September 2015
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 […]
Painting professor’s past brings color to art department’s painting program
Every great painting is made of countless brush strokes, each adding color to the canvas. The result is a masterpiece filled with new techniques and colors. Like these paintings, USD’s newest painting professor, Andrew Leventis, has a colorful background of his own to guide his student artists. After graduating high school in Charlotte, N.C., Leventis […]
BLOG: MTV Music Awards ‘a boring and ultimately annoying waste of time’
One of my favorite past times in college is gathering with friends to watch various award shows throughout the year while sharing a pizza on a dull Sunday night. We make our predictions, argue if the winner deserved the award or not and live-tweet the shocking moments of each show. While funny at first, it […]
Soccer finds success, wins first games of season
The USD women’s soccer team turned the tides of its season over the weekend, earning wins against Chicago State 4-0 on Friday and Green Bay 4-3 in overtime on Sunday. The two wins broke a four-game losing streak to start the season for the Coyotes, who could only manage two goals in the first five games […]
Closed restaurants’ liquor licenses sitting in limbo
Rumors of a liquor license transfer within the City of Vermillion have not reached City Hall, Vermillion City Manager John Prescott said. “We have not had anybody submit paperwork to either transfer a license or to add a new license,” Prescott said. “We don’t have any of those pending before the city.” In January, Maya […]
SGA needs to gauge student interest before resolution vote
The bond between USD and Vermillion is a unique relationship. It’s a symbiotic relationship that in most instances has had a positive impact on the two entities, and will continue to do so. But in light of possible actions being considered by the Student Government Association, the bond between the city and the university may […]
New dollar store opens on Cherry Street
As Dennis Whipple and Sarah Stewart unpacked merchandise and staged it on shelves and hangers in preparation for the opening of their dollar store, Whipple came across a handful of selfie sticks and questioned some of the product selection of his new store. “When I saw that, I said, ‘We’ll never sell this,’” he recalled. […]