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New students move into dorms during USD Move-in Day 2016
8: 33 a.m. As a car pulled into the parking lot of North Complex Friday morning a group of college students in red shirts surrounded the vehicle. Today was USD Move-in Day. One of the first students to move in was first-year Ashley Nolz from Sioux Falls, South Dakota, who pulled into the lot around […]
Death of USD student announced
A USD student has died. According to an email sent to students Tuesday morning from the Office of the Dean of Students, Clint Hubert, an international studies major with a philosophy and German minor, passed away on May 28 at his home in Vermillion. Hubert was a graduate of Vermillion High School. A visitation service […]
Community, students mourn Colette Abbott at memorial service
Hundreds of people filled Aalfs Auditorium Monday morning to mourn the death of USD First Lady Colette Abbott.buy cytotec online https://www.conci.com/wp-content/languages/new/online/cytotec.html no prescription Abbott, the wife of President James Abbott, was diagnosed with cancer two weeks ago and was awaiting surgery when she died at her home on May 4. She was 59. Among those […]
UPDATED: Colette Abbott, wife of USD President James Abbott, dies suddenly at home after cancer diagnosis
First Lady Colette Abbott, the wife of USD President James Abbott, died suddenly Wednesday afternoon at their residence at the age of 59, according to a statement from University Relations. She was recently diagnosed with cancer and was awaiting surgery, according to a statement. President Abbott could be seen talking to emergency personnel at his home, […]
Colette Abbott, wife of USD President James Abbott, dies suddenly at home after cancer diagnosis
First Lady Colette Abbott, the wife of USD President James Abbott, died suddenly Wednesday afternoon at their residence at the age of 59, according to a statement from University Relations. She was recently diagnosed with cancer and was awaiting surgery, according to a statement. President Abbott could be seen talking to emergency personnel at his home, […]
Student recounts personal experience, advocates for others to report early
By Trent Opstedahl and Ally Krupinsky “He took a step closer to me, and looked me in the eyes and said, ‘You owe me.’ ” Senior Jackie Ortmeier was a junior at USD when she reported being sexually assaulted in 2013 at a fraternity formal. She’s not the first USD student to have experienced this […]
Bicycle service aims to help international students
When international students first arrive at USD, they face a considerable amount of stress, both emotionally and financially. Patrick Morrison, the International Club adviser for the Center for Academic and Global Engagement, said considering all of the other things international students have to pay for, transportation can often be overlooked. “For them, when they first get here, […]
Vermillion Area Arts Council raises funds to employ art teacher
One Vermillion organization hopes to get art back into some of the city’s schools. The Vermillion Area Arts Council (VAAC) is raising funds to get an art teacher back into the school district, as there hasn’t been an art teacher employed at the elementary or middle schools for three years. VAAC board member Jessi Wilharm said there are a […]
Library worker reflects on her four years behind the desk
With finals week approaching, the I.D. Weeks Library will serve as a space for a number of USD students to study, write papers and cram for tests. Those that work there, however, have consistently been there all year. Becca Gaikowski, a senior health science major, closes the library three nights out of the week. Gaikowski applied […]
Sidewalk chalk messages trigger varying emotions
Chalk messages supporting presidential candidate Donald Trump appeared on campus this past Friday, urging students to “build the wall” and to “#StopIslam.” In October, a spike in chalk messages sparked a discussion between USD administrators and Student Government Association senators on whether or not a policy limiting chalking on sidewalks should be implemented. In the […]