November 13, 2013
One state, two identities
As the oldest public university in the state, the University of South Dakota is the liberal arts college of South Dakota, as determined by a 1939 law. South Dakota State University bases its history as the land-grant university — Congress passed a law in 1862 to establish the university, which would focus on agriculture and […]
Student plagiarism not always handled properly
USD Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Chuck Staben said plagiarism at the University of South Dakota isn’t always followed by proper procedure. English Department Chair John Dudley said there are two ways to approach plagiarism at USD: academically and through student conduct. “The academic decision is at the discretion of the instructor,” he […]
Student Life offers free tickets
The University of South Dakota Student Services Office will offer 100 free tickets to all students for the Nov. 21 women’s basketball game against Drake University at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls. The regular student price at the door of the Pentagon will be $5, but the 100 tickets are being made available to […]
Nearly 40,000 computer infections could be found
First-year Megan Murray has faced a reality other students share. After clicking a link on Facebook, a virus was installed onto her laptop, causing her hard drive to crash. “It just kind of appeared one day,” Murray said. “(IT) said I’d have to get a whole new hard drive.” Murray isn’t alone. This semester, the […]
USD spends the most on electric bills
Last year, the University of South Dakota spent more than $3 million on utilities. The four main utilities — electricity, sewage, natural gas and water — are split between academic buildings and auxiliary facilities, which are residence halls and student centers, such as the Muenster University Center. The cost of utilities from June 2012 to […]
Student teachers see positives and negatives of Common Core
Seniors Chelsea Vanderlinde and Stacia Briard have spent their fall semesters student teaching in elementary classrooms. As part of their student teaching, they are expected to construct lesson plans and teach those lessons to their students. For English-language arts and math, that means those lessons are based on the Common Core standards, rather than the […]