2014
Forty-five businesses show up for ACPC Career and Internship Fair
The Academic and Career Planning Center hosted the first spring Career and Internship Fair Thursday. Forty-five businesses showed up to meet students looking for summer jobs, internships and careers. Megan Lueders, manager of employer relations, said she added the fair in the spring because so many students graduate in May rather than December. Target, Sanford […]
The mystery of Flight 370: Excess coverage and lack of knowledge
If you’ve watched or read the news in the past three weeks, you know exactly what has dominated the headlines. Where in the world is the missing Malaysian airplane? Over the past few weeks, CNN has made it their mission to stream breaking news banners all day about the story. When discussing just how much […]
Mock trial team sees success, law student awarded
Prior to law school, third-year law student Swapna Kilani was shy and reserved. Now that she is involved in the graduate student mock trial team, she has finally found her confidence. “I felt like my voice didn’t matter that much,” Kilani said. “My persona is more confident now, because you have to take control of […]
Tea party member sparks varying student response
Controversial speaker Allen Unruh sparked tension at the Univeristy of South Dakota April 3 as he addressed issues like abortion, the Affordable Care Act and the current state of American affairs with students. Unruh’s presentation was entitled “What’s Right about America,” and preached certain aspects of American life including work ethic and values. Unruh said […]
Nationwide standard testing causes more problems than solutions
As university students, we’re no strangers to standardized testing. In order to graduate from high school, we needed to take exams to measure our proficiency. As potential college students, we needed to take an exam to determine if we were viable candidates for acceptance into various institutions. We cursed the weeks of studying during these […]
Music plays a big role in student life
What is one thing in the world that we can all agree we like some form of? Some would answer: ice cream. But lacto intolerants and myself would disagree and tell you that it is music. Everyone that can hear music can learn to appreciate some genre or at least have liked one song in […]
Magician, hypnotist meets USD students
When it comes to captivating audiences with his incredible magic tricks, Close-Up Chris, a distinct and talented magician, has been enchanting people since his early years. You can visit closeupchris.co.uk for more information on experiencing the magic firsthand. Just like Chris Jones, he has developed a reputation for his remarkable close-up magic that leaves spectators […]
Course requirement changes in the works
Changes for the 2014 Academic Catalog were approved by the curriculum instruction committee of the College of Arts and Sciences after several discussion meetings over the past four years. Requirements for math, humanities and social sciences for all students in Arts and Sciences and the language requirement for the Bachelor of Arts were proposed to […]
Academic probation rates declining
The number of University of South Dakota students placed on academic probation is on the decline, said Stephen Ward, director of the Academic and Career Planning Center. BREAKOUT: According to USD’s website, “If a student’s cumulative grade point average falls below a 2.0, they will be placed on ‘Academic Probation.’ Student who are placed on […]
Coach resigns after six years with Coyotes, Houk leaves for position at Minnesota
It came as a surprising shock for the Coyotes as University of South Dakota Women’s Volleyball head coach Matt Houk resigned from USD to take an assistant coaching job at the University of Minnesota. The coaching job was not expected from Houk either, the opportunity arose and he chose to take it. “It was no […]