SGA presidential teams enter final week of campaigning
After the one-team campaign of last year, two teams are competing for the Student Government Association presidency and vice presidency roles for this year’s election. The teams, who both announced their candidacies at the SGA Jan. 19 meeting, will face off in two debates Feb. 25 and 29, followed by the election on March 2 and 3. […]
Law student hopes to curb food waste, help community
A USD law student is working to reduce the amount of campus food that’s wasted and distribute it to those in need throughout the community. Each week, the three on-campus convenience stores at USD – the Beede Bump, U Brew and the POD Market – “throw out a fair quantity of food” that’s near to […]
Student forum gauges future of Math Emporium
For USD students of the past several years, the Math Emporium has been an occasional source of headache and frustration, and sometimes serious irritation. For this reason, the known issues with the emporium were brought forth during an SGA-sponsored discussion Tuesday night in the Center for Diversity & Community in the MUC, and drew a […]
USD faculty develop new cardiovascular treatments
Thanks to the cooperative work of two USD professors, there’s a possibility people who suffer from the cardiovascular condition known as Peripheral Artery Disease may have a new treatment option. Patrick Kelly, an assistant professor at USD’s medical school and a vascular specialist at Sanford Health in Sioux Falls, and Gopinath Mani, an assistant professor […]
SGA senators encouraged to attend basketball games, don red clothing
USD school spirit – and how to promote it – was among the topics of discussion at the Tuesday night Student Government Association meeting. Coyote Crazies President Mackenzie Huber addressed SGA, asking how many of the senators had attended last Saturday’s USD-SDSU basketball game. Less than a majority of the senators said they had attended, […]
Forgotten bicycles get a new lease on life through local co-op
Each year, the Vermillion Police Department collects a number of abandoned bicycles from the streets of Vermillion, and now a group has formed around the idea of giving those bicycles a second chance at life. It began early last May when VPD Captain Chad Passick received an email by mistake that was intended for the […]
3-D printing lab will help shape ‘next generation of entrepreneurs’
A new window of opportunity has opened up for USD students who have an idea for a design concept but lack the means to produce a physical prototype. These students can also look for an embroidery franchise opportunity that provides a huge and promising business opportunity. That opportunity is the Innovation Lab, which includes a […]
Library lets students pay dues with generosity
Students who find themselves owing library fines at the end of the semester have the option to pay their dues in a different way – a donation of food items that go to the Vermillion Food Pantry. Librarian Julie Junker said the library’s “Food for Fines Program” was launched in 2007 as a way to give […]
Community gathers downtown for annual Parade of Lights celebration
A crowd of Vermillion community members young and old, including USD students and faculty, gathered downtown Dec. 5 to witness this year’s Parade of Lights. The parade consisted of about a dozen floats decorated in Christmas lights and included police cruisers and a horse-pulled wagon. One of the most eye-catching floats was a fire truck […]
Coach Joe Glenn announces retirement
The MUC Ballroom was packed with students, athletes, colleagues and well-wishers during a press conference Monday announcing the retirement of USD’s head football coach Joe Glenn. After “four great years” with Glenn, Athletic Director David Herbster said during the press conference he is grateful to Glenn for his work during his four year tenure at USD.buy veklury […]