November 2013
Statistics show sharing of electronic devices leads to spreading of illnesses
Salmonella, rhinovirus, the common cold, the flu, and staph bacteria. Hypochondriacs consider yourself warned. Campus computers are some of the least physically maintained resources on all of the University of South Dakota’s campus. A majority of faculty and staff use one of the computers at least once throughout the day. However, privately owned computers aren’t […]
Societal changes over decades prove both negative, positive
Maybe it’s just me, but I’m fascinated by the past. Perhaps it’s because I believe I should have been born in the 1940s, or maybe I enjoy getting caught up in the nostalgia. But no matter which way you look at it, I love learning about the way the world used to work and how […]
The Rant: Sprinklers go off unnecessarily
The Rant Dear Facilities Management and Mother Nature, Nothing compares to a classic South Dakota moment like sprinkler mist in your face on a Wednesday morning in about 40-degree weather. Honestly, why would sprinklers go off Oct. 30 at a time when people are in the middle of walking to their mid-morning classes, with a […]
Students react to first snow of season
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Spanish club celebrates halloween
The University of South Dakota’s Spanish Club recently celebrated the Hispanic holiday, Dia De Los Muertos, meaning day of the dead in Spanish. The holiday was celebrated by building an altar for Diego Rivera, a deceased Spanish artist. This is just one of the many traditions that is practiced over the three day holiday. “The […]
Strikes for tykes
Dakotathon’s Making Strikes for Miracles event had over 50 students participate in a bowling tournament to benefit Children’s Miracle Network Monday. Twelve teams participated in the bowling event at Howler’s Bar and Grille in Vermillion. “We are trying to get people to enjoy helping our cause,” said senior Ashley Nelson, co-event chair for Dakotathon. Nelson, […]
Music fills sophomore’s days
Sophomore Liz Pekas is more than a little musically inclined. She has been a paid musician for the past six years, playing in pit orchestras. Her specialty is the clarinet, but she also plays saxophone, bassoon, percussion and has experience with brass instruments. In total, she owns 14 instruments. Her passion for music began in […]
International Film Series brings diverse movies to campus
Whether a 14-year-old girl recounts to her unborn child how she became a rebel wielding an Ak-47 or a married couple grapples with improving the life of their child by moving out of Iran, these cinematic stories are finding their way to the University of South Dakota through the International Film Series. Sponsored by the […]
USD students race for reading awareness
The Mortar Board raised $200 and 12 books at the second annual Trick or Trot 5K. The donations will benefit Vermillion elementary schools to improve literacy, said Lindsay Sparks, assistant director of Student Life. Participants were dressed in Halloween costumes to run or walk the 5K route through Vermillion Sunday morning. 10 students and community […]
USD basketball media highlights
Media day for the University of South Dakota 2013-14 basketball season was set in the Al Neuharth Media Center Oct. 30. Men’s interim head coach Joey James and women’s head coach Amy Williams made two messages very clear: defense and inexperience. “We were one of the worst teams in the nation in transition defense,” James […]