Vermillion Walmart to administer COVID-19 vaccines
Walmart and Sam’s Club pharmacies will begin administering COVID-19 vaccines through the U.S. Federal Retail Pharmacy Program on Feb. 12. One of the more than 1,000 Walmart and Sam’s Club pharmacies in 22 states participating in this program will be the Walmart on Princeton St. in Vermillion, South Dakota. The company worked with the Centers […]
Brief: USD to offer free rapid testing for COVID-19 on campus
USD will be offering free rapid COVID-19 testing in room 212 of the Muenster University Center 5 days a week from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. starting Feb. 8. The BinaxNOW antigen test, paid for by the South Dakota Department of Health (DOH), provides results in 15 minutes. Those tested will self-collect nasal swab samples […]
Vermillion Public Library holds presentations virtually
The Edith B. Siegrist Vermillion Public Library has adapted its programming over the past year to the constraints on in-person gathering during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. One way this has been done is by doing presentations like last Friday’s “Lunch and Learn” on the 1862 US-Dakota War over Zoom. Rachelle Langdon, programming coordinator at the […]
Farmer’s market weathers winter, COVID-19
The Vermillion Area Farmer’s Market is holding its winter markets at 312 Bower St. While the winter markets normally have differences in stock due to the availability of fresh produce, the ongoing pandemic has forced the markets to adapt in other ways. Amy Schweinle, president of the Farmer’s Market Board, said the general differences in […]
Beyond Waste student summits seek to improve sustainability on campus
The Post-Landfill Action Network (PLAN), an inter-campus association of students concerned about sustainability, is hosting the Beyond Waste Student Summits from February through March. This comes after USD scored 37% overall on PLAN’s Zero Waste Atlas evaluation of sustainability, below the average score of 40 to 50% on college campuses. Anna Moore, Campus Recycling Coordinator […]
Honors thesis defense moves to Zoom
While USD has used a combination of remote and in-person classes this year, honors thesis defense has been moved entirely online since the spring semester of 2020. An honors thesis defense comes at the end of the honors program at USD. A student in the honors program researches a topic and prepares a thesis which […]
Vermillion Parks and Rec hosts roller skate party
On a school holiday, Vermillion area kids went roller skating at the National Guard Armory. The event, organized by the Vermillion Parks and Recreation Department, was a repeat of an event from early last year. Tyler Trageser, a recreation technician with the department, said last year’s event had disappointing attendance. “We had a few people […]
USD brings recycling to residence halls
USD expanded its single stream recycling program into residence halls this semester. Anna Moore, USD’s campus recycling coordinator, said the program started in 2018, and involves collecting recyclables on campus which are brought to Millenium Recycling in Sioux Falls. This semester, bins were installed in North Complex and Brookman Hall. “The plan is we’ll see […]
USD updates WiFi for personal device use
Over the winter break, USD updated its wireless internet software in residence halls to provide better service for students on campus. Cody Burggraff, assistant director of USD housing, said the updates were designed to make the networks more able to provide quality internet for personal use, including gaming and streaming video. “In layman’s terms, from […]
SGA funds College Democrats, Orthopedic Interest Group
In the USD Student Government Association’s last meeting of the semester, the organization passed special appropriations bills for the College Democrats and Orthopedic Special Interest Group. Aaron Mallinger, SGA Director of Finance, reported SGA has only used 12% of their total budget so far this year and attributes that low number to operations changes around […]