North Complex overflow continues to cause issues
It is almost two months into the school year and some students have yet to find a permanent place to call home. At the beginning of the fall semester dorm capacity was at 99.7 percent. Phil Covington, dean of Student Life, said that it has decreased to 99 percent in the first month and a […]
USD campus empties on weekends
College: The years students assume the responsibilities of living on their own. Unfortunately, the University of South Dakota has been nicknamed, a “suitcase school,” because of the number of students who pack up and go home — or anywhere else — on the weekends. Dean of Students Kimberly Grievesaid the university is slowly moving away […]
Abbott makes plans to fundraise
University of South Dakota President James Abbott gave his annual State of the University speech in which he touched on the university’s current challenges, congratulated the university’s accomplishments and laid out his plans for future improvement. In the past, higher education from an institution has become a second option to most high school graduates because […]
Abbott addresses $261 million fundraiser in Sept. 19 State of the University
The University of South Dakota President James Abbott gave his annual State of the University speech in Aalfs Auditorium Sept. 19 at 4 p.m. to an attentive audience, and explained a $261 million fundraising campaign for the coming year. With this campaign, Abbott said USD plans to fundraise for scholarship endowments, student enrichments, capital expansions […]