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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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