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USD collects supplies, raises awareness for DAPL
Students and faculty around the University of South Dakota’s campus have joined the protest of the Dakota Access Pipeline, a $3.78 billion production that will transport about 570,000 barrels of crude oil from Bakken, North Dakota, through South Dakota, Iowa and Patoka, Illinois. Tribes across the nation have come together to protest the pipeline’s passing […]
Wellness Coalition brings awareness to binge drinking with new program
With a presentation titled “Cocktails and Camelbaks, members of the Wellness Coalition are taking a new approach in educating students about the dangers of underage drinking by going where they’ve never gone before: the residence halls. On Monday evening, the Coalition, which aims to advance behavioral health and wellness for USD students through prevention […]
New relationship between Alumni Association, USD Foundation seeks to increase efficiency
In an effort to save money and time, a realignment of the USD Foundation and USD Alumni Association is underway, resulting in greater communication between the two entities and a decrease in staff. In June, USD announced the “strategic alignment” of both organizations to move forward to more closely align alumni engagement efforts. USD President […]
Possible cyberattack on Volante website leads to beefed up security
On Sunday morning four stories on The Volante’s website were unpublished in the matter of minutes, alerting editors to a possible cyber breach. The stories, which were all Verve articles, were unpublished from an editor’s account, whose password has since been changed. In a 24-hour period, there were 240 failed login attempts on The Volante’s […]
Pilot recycling program moving to next round of discussion
The USD waste and recycling study report is almost finished and ready to be taken to the Executive Committee to review a pilot program. The report includes data from multiple studies done last year. Including recycling rates, a waste profile assessment, infrastructure assessment and sustainability survey. According to the report, done by the Verdis group, […]
Gender inclusive housing, the Center for Diversity & Community important outlets for LGBTQ+ students
In its second year of implementation, gender inclusive housing along with efforts by the Center for Diversity & Community has made a positive impact for LGBTQ+ students. About 30 students opted for gender inclusive housing this fall, said Housing Director John Geske. Gender inclusive housing is available in North Complex, McFadden Hall and Coyote Village, […]
False alarm: preparing students for actual fire
Surrounded by about 1,000 of their peers in their residence hall, any student can expect to hear the fire alarm at any time. Students deal with fire alarms regularly; whether it’s a drill, smoke from students trying to grill hamburgers in their kitchenette or an actual fire. Jonah Eggers, a North Complex resident and first-year […]
Residence halls to receive future lock system updates
A new step in a security program for North Complex has been completed and a new lighting policy for residence halls has also been put into place for this semester. John Geske, director of housing said housing works closely with the Coyote Card office to keep the dorms secure. “What we do there is make […]