2012
House fire affects three USD students
Three University of South Dakota students are homeless after a Tuesday house fire destroyed their home. The house, located on Cherry Street across from the Super 8 hotel, was badly damaged and undergoing investigation by local officials, Dean of Students Kimberly Grieve said Tuesday evening. “We offered them residence hall housing, and we’ll try to […]
Student housing struggles with capacity
While students are returning this week and finding out housing assignments, some students maybe surprised to find out who their roommates are or how many roommates they have. The University of South Dakota has space available for 2207 housing contracts, this year more than 2207 contracts have been signed so some students will find themselves […]
Welcome week not just for new students
August 25 marks move in day for new students, and it also is the start of welcome week at the University of South Dakota. This year welcome week events are open to all USD students and run from Aug. 25 to Sept. 3. New students will begin welcome week with Convocation in the DakotaDome at […]
Former USD vice president dies at age 66
Former University of South Dakota employee Roger Kozak passed away August 1, 2012. Funeral services were held today at St. Agnes Catholic Church in Vermillion. Kozak was born October 15, 1945 in Lake Andes, SD. After graduating high school, he served in the U.S. Army for two years. He was stationed at Fort Benning Georgia […]
Coyotes officially claim Division-I status
After a four-year long wait, the University of South Dakota has finally received the news that it has completed the transition to NCAA Division I. A letter sent from the NCAA was received Thursday, August 2, and confirmed the coyotes are DI effective during the beginning of the 2012-2013 academic year. “Words cannot express how […]
High schoolers gain accounting knowledge in university setting
This year the University of South Dakota has held various camps on campus. Last week 21 high school students attended the 2012 Summer Accounting Institute on the USD campus. “The institute exceeded my expectations,” said Adam Presler of Sioux Falls. “At first, I thought it would be like school in the summer with a fun […]
Students of Excellence camp comes to a close
The Students of Excellence camp kicked off Monday on the University of South Dakota campus. About 120 high school students have been living on campus since last week. The high school students were joined by 208 middle school students on Sunday. The camp is divided into two sections: the Governor’s camp for middle school students […]
Clay County Commission issues burn ban
On July 19, the Clay County Commission announced issued a burn ban to take effect immediately. This summer, the Clay county area has experienced extremely dry conditions due to lack of rain. The dry conditions have caused concern and in order to protect the health and safety ordinance 00-01 was put into effect. Ordinance 000-01 […]
Vermillion Community Theater presents “Annie” for its 10th anniversary
For the past 10 years, the Vermillion Community Theater has put on a production every summer and this year, the group is celebrating its anniversary with “Annie.” This year’s production will start Friday, July 20 at 7 p.m. and run through Monday, July 23 at the Vermillion High School auditorium. During Friday night’s performance, cake […]
Vermillion area Farmers Market is in full swing
The Vermillion Area Farmers market first started 10 years ago with just a small stand of produce left over from a garden. Today, the market has grown more than 12 vendors. “It’s kind of a free for all, but it is a producer-only market so it has to be something you grew or made yourself […]