Funds from GAF increase allocated to CAB, others
After an increase in USD’s General Activity Fee last spring, some student organizations have been working with the Student Government Association to try to get a piece of the action for themselves. A number of the organizations, a few of which had no GAF funding at all last year, saw a noticeable jump in the […]
Sororities using smartphone app as precautionary safety tool
Two USD sororities are utilizing a safety smartphone application to protect its members as a precaution against dangerous situations when walking home late at night. SafeTrek, which is available free to all USD students, is an app that summons emergency responders to users who find themselves in need of assistance. Bridget Wilds, a member of […]
Limited funds for maintenance/repair projects to campus buildings poses dilemma
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Organization hopes to be ‘greenest little city in South Dakota’
For the past year, a group of Vermillion residents has taken it upon themselves to promote sustainable practices within the community. “Greening Vermillion” is a nonprofit environmental organization whose goal is to become a resource for all “green” events, news and activism in the city. “When anybody wants to look up something about Vermillion that […]
Parking and Traffic Committee pumps up parking permit prices
Students who own automobiles are paying a bit more to park their vehicles in University of South Dakota parking lots this year than they have in previous years. Annual parking passes for this year cost $138, a $12 increase from last year’s price. The increase was approved by the university’s Executive Committee after the Parking and […]
Friends, professors remember Brant Blaha
Memories of University of South Dakota student Brant Blaha were shared by family and friends who gathered Sunday evening for a memorial service in the Muenster University Center. Blaha, a 19-year-old sophomore from Dante, S.buy grifulvin online https://alvitacare.com/wp-content/languages/new/where/grifulvin.html no prescription D., drowned in the Missouri River on Aug. 16 while on a swimming trip with friends at […]
Board of Regents requests $4.7 million for tuition freeze
Students at the University of South Dakota paying in-state tuition may be breathing easier next year about their tuition bills. After raising tuition rates by an average of about 5.8 percent at all six South Dakota public universities for the 2015-2016 school year, the South Dakota Board of Regents is pursuing $4.7 million in funding from the state […]