in 2000 in Washington, D.C.; the 2003 and 2008 [[Tournament of Roses]] Parade in [[Pasadena, California]]; and the Korean War Monument Dedication at the state's capital [[Pierre, South Dakota|Pierre]] in 2004.<ref>{{Cite news |date=October 31, 2002 |title=Pride prepares for Rose Bowl |pages=12 |work=Argus-Leader}}</ref> In 2022, the marching band performed in the [[Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=University |first=South Dakota State |title=SDSU's Pride of the Dakotas to march in 2022 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade® |url=https://rabbitfood.sdstate.edu/academics/sdsus-pride-of-the-dakotas-to-march-in-2022-macys-thanksgiving-day-parade |access-date=2023-11-30 |website=rabbitfood.sdstate.edu |language=en}}</ref> the same season they would perform at the FCS title game, seeing the football team win their first FCS National Championship.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jackson |first=Skyler |title=Pride of the Dakotas set to play in national title game |url=https://sdsucollegian.com/23910/news/pride-of-the-dakotas-set-to-play-in-national-title-game/ |access-date=2023-11-30 |website=The Collegian|date=8 January 2023 }}</ref>

=== Homecoming ===
The [[homecoming]] celebration, [[Hobo Day]], has been dubbed "The Biggest One-Day Event in the Dakotas."<ref>[http://www3.sdstate.edu/AlumniFoundation/SDSUFoundation/ProjectsandPriorities/Pride.cfm] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060903165253/http://www3.sdstate.edu/AlumniFoundation/SDSUFoundation/ProjectsandPriorities/Pride.cfm|date=September 3, 2006}}</ref> The celebration is typically held in October, tracing its origins back to 1907.