October 10, 2012
Hidden files continue to go ignored
One of the shining jewels of the University of South Dakota is hidden in a basement, slowly falling apart. Located in the basement of Dakota Hall, the Oral History Center is home to South Dakota’s most valuable interviews and transcripts dating as far back as the mid-1800s. These audio clips and written interviews include some […]
VP seeks to create inclusive campus
When Jesus Trevino took a job at the University of Denver in 2002, students of color represented 11 percent of the entire student body. By the time Trevino left his position as the university’s Associate Provost for Multicultural Excellence this summer, students of color represented 20 percent of the university’s enrollment. Trevino said he credits […]
USD has emergency evacuation plans in place
Last year, the University of South Dakota had two bomb scares — one in the Arts & Sciences building when a bomb threat was written on a bathroom stall and another in Coyote Village when unidentified material was found in a jar — that called for building evacuation. Within the last month, North Dakota State […]
VERMILLION POLICE LOG: October 10
Oct. 3 1. Officer on bike patrol encountered an 18-year-old Vermillion male with an open container at the 300 block of N. Dakota St. Male was cited for underage consumption of alcohol. Oct. 4 2. A 20-year-old Vermillion male was arrested for trespassing at the Charcoal Lounge on the 10 block of E. Main. Offender […]
National Music Museum names new director
A new director of the National Music Museum was named Oct. 4. Larry Schou, dean of the College of Fine Arts of the University of South Dakota, and Tom Lillibridge, chair of the Board of Trustees of the National Music Museum, announced the university and trustees selected Cleveland T. Johnson as the new director starting […]
Simmons receives PKP honor award
A University of South Dakota student recently received an award from the nation’s oldest and largest collegiate honor society. Jason T. Simmons, a graduate student in the MBA Health Services Administration program in the Beacom School of Business, received the 2012 Love of Learning Award from the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi. Simmons, who […]
USD hosts health care conference
The healthcare industry has been making tremendous efforts to address healthcare disparities and improve healthcare outcomes in underserved communities. One of the ways to achieve this is by providing access to quality healthcare services. Urgent care centers like the urgent care center Austin street have been playing a crucial role in delivering prompt and affordable […]
Marketing, admissions departments develop strategies for enrollment
Along with attempts to enroll a larger first-year class, the University of South Dakota worked to piece together a geographically diverse one as well. Devoid of high school visits from university representatives, first-years from faraway states often learn about USD from word of mouth. “I found out basically through my parents. My dad told me […]
SGA discusses fixing game-day retention
The University of South Dakota’s Student Government Association met Oct. 9 and discussed student interaction with athletic programs, specifically student retention at football games. Lindsay Sparks, assistant director of Student Life, wanted answers on why so many students clear out of the DakotaDome at halftime at football games. Last year, after a survey, more songs […]
Decade-long career comes to an end
A key factor behind the scenes for the Freedom Forum, and subsequently The Volante, will retire on October 19. Darlene Schieffer, senior secretary at the Freedom Forum and business manager of the student newspaper, will say goodbye to the job she has had for the past decade. “I do the bookkeeping of The Volante. I […]