It pays to be Greek, experience comes at a cost
Making the choice to join a fraternity or sorority is not only a social commitment, but a financial one. Shane Wernke, Tau Kappa Epsilon president said the experience of being Greek is priceless. “I’d pay twice as much to do it,” Wernke said. “I’d find a way. I accredit everything I do on this campus […]
Leagues of fans, Online gaming attracts students to virtual worlds
University of South Dakota first-years Garrett Bankston, Seth Pierce and Spencer Lawrence live double lives. The three are gamers, known in the League of Legends universe as savourn94, Sam And Carolina and Fuliam. Between the three of them, they spend about 80 hours a week playing in the online world. “It’s a really social thing,” […]
Local entrepreneurs develop video games
Students and faculty at the University of South Dakota aren’t just playing video games anymore — they are developing their own. Collin Hover, an assistant professor who teaches graphic design courses at USD, has been developing a video game to teach elementary students biology. Hover received a $20,000 interdisciplinary grant to work on the project, which […]
Science sequence dropped
Next fall’s incoming first-years will no longer have to complete the previously required science sequence for graduation, due to recently passed legislation by the University of South Dakota Faculty Senate. Faculty Senate voted unanimously for the legislation Jan. 16 after the proposed change had gone through a year of research. Two semesters of science, including […]
CAB on par for a glowing purpose
Black lights and a 60-foot-by-60-foot mini golf course will be brought into the ballroom at the Muenster University Center to give students the chance to play golf in the dark with neon golf balls and clubs. Glow Golf will be held in the MUC ballroom Jan. 29 from 6-10 p.m. Admission is $3, with all […]
Institutional research indicates 25 percent of students do not return
Emily Endrizzi planned to graduate from the University of South Dakota, but her health had other plans for her. Endrizzi, who would have graduated in May 2015, left USD after her first semester because of medical reasons. “It more or less wasn’t a choice,” Endrizzi said. Every year, 25 percent of students do not return […]
Student ambassador leaves South for USD
Although she’s almost 1,000 miles from her parents, sophomore Olivia Lockert feels right at home. “I came out here all the time when I was little,” Lockert said. While her parents live in Birmingham, Ala., Lockert’s decision to attend the University of South Dakota was not unexpected to her family. “My parents knew I wanted […]
10% Society changes its name
Spectrum: Gender and Sexuality Alliance wants students to know what it’s about. Spectrum, formerly the 10% Society, changed its name in the beginning of November to lessen the confusion the old name brought. “People didn’t know what 10% meant,” said Gretchen Stanley, president of Spectrum. First-year Seth Wiederhold, Spectrum’s secretary, said the new name tells […]
Spectrum increases communication with other campus diversity groups
The University of South Dakota community is not hostile toward the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transsexual, transgender, queer, questioning intersex and asexual community, but students could work harder to improve relations, members of USD’s Spectrum: Gender and Sexuality Alliance group said.buy clomiphene online http://pmilv.com/wp-content/languages/new/cheap/clomiphene.html no prescription When it comes to USD’s openness toward the LGBTQ community, […]
Schulte sets aspirations high
On a stormy night in Sioux Falls a few years ago, Molly Schulte was in the garage, cuddling with her dog, Woodstock, who was afraid of thunderstorms. Schulte, a junior, has a passion for helping others. This passion has led Schulte to pursue a career in nursing, and will lead her to graduate a year […]