April 2015
Students should speak up about sexual assault
Sexual assault is something no one should have to experience. Child sexual assault is inappropriate, traumatizing and stressful. Yet, an average of 293,066 people, age 12 and older, are sexually assaulted each year in the United States. Sexual assault is a big deal on college campuses across the world, including at the University of South […]
Arena project will expand into DakotaDome this summer
The exterior shape of the performance enhancement complex expansion to the DakotaDome should be in place by August. Project Manager Lorin Wilcox said much of the exterior work to the building will be completed over the summer when most students aren’t on campus. “The arena exterior walls will be in place with some final roof […]
Sioux Falls Police Taking Applications For 8 Openings
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — The Sioux Falls Police Department is hiring. Spokesman Sam Clemens says the department is looking to add eight officers to the force in October. Interested applicants have until May 4 to submit an application. Clemens says candidates must have a high school diploma as well as some college or previous […]
VIDEO: President Obama should visit Vermillion
South Dakota is last. President Barack Obama has visited every state in the union now as president, except South Dakota. And finally, on May 8, the President will deliver a commencement address at Lake Area Technical Institute. So why Watertown? “(Lake Area Tech is) one of the top community colleges in the nation,” The White House said […]
Men’s rugby recovering from low membership
The University of South Dakota Men’s Rugby Club has been trying to build its roster back up to field a full squad over the past two years. David Middlebrooks, the club’s team president, has been involved with the club rugby team at USD since 2007, and said the numbers have declined greatly since he joined. […]
VIDEO: Conference puts women and gender issues at forefront
Graduate students Haley Schwenk and Elise Hocking presented their results from research regarding college students’ attitudes toward workers requesting paternity and maternity leave during the Biennial Women and Gender Research Conference April 9. Their results showed something few audience members expected. College students considered women who request maternity leave as more dominant, and men who requested paternity […]
Students network, share research at IdeaFest
More than 450 University of South Dakota students will fill the Muenster University Center with presentations of their research this week. Sarah Wittmuss, director of the Center for Academic and Global Engagement (CAGE), said there will be 80 more students at the 23rd annual IdeaFest than there were last year. The event takes place all day April 15-16 in […]
Vandals Strike More Than 100 Vehicles In Huron In A Few Days
HURON, S.D. (AP) — More than 100 vehicles have been vandalized in Huron in less than a week. Police Chief Denny Meyer says the majority of the damage has been done with either a BB or a pellet gun. He says some of the incidents have even occurred during daylight hours. KOKK radio reports vehicles […]
Natural hair movement encourages women to love their hair
For years, females have been given the perfect persona of how to look, dress and present themselves. This affects women and girls of all ages and races.buy premarin online https://www.pharmalucence.com/wp-content/languages/new/generic/premarin.html no prescription African American women, for example, are given the idea that their hair is ugly — that curls are not something they need and that relaxing or straightening […]
Music majors perform recitals to graduate
To earn some degrees students have to submit a paper or project to graduate, but for music majors a special requirement must be fulfilled. Every year junior and senior music majors at the University of South Dakota perform at both vocal and instrumental music recitals to fulfill their graduation requirements. Rick Rognstad, professor of music at […]