Administrators explain reason for class on Easter Monday
Unlike high school students or even some college students in the region, University of South Dakota students were in class on Easter Monday, or April 6. Jim Moran, USD provost and vice president for academic affairs, said classes are held on Easter Monday because it is not recognized as a religious holiday. “There is this […]
University parking passes could lead to secondary citation
University of South Dakota parking passes must be displayed to park on campus, but displaying the parking passes on the rearview mirror could lead to secondary road violations. “Secondary enforcement laws only allow an officer to pull over drivers for a separate violation — speeding, headlight out, etc. — and then ticket them if there […]
New fund available for students looking to travel abroad
Thanks to Tom and Nancy Gallagher, the College of Arts & Sciences will be able to help students study abroad with a new $40,000 fund. The Gallaghers are the current co-chairs of the University of South Dakota Foundation’s Onward campaign. They decided to donate after learning fewer than five percent of USD students travel abroad. […]
Officials urge public to ‘protect yourself’ against measles
Measles outbreaks in the United States are higher than they’ve been in recent history, and the symptoms are quite similar to other illnesses people catch during this time of the year. In 2014, 644 cases of the measles were documented by the Center for Disease Control, with 121 cases reported in 2015. The California Department of […]
Students spend part of semester in state Capitol
Senior Clay Hoffman didn’t originally consider interning outside of Vermillion during his final semester as an undergraduate at the University of South Dakota. Then senior Tyler Tordsen, Student Government Association president, informed Hoffman of possible opportunities in Pierre during the state’s legislative session. Tordsen was convincing enough for Hoffman, who decided it would be an […]
College football playoff should be limited to four teams
For the first time in the history of college football, four teams will compete in a playoff to decide who wins the National Championship. The four teams that will compete in the playoff are Alabama, Oregon, Florida State and Ohio State. Alabama, the No. 1 seed, will play Ohio State, the fourth seed. Florida State, the […]
Huggins: Time for compromise in Congress
Last week on Election Day, Republicans took back the Senate and gained the majority in both houses of Congress. They needed six seats to have a majority in the Senate. The GOP was able to pick up Senate seats in Iowa, South Dakota, Colorado, Arkansas, West Virginia and North Carolina. Not only did the GOP win control […]
Huggins: Minimum wage should be increased
Whether or not minimum wage should be increased has become a hot debate in American politics. However, one politician is tired of discussing it. Chris Christie, the governor of New Jersey, said the minimum wage debate isn’t something families are overly concerned about. Giving a speech in Washington, D.C. Oct. 21 at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, […]
Huggins: The Dallas Cowboys are back
The Dallas Cowboys are 5-1. I repeat, the Dallas Cowboys are 5-1 For a decade now, the Cowboys have been the standard of mediocrity. Whether it’s the bobbled snap by quarterback Tony Romo to beat the Seattle Seahawks on a last second field goal or competing for the division title the past three years on […]
Brady, Manning tied for most successful career
For the past decade, Tom Brady and Peyton Manning have been at the top of their game. The question of who has had the better career reentered my mind Oct. 8 as I watched Manning throw for his 500th career touchdown pass in his career and later as Brady became the sixth Quarterback in NFL history to […]