2013
Student talent on display at Pavilion
The University of South Dakota will host its annual Night at the Pavilion on Saturday, Feb. 2 at the Washington Pavilion in Sioux Falls, S.D. The event will begin with an hors d’eouvres reception hosted by USD Admissions from 5 to 7 p.m. During this time, guests will have the opportunity to mingle with […]
Literary Project hosts poetry slam
The University of South Dakota’s Department of English will be hosting the Vermillion Literary Project’s first poetry slam of the semester in the Muenster University Center Pit Lounge Jan. 31. The poetry slam—a competitive poetry performance–begins at 7 p.m. and will feature author and USD professor Fred Arroyo as a special guest. Dr. Arroyo teaches […]
Influenza spreads on USD campus
In the past year, there have been 647 confirmed cases of the H3N2 virus in South Dakota, 16 of which have resulted in death according to the South Dakota Department of Health. Vermillion Sanford Health Clinic physician assistant Melissa Shefl said the clinic has experienced an increased inflow of patients reporting flu-like symptoms, a trend […]
USD research park begins development
The South Dakota Board of Regents has authorized the development of the University of South Dakota’s new 80-acre research park located in Sioux Falls. The park will provide students opportunities to work as interns, researchers and part- time employees for local businesses. In December 2012, the South Dakota Board of Regents authorized USD to create […]
Campus adjusts to USD smoking ban
According to Student Government Association President Alissa VanMeeteren, SGA is pleased with the way the smoking ban has been doing during its initial weeks of enactment. Still, some students and faculty members have not observed the new policy. VanMeeteren said there are “minimal people failing to adhere to policy.” “SGA knew violations would happen,” VanMeeteren […]
BLOG: Editor comes back for another semester
I would like to begin this by saying, I’m back! That’s right, I did the weird, the wild, the strange, and I decided to be Verve Editor for another semester. In Volante-land, this is nearly unheard of. Every staff member in every position, save editor-in-chief, shuffles around and switches positions every semester. But Verve is […]
BLOG: Long distance relationships
Long distance relationships are bad news and to be avoided at all costs. Too bad you’re already in one. Sorry, that was a bit presumptuous. Maybe I should explain myself. Everyone warns you to break up with your significant other before college, because no one wants to be tied down by a long […]
BLOG: Blogger breaks down the Goth stereotype
I asked three of my fraternity brothers what the top three things were they thought of when they saw a Gothic person. Their answers were: black, they tend not to socialize outside of other Goths and they like to cut themselves or even others. It’s because of these stereotypes that I’ve decided to do a […]
BLOG: New Year’s Resolution
In my last blog, I wrote about resolutions and how to keep them. I’ll admit that I’ve never really been one for New Year’s resolutions though. I just don’t think of them that way. Instead, I try to think of them as lifestyle changes because I come up with them throughout the entire year, not […]
BLOG: Editor comes back for another semester
I would like to begin this by saying, I’m back! That’s right, I did the weird, the wild, the strange, and I decided to be Verve Editor for another semester. In Volante-land, this is nearly unheard of. Every staff member in every position, save editor-in-chief, shuffles around and switches positions every semester. But Verve is […]