USD, SDSU share comparable scholarly statistics

Rivalry grudges and bias aside, USD and SDSU are a lot alike. The two state schools share similar graduation rates, tuition costs and post-graduation salary, according to the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard website. In all three of these measures, both USD and SDSU fare slightly better than national averages. USD’s graduation rate is 52 […]

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Research project gives LGBTQ+ students voice through photos

A research project is underway to help University of South Dakota LGBTQ+ students express themselves anonymously. PhotoVoice is a project aimed at using photography as a way of empowering LGBTQ+ students “through the understanding of the content of the photos,” said Kim Grieve, vice president of Student Services and dean of students. Grieve and Michael […]

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Visiting professor discusses black female perspective of Jim Crow laws

When some people envision racial tensions in the South during the reign of Jim Crow laws, the suffering of male African Americans at the hands of white authorities may come to mind. This view, however, is distorted, according to LaKisha Simmons, a professor of Global Gender Studies and American Studies at the University of Buffalo, […]

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Graduate students evaluate animal shelter for student design competition

The word “ergonomical” is seen by many as a buzzword used to describe and advertise office furnishings and devices. But for those entering the 2015 Auburn Engineers Student Design Competition, including two USD teams of mostly graduate students, ergonomics is the study of the way in which humans do work and how to improve upon […]

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USD students give the ‘gift of life’ with 800 units of blood per year

By making a quick stop at a bus, USD students were potentially saving lives last week. Sponsored by the Sioux Falls-based Community Blood Bank, the Oct. 5-6 blood drive saw a total of 90 participating students, which is “fairly average,” said Ken Versteeg, the executive director of the Community Blood Bank. Community Blood Bank, which […]

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Number of citations issued over 2015 Dakota Days ‘average’

The Vermillion Police Department was kept reasonably busy from Wednesday to Sunday last week, issuing 20 citations for open containers, 18 underage consumption tickets and had 14 incidents involving drugs or drug paraphernalia, VPD Chief Matt Betzen said. VPD also saw three disorderly conduct incidents, one assault on an officer, six incidents of public urination/defecation, three resistances to arrest, three public […]

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