April 2015
Eight things to do on a rainy day
1. Do the homework you’ve been putting off for the last few days. 2. Curl up with a good book, one that you actually want to read for fun. 3. Crank up the tunes and go dancing in the rain. 4. If you’re a little bit country, or want to be country, […]
First Amendment should not excuse racism
The University of Oklahoma has closed its chapter of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity after a video was leaked of some members singing a racist chant. An OU black student alliance group called Unheard OU leaked the videos, and was happy about the response it evoked from the public. Even the national president of SAE was […]
Interstate speed change dangerous to drivers
It was April 2. I was driving home for my Easter break to Sioux Falls. What was usually a quick, painless drive quickly turned to a dangerous route full of confused drivers. But why all the confusion? Not 24 hours earlier South Dakota had officially changed the speed limits from 75 miles per hour to 80 […]
Computer science competition expands activities
A small, two-wheeled metallic robot scurries across the floor, its two sensors taking in information from its surroundings. The robot might look insignificant to the average observer, but for a select number of high school students it may offer a glimpse into a bright future. The University of South Dakota Computer Science Department will host […]
Intramural regulations limit athlete participation
Story by Emily Niebrugge and Alanna Schmeichel While not every athlete has the chance to participate in intramural sports — and with good reason considering the possibility of injury — women’s basketball players are encouraged to take part in intramurals, so long as they take place in the offseason. “The basketball season is an extremely […]
Police need to be held more accountable
Every eight hours, a cop kills someone. Two hundred ninety people have been killed by cops this year, and in many instances, the circumstances of a given incident do not add up to what officers claim in their reports. Recently in New Jersey, a man named Phillip White was killed while in police custody. At […]
VIDEO: Writing festivals combine for two-day event
Updated 4/1: Video from event produced by Megan Card. High school students will be putting pen to paper this weekend at a creative writing seminar. The first ever Vermillion Literary Project Festival and Sorcerer’s Apprentice Writing Camp will be held at the University of South Dakota March 27-28. Michelle Rogge, director of the Dakota Writing Project, […]
People of the Pack: Kristina Sanderson
Kristina Sanderson is a sophomore at USD majoring in kinesiology and hopes to become a physician assistant in orthopedic surgery. NK: If you could change something about yourself or your life, what would you change? KS: In the past caring so much what people think about me. I kind of outgrew that, but I wish […]
VIDEO: Athletes celebrate ‘million minute’ reward with elementary students
Junior Tia Hemiller has gone up against some of the best defensive rebounders in the country on the basketball court. But on March 31, the 5’8’’ starting point guard for the University of South Dakota took on a swarm of pint-sized opponents. Hemiller was all in for a schoolyard-style game of knockout in the DakotaDome […]
Students, community address litter concerns as summer months approach
As temperatures begin to rise with the warming spring season, so does the amount of litter on Burbank Beach. Clay County Sheriff Andy Howe said traffic to the beach has increased in the past two years as university students have discovered its existence. Howe said the road to Burbank Beach is currently closed because it […]