2018
Vermillion City Council proceeds with business improvement district
The Vermillion City Council approved a resolution to proceed with a second Business Improvement District at their meeting held on Monday, April 16. A Business Improvement District (BID) is an area of drawn-out boundaries and businesses within the boundaries are required to pay additional taxes that help fund projects inside the area. The idea behind a BID is […]
Forty-nine athletic records broken in 2017-18 school year
USD racked up 49 broken school records by 23 athletes in nearly half of the Division 1 sports provided by the school this academic year. Shanice Cannigan, a senior hurdler on the track and field team, holds the school records for 60-meter hurdles (8.41 seconds) and the pentathlon (4,106 points). Cannigan said it was an […]
Laura Chandler hired as new Center for Diversity & Community director
Following a semester without leadership in the Center for Diversity & Community, a new director was hired with the help of a search committee and students. Laura Renee Chandler, an assistant professor of history at South Dakota State University, was hired as director following a three-part student panel April 2, 3 and 5. When Chandler officially […]
Matt Mooney to leave USD
Matt Mooney, a junior men’s basketball player, announced Sunday on Twitter that he will not be returning to USD next year. Following the departure of former head coach Craig Smith on March 25, Mooney had made an announcement April 5 on Twitter saying his contract from USD had been released. “I am not for sure […]
People of the Pack: Jeff Chang
Jeff Chang is a senior from Taiwan majoring in math. Molly Sperlich: Why did you choose USD? Jeff Chang: Everyone said USD is affordable and I think that’s like the biggest reason I chose here. Or my parents chose here since I am not financially independent. The first time I came here it was a […]
USD offers in-state tuition for Nebraska students
A reduction of $3,000 per year will be offered for transfer and freshman residents of Nebraska. Scott Pohlson, vice president of enrollment, marketing and university relations, said the reduction of prices for Nebraska came after USD implemented in-state tuition for Iowa last year. “We started with Iowa and some of that is population-based because Sioux City […]
Clothing stolen from “What We Were Wearing” exhibit
A piece of clothing from the “What We Were Wearing” art exhibit hosted by PAVE and ICARE was recently stolen twice by an unknown thief. In place of the stolen piece is now a sign that reads “the underwear illustrating this story has been stolen twice. Stealing objects from a sexual assault survivor art installation […]
Head-to-head: Free public tuition a valuable investment for America
I am an in-state student at what is considered to be an affordable college, and yet, I will spend many, many years paying off the debt. I can’t help but wonder, wouldn’t it also be more efficient to shift the cost off of college students? The cost of higher education has exploded in the last […]
Head-to-head: Free tuition isn’t really free
The idea of a free higher education system is not the best approach to fixing rising college costs. First, it infringes on the autonomy of the taxpayer. Second, technical and trade schools should have higher value in society. Third, public high school needs to be improved first. First, as soon as a system of anything […]
Money can’t buy us happiness, but it can buy us stress
“Cash rules everything around me.” These lyrics from the Wu Tang Clan’s “C.R.E.A.M.” speak volumes to the way that society is, and has been for years. The fact about money is that it doesn’t need to rule everything in the world, especially not everything in everyday life. Economics isn’t actually about money at all. Economics is […]