March 30th, 201963Over 150 people sported their nicest outfits on Saturday night for a new type of party on campus. The First Annual Ruby Ball, organized by the Union of African American Students (UAAS), gave students and faculty an evening of music, dancing and food in the MUC Ballroom.
Marcus Destin, president of UAAS, said the Ruby Ball was their...
March 26th, 20191889USD will implement a new online bookstore through a platform called Akademos, ending a 17-year partnership with Barnes & Noble, beginning June 1.
Charlie’s, USD’s retail store, will replace Barnes & Noble’s current space in the Muenster University Center with a second location. Charlie’s will still sell basic student...
March 26th, 201998Aalfs Auditorium was filled with testosterone on Sunday afternoon, as ten USD men had the chance to flaunt their dance moves, their fitness skills and even their flugelhorn talents.
Carson Sehr, a first-year English major, won the title of Mr. USD, along with a pair of Beats headphones. Kallo Arno, a sophomore kinesiology major, took...
March 24th, 201943The Festival of Nations event gives students and community members a trip across the world without leaving Vermillion–and it's done all through food.
“People cook from their heart and they can share their culture,” said Anita Shrestha, president of the USD International Club, whose annual potluck-style event featured dishes from...
March 19th, 2019140Leaking roofs, flooded basements and washed out roads were the outcome of a 51-degree day in Vermillion last Thursday. Though the temperature eclipsed freezing, 25-40 mph winds and two inches of rain came with—conditions that led USD President Sheila Gestring to cancel classes for the day.
Spring temperatures that prematurely...
March 18th, 201995A former USD student-athlete has served 96 days in the Clay County jail after his arrest on charges of second-degree rape and was sentenced to 10 years of probation after pleading no contest to one count of aggravated assault.
Dale Williamson Jr's probation sentencing came on Monday. The days he spent in the Clay County jail will...
March 18th, 201927When someone mentions St. Patrick’s Day, the first thought isn’t usually fundraising. However, the St. Patrick’s Day Pub Crawl sought to combine drinking and supporting a good cause.
The $10 buy-in fee from pub crawl held on March 14 was donated to Dakotathon. Over 50 people participated, and $600 was raised.
Michaela...
March 18th, 2019164In this new section, the Verve Team -- consisting of Lauren Soulek, Ali Boysen and Sara Cappiello -- ventures out to try businesses, restaurants, products and trends so you don’t have to! This week, we ranked coffee shops around Vermillion. At each stop, we ordered a specialty drink, a recommended drink and a common drink college...
March 13th, 2019154After a year-long search, the new USD Law School Dean was named at noon on Wednesday.
Neil Fulton is set to take over as Dean on June 3, 2019. Fulton was welcomed to the formal announcement ceremony by a crowd made up of law school students and faculty.
He opened his speech by thanking the crowd for attending despite the rain...
March 11th, 201919Two teams headed in different directions clashed Sunday night inside the Denny Sanford PREMIER Center, with the Coyote men’s basketball team winning four of their last five games and Purdue-Fort Wayne losing their last four regular season games.
Starting out hot was the key to the Mastodons ending their losing streak, and they...
