April 2013
Students find alternative strategies for finals
With finals week just two weeks away, some students have turned away from traditional studying methods to more unconventional strategies. First-year Alex Heglin faces a unique problem regarding finals week this semester. Heglin is a member of the jazz band and will be playing the bass guitar for the production of “Rent.” Because of nightly […]
Sustainability promoted in conjuction with Earth Day
With Earth Day just around the corner on April 22, students and faculty around campus are evaluating just how environmentally friendly the University of South Dakota is. According to Cathy Wagner, USD’s director of Planning and Construction, the university has taken many steps to make campus more sustainable. Wagner said USD has been working to […]
Plans for international center move forward
Plans for an International Center aimed to assist international students has begun to move forward at the University of South Dakota. After surveying international students, Senior Assistant Provost Laurie Becvar said it was decided that international student services need to be strengthened. “The results were worrisome,” Becvar said. “International students are a big part of […]
Bureau estimates outstanding student loans in the U.S. at $1.1 trillion for 2011
Her goal was simple: Get admitted to college, receive a good education, secure a stable-paying job and eventually find a significant other and start a family. Jessica Lewno, like so many other young college students, has accomplished the first step and is currently working on the second step to achieve this, but in doing so, […]
DeWald: City ‘eerie’ after attack
Matt DeWald stared out the window of his eighth floor hotel room and watched as plumes of smoke billowed over Boston April 15. “I saw thousands of people walking away from the bombing while ambulances and emergency personnel were the only ones moving toward the site,” he said. “People were crying, sitting on curbs, hugging […]
BOR adds five days to 2013 term
The 2013-14 academic calendar has undergone some changes from years past. Approved by the South Dakota Board of Regents in March 2012, the 2013-14 academic calendar will feature an amended finals week schedule, and will push the fall semester to 76 days. The 2012 fall semester totaled just 74 days. In total, the 2013-14 academic […]
IN THE KNOW & IN THE DARK
IN THE KNOW: All the emergency responders and Boston Marathon bystanders who stepped in to help bomb victims April 15. IN THE DARK: Another terrorist attack hits the United States. IN THE KNOW: “Rent,” the musical, starts April 17 at 7:30 p.m. in the Wayne S. Knutson Theatre. IN THE DARK: Tickets […]
COLUMN: The dos and don’ts of a great experience: A senior’s perspective
Please do: 5. Go to class. Remember you are here to gain an education, (among other things, of course) and you are paying for it. Would you buy a brand-new car and leave it in the garage? Probably not. Be smart. 4. Reap the benefits. The University of South Dakota tries pretty hard to […]
COLUMN: Americans should prioritize education over prisons
What future are we investing in? Perhaps the costly “war on drugs” is a short-term investment that does not garner further safety nor liberty. Americans would be better served investing in long-term plans to educate impoverished youth and rehabilitate addicts. According to a recent article in The Huffington Post, 2.2 million people are behind bars […]
EDITORIAL: Student debt: Is USD worth it?
As students, our goal is to get an education that can guarantee us a job in the future. To do so, take out student loans, not really understanding what it means to borrow money. But after the temporary bliss of being done with school comes the enormous amount of debt we have accumulated over the […]