Around Town
VPD expects Halloween weekend to be ‘relatively benign’
Despite the drinking festivities that can accompany Halloween weekend in Vermillion, many parents say they’re no more concerned for their young children than they would be in a town without a college like USD. USD adjunct instructor Audrey Larsen has lived in Vermillion for about 10 years. Her 8-year-old son, Gabe, will be donning a Star Wars Boba Fett costume, […]
Sigma Tau Delta opens Little Free Lending Library
Sigma Tau Delta hosted a ribbon cutting for the opening of its Little Free Lending Library at the Vermillion Community Garden on Tuesday. Open to anyone, the library’s only requirement is if someone takes a book they need to leave one in its place. The event started with conversation around a table of snacks and was followed by the book […]
Campus groups rally behind cause for domestic violence month
Nearly 20 people per minute are physically abused by an intimate partner in the United States, according to the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence. This equates to more than 10 million women and men each year. As a part of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, USD organizations have been spreading awareness through an exhibit and supply drive throughout the […]
Annual Coyoteopoly food drive aims to collect 6,000 food items
Volunteers in Coyoteopoly’s 11th Vermillion Food Pantry food drive are hoping to collect 6,000 food items – 200 more donated items than last year’s event. Jordan Gooding, president of the Coyoteopoly food drive, said this year’s drive is advertised through door hangers, rather than the previous method of stapling flyers on plastic bags. The hangers […]
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 […]
VPD issues 99 citations at weekend house party
A large house party on N. Dakota Street resulted in the Vermillion Police Department issuing 99 citations shortly after 1 a.m. this past Sunday. After receiving a noise complaint from a nearby neighbor of the house, VPD obtained a search warrant and eight officers as well as assistance from the University Police Department responded to the scene, VPD […]
Art of Sustainability event features variety of speakers, issues to make ‘a vibrant Vermillion’
Eco-friendliness, river preservation and cultural sustainability were some of the topics discussed this past Saturday during the fourth Art of Sustainability event at the Vermillion Area Arts Council. “We have this event every year because it brings up great topics and gets people from all parts of the community talking about sustainability,” event coordinator Morgan […]
Plans for new SAE house in progress
USD’s Sigma Alpha Epsilon chapter is preparing for the construction of a new facility, and is hoping to break ground by summer 2016. With $1.5 million raised out of the $3 to $4 million needed, SAE finally went to the public for funds during this year’s Dakota Days. “It’s just time for a new facility. […]
Event promotes the ‘Art of Sustainability’
Eco-friendliness, river preservation and cultural sustainability were some of the topics discussed Saturday night during the fourth annual Art of Sustainability event in downtown Vermillion. “We have this event every year because it brings up great topics and gets people from all parts of the community talking about sustainability,” Morgan Appley, the event coordinator said. […]
No criminal intent suspected in 85-acre fire
The cause of a fire that covered between 85 to 100 acres of crop land and wooded area in northeast Vermillion on Monday is still under investigation, according to a press release from the City of Vermillion Fire Emergency Management Services Department. The fire, which was reported by several callers to the Clay County 911 […]