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Shorter evaluations crucial to accuracy
It’s the last week of scheduled classes, students file in and the professor systematically hands out the sheet with listed questions followed by a Scantron. The box of No. 2 pencil sits alone on a table in the front of the room. The professor exits the room, leaving the students to fill out the 40 […]
Annual Wacipi draws crowds from all across U.S.
The University of South Dakota Tiospaye Student Council presented its 42nd annual Wacipi Powwow March 28, despite the difficulty of raising enough funds to host the $28,000 event. Jordan Catlett, president of Tiospaye, said planning for the 2014 Wacipi started early in 2013, and that getting enough funds to put on the two-day event was […]
MUC staff aim to overhaul recycling program
The staff at the Muenster University Center is making efforts to reinvigorate its recycling program in order to ensure the program reaches its full potential. Despite separate recycling bins being available in the MUC and around USD campus, Kyle Schoenfelder, MUC director since January, said custodians have been mixing recyclable trash with regular trash and […]
Verve Column: Tales of Twitter
I strongly believe in the virtues of being fashionably late to social events. Let things get going a bit so I don’t show up during the awkward lull before enough people have arrived to keep conversations flowing. This strategy works well enough in real life but, as far as the Twitter party is concerned, I’m […]
Bitch magazine editor talks ‘making media instead of hating media’ at Diversity Symposium
The 1995 Vanity Fair Hollywood issue is a cover Andi Zeisler, editor of “Bitch: Feminist Response to Pop Culture,” is quick to point out. Beautiful women, scantily clad in suggestive poses — with little indication these women are a success for not just their looks but for their acting chops. “This cover is saying, ‘Women […]
‘I just want to show you a good time:’ USD alumna recounts sexual assault 16 years ago in Vermillion
By: Megan Card and Trent Opstedahl It was Dakota Days. Julie and her friend Kaytie had returned home to their trailer after attending a house party in Vermillion. This homecoming, the party invites had found them, putting the juniors in good moods. Intoxicated, Kaytie retreated to her bedroom to sleep off the night. A sober Julie […]
South Dakota Legislature passes texting and driving ban
Drivers in South Dakota will now be cited tickets for texting and driving after the State Legislature passed a bill making it a secondary offense. After weeks of negotiation, Senate Bill 142, banning texting while driving in the state, passed March 14 with a 52-18 vote in the House and a 28-7 vote in the […]
ROTC program feels no effects of government budget cuts
The effects of new budget cuts made to the armed forces have yet to be seen on the Reserved Officers’ Training Course Program at the University of South Dakota. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel announced Feb. 24 sweeping budget cuts to the United States armed forces. The proposed cuts were passed by Congress and approved by President […]
Verve Column: Language Requirement
This past week, faculty members voted in favor of lessening the foreign language requirement for a Bachelor of Arts degree from two years to one. Plenty of people are relieved. I am not one of them. In fact, this seems like a sizable step backward on the part of the university. I can understand why […]
Quest for the Perfect Midi Rings
My search for the perfect set of midi rings — or above-the-knuckle or stacking rings — started and ended in Chicago over my spring break. I went into the trip not wanting to spend a fortune, but knowing there would really be no way around buying lunches and suppers. Along with a morning stop for […]