USD intramurals opens up fall season
Students struggling to find something to do in the first few weeks at the University of South Dakota can turn to intramurals as a social event as well as a health event. The USD Wellness Center organizes on-campus intramurals and hopes to expand these team-building activities outside of Vermillion, said Samantha Lowry, assistant director of […]
Student-voted sculpture to be unveiled on campus on Oct. 5
From Yale’s “Handsome Dan” the bulldog to Penn State’s out-of-commission Coach Paterno, the role of iconic on-campus statues have made their mark on the college scene. And the University of South Dakota is no exception. Weighing in at 300 pounds, a life-size coyote statue will make its way to the USD campus Oct. 5, during […]
Smoking ban put in students’ hands
At the University of South Dakota, it has been almost five months since the Student Government Association passed a smoke-free campus resolution. Now, as the school year comes to a close, USD has yet to see a smoking ban implemented on campus. For SGA President Alissa VanMeeteren, the creation and implementation of a smoking ban […]
Students rate teaching abilities, courses
As half the class races to finish their course evaluations and the other half quietly contemplates the questions before them, it is ultimately University of South Dakota staff like Angie Logue who have to sift through end of the semester evaluations. Logue, who is a secretary for the biology department spends at least three full […]
USD students seize entrepreneurship
One recording/photography studio, two company cars, 25 employees and $75,000 worth of assets later, the University of South Dakota student-driven company, LLC, is just one local example of students pursuing their entrepreneurial endeavors along with an education. Aided by USD’s Beacom School of Business and organizations like the Collegiate Entrepreneurship Organization (CEO), USD student entrepreneurs […]
Staben interview stirs controversy
University of South Dakota Provost Chuck Staben may be contending for the president position at Wichita State University, but a recent interview session on the Wichita campus has caused some students to question Staben’s attitude toward USD. According to an article by The Wichita Eagle, Staben said his reason for applying for the Kansas-based position […]
Students faced with 6.9 percent tuition increase
Junior Kristin Wempe was prepared to pay her way through college as a bright-eyed first-year University of South Dakota student. Scholarships and a job-supported college fund in tow, Wempe thought her college payment plan was solid — until the tuition increases. As Wempe calculates the interest collecting every day from the loan she took out […]
Gas prices affect commuters
With the price of gasoline less than a dime away from last year’s high, University of South Dakota staff and faculty commuters are considering a cost-effective alternative carpooling. Starting with a survey through USD Human Resources, HR staffer Linda Mattson said she sent out an email to the 1,200 faculty and staff members, and it […]
Festival of Nations featured food, entertainment
As fifth-grader Fatima Anees took a bite of the orange Indian chicken on her plate, her eyes bulged as the heat of the dish snarled her tongue and mouth in a wave of fire. After racing to the corner of the Muenster University Center ballroom, Fatima laughed between taking giant gulps of water. This is […]
PREVIEW: Tuition increases frustrate USD student body
Student loan debt may continue to grow as the South Dakota Board of Regents (BOR) approved a 6.9 percent increase in tuition and required fees for students at the University of South Dakota March 29. For sophomore Landon Jab, increases in tuition and fees means another summer in construction. Jab said while the pay is […]