September 9, 2015
Anatomy of a college town
Over the summer, Vermillion was named the 45th best college town to live in forever by CollegeRanker.com. “Vermillion offers a great small town atmosphere with a metropolitan feel,” the site said in its description. So what makes an ideal college town? The Volante spoke with leaders in economic development at the top college towns in the […]
$1.1M grant to benefit underrepresented students
Both high school and college students will benefit from a $1.1 million grant for the expansion of student support services. Awarded by the U.S. Department of Education, USD’s TRIO Student Services programs received the grant over the summer, which will provide a variety of resources for students over the next five years. The grant will […]
Organization hopes to be ‘greenest little city in South Dakota’
For the past year, a group of Vermillion residents has taken it upon themselves to promote sustainable practices within the community. “Greening Vermillion” is a nonprofit environmental organization whose goal is to become a resource for all “green” events, news and activism in the city. “When anybody wants to look up something about Vermillion that […]
BLOG: Live-tweeting connects you to your audience
We use Twitter to get our fill of the daily news and drama happening in this fast-paced world, but we love it even more when we can follow along with this entertainment in real time. This, my friends, is what we call “live-tweeting.” Live-tweeting is our way to connect with our audience like never before. […]
USD grant aids Native American students interested in medical field
The Sanford School of Medicine has received a $446,761 grant to provide guidance and aid to Native American high school students interested in the medical field. Funded by the National Workforce Diversity Pipeline Program, the grant will be awarded to two juniors and two seniors at Red Cloud High School on the Pine Ridge Reservation and Wagner Community School on […]
Former USD student competes in Miss America pageant Sunday
By Gabby Ehlers and Katie McGuire Miss South Dakota is working to trade in her crown for a national title. Autumn Simunek, a former USD student, has been preparing for months to compete in the 89th Miss America pageant on Sunday. Simunek, from Hot Springs, S.D., was crowned the 69th Miss South Dakota this year […]
Shakespeare Garden receives renovations; gives USD insight to liberal arts
The University of South Dakota’s Shakespeare Garden received some renovations this summer. The facilities management on campus contributed by ordering new plants that would be sustainable in most climates and placing down concrete curbs to set out the garden plots. The Shakespeare Garden was established in honor of an English department faculty member, according […]
USD searches for funding for new supercomputer
The University of South Dakota’s supercomputer, an advanced research tool for professors and graduate students, will be replaced by early 2017. Plans for a new campus supercomputer have been in the works since the South Dakota Board of Regents awarded USD with a $200,000 Research and Development Innovation grant. The purchase will be a better, faster computer […]
COLUMN: USD cross country send big statement to conference foes over weekend
Some universities are blessed to have a strong men’s cross country team, while others are equally ecstatic about having a respectable women’s cross country team. Only a handful can say they have both. And at 6 p.m. Friday night South Dakota proved they’re in that handful. The women came out and swept the field, crushing […]
Verbatim- September 9th, 2015
On today’s episode of Verbatim, we discuss what businesses students want to come to Vermillion. We also take a look at some changes that are going on at the wellness canter and we look at a local hang out, Burbank Beach. Producer – Krystal Schoenbauer Video Editor- Sydney Mook Editor in Chief- Trent Opstedahl Anchors […]