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State/Local

April 26th, 201748 Beginning this summer, nature enthusiasts will have a new place near Vermillion to spend time around trees, shrubs, animals, poison ivy and the Missouri River – the Frost Trail. The 2.2-mile-long trail begins near the intersection of SD Highway 19 and Dakota Street and runs through state-owned woodlands, called the Frost Game...
Campus

April 21st, 201729 The newest addition to the USD tree community was planted in front of Belbas on Friday morning in observance of Earth Week. The tree, a "New Horizons" elm, replaces two trees that were blown over in a storm in late December. About 15 people gathered to watch the planting event. Nate Steele, USD's manager of grounds and landscapes,...
Campus

April 21st, 201717 At the end of a typical school year at USD, dumpsters outside North Complex overflow with relatively new futons, microwaves, mini-fridges, lamps, rugs and other room furnishings that students can't or don't want to bring with them for the summer. This semester might be a little different, thanks to a group of sustainability students...
Campus

April 12th, 2017414 There will soon be a new way for students to get around the community, even if they don't own a bicycle or car. Members of the sustainability capstone class are working to get 12 red Jamis cruiser bicycles on campus as part of a new "bike share" program. The program allows students to borrow a bike for free to get around town....
Campus

April 16th, 201727 Beginning this semester, course evaluations at USD will move from paper forms to a new online program called Campus Labs. Campus Labs allows evaluations to be done on laptops, tablets or smartphones. There will still be class time set aside to complete the evaluations toward the end of the semester. Lindsay Hayes, USD's coordinator...
Campus

April 11th, 2017354 USD's medical biology program is about to be the beneficiary of a huge cash infusion, courtesy of the family of an alumnus. Keith Nolop, a former Volante editor, graduated from USD in 1975 and spent decades working in pharmaceutical development. According to his obituary in the New York Times, he worked on drugs to treat cancer,...
Campus

April 4th, 20171133 Every year in South Dakota about 4,000 children experience sexual abuse. This was one finding of the Jolene's Law Task Force studying child abuse in South Dakota. The task force was established by Gov. Dennis Daugaard in 2014. A key recommendation made by Jolene's Law Task Force was for the state to set up a center to further...
State/Local

April 4th, 201755 This spring, Vermillion's Washington Street Arts Center was told by its insurance company that their roof needed to be replaced or they would risk losing their coverage. The roof of the 111-year-old building, formerly the St. Agnes Church, costs $34,000 to replace. Now, after about a month of fundraising, the Arts Center has...
Campus

April 3rd, 201789 USD's facilities management is searching for someone whose vision and skills can help determine the "look" of campus. The job, campus planner/architect, offers a salary of $80,000 to $90,000 per year. This position has been open and unfilled at USD for months. Associate vice president of facilities management Bob Oehler said a lot...
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