September 2, 2015
University Housing bans e-cigarettes in residence halls
University of South Dakota housing has updated the community living policy to ban the use of electronic cigarettes and vaporizers in residence halls. “(They) have been known to set off fire detection equipment alarms which could result in evacuation of the residence hall and disruption to your living environment,” University Housing said in an e-mail Wednesday. Smoking […]
Vermillion Police Department implements use of body cameras
With a small battery pack attached to the hip and a wire snaking up to a camera on a pair of sunglasses, Vermillion police officers are now filming their encounters with the public. Implemented in mid-July, the body cameras are worn by all on-duty Vermillion Police Department officers. When VPD Chief Matt Betzen started to advocate for their integration […]
First monthly grocery store trip draws one student
A lone University of South Dakota student was able to experience a taste of Hong Kong on Sunday without leaving the country. The university’s Student Services provided the trip to the Hong Kong Supermarket in Sioux City for any students interested in visiting the oriental store. Sahar Mohtadi Tabrizi, a junior piano performance major, was […]
USD incorporates Missouri River into curriculum
The University of South Dakota received a one-year grant to incorporate earth science and sustainability issues into a variety of academic departments. The $43,620 “Sustainable Rivers: Integrating Earth Science & Sustainability Across the Curriculum” grant will allow participating professors to take their classes to the Missouri River for various demonstrations. Thirteen different classes representing 11 […]
Vermillion Cup Club provides students, community with discounts around town
The Vermillion Cup Club is giving new meaning to red cups on a college campus. Free to all University of South Dakota students and their families, the cups provide discounts when brought to any participating Vermillion business. First-years and their families received cups on Move-In Day and cup distribution for upperclassmen began Aug. 25 at the Muenster University Center […]
Center for Diversity & Community gets new logo
Some University of South Dakota students may seek out the Center for Diversity & Community to gain a better understanding of various cultural identities, but over the summer the center got an identity of its own. Now adorning one of the window panes outside of its entrance on the second floor of the Muenster University Center is an […]
USD English professor named S.D. poet laureate
South Dakota has a new ambassador of poetry. University of South Dakota professor Lee Ann Roripaugh was named the new poet laureate for the state of South Dakota over the summer, and will foster prose reading and conduct reading/writing workshops throughout the state for the next four years. Roripaugh grew up in Laramie, Wyo., and […]
Body cameras used by VPD, UPD protect students, police officers
The increased use of body cameras by police officers is on the rise across the nation. Both the University Police Department and the Vermillion Police Department have body cameras and are putting them to use. With issues of police brutality and violence against police officers frequently in the news, these body cameras can help protect […]
Greeks claim increase in numbers with early recruitment
Greek Life members at the University of South Dakota are hailing this year as an increase in new membership. Originally, the recruitment process for sororities took place during the first week of classes. Now in it’s second year, students interested in joining a sorority rush the week before classes start so they can get a […]
Move-in week overwhelming for first-year student
Welcome Week was a lot more difficult than I thought it would be. As a student plunging into the vast unknown world of college life, I came to USD pretty clueless about what might lie ahead for me. All summer – and, in all honesty, every year of high school – I was shaking with […]