Alumni say D-Days drinking scene hasn’t changed
The 100th Dakota Days are a time to celebrate and a time to party, a mentality alumni of the University of South Dakota said hasn’t changed. President James Abbott was an undergraduate at USD from 1966 to 1970, and attended law school from 1971 to 1974. Abbott said that at a college homecoming, drinking is inevitable. […]
Honors students plan Zombie Crawl charity walk
While 31 weeks pregnant, 28-year-old Katie Tipton was diagnosed with a brain tumor after experiencing weakness and numbness on the left side of her body. Sept. 23, a few weeks before her baby girl Autumn was due, Tipton had a C-section — the same day as her husband’s, Travis Tipton, birthday. One week after that, Tipton was […]
Comedian kicks off D-Days 2014
From skorts and drinking to old-fashioned grandparents, comedian Chloe Hilliard left almost no subject untouched. The University of South Dakota’s Campus Activities Board hosted the first Dakota Days event Monday at 8 p.m. in Slagel Hall Aalfs auditorium. Hilliard is originally from Brooklyn, New York. As a journalist-turned-comedian, she now tours the country to make people laugh, […]
SGA initiates new committee designed to increase its first-year involvement
Of the 12 students who applied for the two first-year senator positions on Student Government Association, the 10 applicants not chosen will still have the chance to get involved in the organization through a new committee focused on increasing outside participation. The First-Year Student Advisory Committee, new to SGA this year, was started to help initiates […]
Animal research on campus executed without much resistance
Because animals can’t talk for themselves, the University of South Dakota animal research program must follow a strict protocol when they use them for testing, Robin Miskimins, associate dean for research for the Sanford School of Medicine said. All research using animals is overseen by the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC). Some experiments can be […]
Student Government Association pushes for sustainable mindset on campus
The push to go green has attracted the attention of the Student Government Association with support from the Sustainability Club at the University of South Dakota. SGA President Tyler Tordsen said Senate Resolution No. 2, which outlines SGA’s stance on sustainability, is in its early stages, but will be the first step in what will be an on-going priority […]
Number of registered alcohol-permitted dorm rooms on the decline
Of the 2,200 students living on campus, less than 200 are 21 years old or older and none of them are utilizing the alcohol-permitted dorm rooms at the University of South Dakota this semester. In its fourth year of being available to students of age, wet rooms are allowed on the first floor of McFadden […]
Friends, students mourn the loss of USD student killed in car crash
Jasmine Blue’s eyes welled up with tears as she laughed Wednesday afternoon, remembering the time she and Rebecca Kroeger went to Les Miserables for an impromptu movie date last year at the University of South Dakota. Blue, a sophomore at USD, recalled how the two used to dance together. Or how, without fail, Kroeger would sneak snacks and Skype in […]
Multicultural center granted final location, awaiting Oct. 1 opening
A facility to house multicultural groups at the University of South Dakota will open Oct. 1 on the second floor of the Muenster University Center in tech vacated Student Services suite. The center is designed to bring student organizations together to improve campus-wide communication and involvement, said Kim Grieve, VP of Student Affairs. The university is […]