September 24, 2019
SGA discusses report from President Gestring, policies regarding bills
USD President Sheila Gestring spoke at Tuesday’s Student Government Association (SGA) meeting and delivered some news regarding USD’s improvement in a variety of areas. “USD, since 2005, has actually decreased its spending per degree by 8.4%. Regional peers have gone up 4.7%,” Gestring said. She attributes this success to growing graduation rates. “We’ve increased our […]
Grant awarded to USD led research on sexual assault
The U.S. Department of Justice awarded the state of South Dakota the Sexual Assault Kit Initiative (SAKI) grant earlier this month. The researchers, led by Bridget Diamond-Welch, an associate professor of criminal justice at USD, were awarded a three-year, $500,000 grant. The grant was given to fund research on how sexual assault cases travel through […]
The Rant: Obnoxious in-class snifflers
Dear obnoxious in-class snifflers, I never thought I’d say this – but can you just stop breathing? I get it; the whole campus is sick, including me, but I can’t imagine how sitting in class forcing oxygen through your nose mucus is helping anything. What’s even worse is when I can tell you don’t actually […]
Knutson Theater and Colton Recital Hall set for renovation
The College of Fine Arts puts on six theater productions, countless student art exhibits, choir concerts, band and orchestra concerts and more annually. While students perfect their skills and continually improve, the Warren M. Lee Center for Fine Arts (FA) facility continues to sink. The FA was built on the north side of campus in […]
Editorial: Support local businesses this D-Days season
USD Alumni, family members and current students will all come together soon enough to celebrate D-Days in all of its glory. As D-Days quickly approaches, restaurants and bars downtown are preparing for their busiest time of the year. As we near that special time of the year, we find ourselves reflecting on the importance of […]
Grubhub replaces Tapingo at USD
Grubhub has replaced Tapingo as the food ordering service at USD. Grubhub bought out Tapingo for $150 million last fall, and students have a short time before the app switches to the Grubhub platform. The apps will essentially run the same. Students download the Grubhub app and transfer their information to the app or sign […]
“Chalking it out” doesn’t beat talking it out
It’s safe to say freedom of speech is a core value of America and essential to the fair representation of all individuals. Furthermore, we are easily capable of expressing ourselves in today’s society, whether it’s with a simple tap of the keyboard and push of a button – or in this past week’s case, a […]
Downtown during Dakota Days: Restaurants gear up to tackle Dakota Days homecoming weekend
This is a two-part story examining how Vermillion’s downtown businesses prep for the madness of Dakota Days. To read how Carey’s, Main Street Pub, Old Lumber Company and Charcoal Lounge handle “a 72-hour party,” click HERE. R-Pizza’s freezer/kitchen/storage room is stocked with 400 pounds of cheese balls, 400 pounds of pizza cheese and 30 gallons […]
The importance of being politically informed
Politics are a touchy subject. People are passionate about their political views, which is nothing short of reasonable. The obstacle with politics, however, is people who are uninformed of the goings-on in The White House, internationally and, right now, with the group of candidates running for the 2020 election. In the current political hot zone […]
Downtown during Dakota Days: How Vermillion’s bars prepare for the busiest week of the year
This is a two-part story examining how Vermillion’s downtown businesses prep for the madness of Dakota Days. To read about R-Pizza and Dakota Brickhouse stocking up for the long week, click HERE. John Guagliardo used a short phrase to describe Dakota Days, USD’s annual homecoming celebration, which this year begins on Sunday: “A 72-hour party.” […]