Overheard

overheard Here you’ll find the weirdest, funniest and stupidest things we’ve heard during the week. Context is for suckers.   “Thirty seconds is a long time to not take a drink of alcohol.” — Dakota Street “It looks like pee. Stop spreading it around.” — Al Neuharth Media Center “Nobody even likes pickles. They should […]

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COLUMN: Robinson predicts outcomes for high school football championship matches

It’s that time of the year again, as communities from all over South Dakota flock to Vermillion for the 2013 state football championships in the DakotaDome. This year’s competition includes the South Dakota High School Athletic Association (SDHSAA) adding a seventh division: 11AAA. Play started Thursday at 11 a.m. and continues on after the University […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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