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$1.1M grant to benefit underrepresented students
Both high school and college students will benefit from a $1.1 million grant for the expansion of student support services. Awarded by the U.S. Department of Education, USD’s TRIO Student Services programs received the grant over the summer, which will provide a variety of resources for students over the next five years. The grant will […]
USD grant aids Native American students interested in medical field
The Sanford School of Medicine has received a $446,761 grant to provide guidance and aid to Native American high school students interested in the medical field. Funded by the National Workforce Diversity Pipeline Program, the grant will be awarded to two juniors and two seniors at Red Cloud High School on the Pine Ridge Reservation and Wagner Community School on […]
USD searches for funding for new supercomputer
The University of South Dakota’s supercomputer, an advanced research tool for professors and graduate students, will be replaced by early 2017. Plans for a new campus supercomputer have been in the works since the South Dakota Board of Regents awarded USD with a $200,000 Research and Development Innovation grant. The purchase will be a better, faster computer […]
VPD discredits fraternity president claims, says no evidence of assualt
The Vermillion Police Deparment says there isn’t enough information to label an incident this past Friday morning outside of the Lambda Chi Alpha house as an assault and robbery, contrary to information provided in an email by the fraternity’s president sent to Greek Life students. VPD is labeling the Sept. 4 incident a medical call, and […]
SGA bill to donate $20,000 to theater project under review
The Vermillion Theater could be getting a significant boost from the USD Student Government Association for its renovations. Senate Resolution #5, which calls for the donation of $20,000 to the Vermillion Downtown Cultural Association, was referred back to the Finance Committee for further discussion during SGA’s Tuesday night meeting. Introduced by SGA President and VDCA […]
SGA inducts four new senators
Four students were sworn in to the Student Government Association Senate on Tuesday. First-years Marcus Ireland and Maria Brady, and juniors Michelle Novak and Logan Bullard filled the Senate’s first-year and at large seats, respectively. SGA President Sami Zoss said she’s excited for a new perspective from the new senators. “My favorite part about having […]
USD to give cost of attendance stipends to student-athletes
The University of South Dakota Department of Athletics will now cover attendance stipends to student-athletes. On Friday, the department said in a press release that stipends will be available for athletes from all 17 sports beginning with the 2016-2017 season. In January, the NCAA adopted new rules which allow scholarships for athletes to include expenses […]
Email warns Greeks of possible assault, robbery
The Greek Life community at USD is rallying together after being alerted by email of a possible assault and robbery that occurred early Friday morning. According to the email, which was sent to sorority and fraternity leaders Friday afternoon by Lambda Chi Alpha President Nicholas Bratvold, a member of Bratvold’s fraternity was walking in an alley between Plum and […]
University Housing bans e-cigarettes in residence halls
University of South Dakota housing has updated the community living policy to ban the use of electronic cigarettes and vaporizers in residence halls. “(They) have been known to set off fire detection equipment alarms which could result in evacuation of the residence hall and disruption to your living environment,” University Housing said in an e-mail Wednesday. Smoking […]
Vermillion Police Department implements use of body cameras
With a small battery pack attached to the hip and a wire snaking up to a camera on a pair of sunglasses, Vermillion police officers are now filming their encounters with the public. Implemented in mid-July, the body cameras are worn by all on-duty Vermillion Police Department officers. When VPD Chief Matt Betzen started to advocate for their integration […]