First-year students mark another milestone in calendar year
The month of October has marked several milestones of progression in my college life. During childhood, October meant Halloween, raking leaves and waiting for my father to come home from hunting. As I grew older, October became a little bit more about football and actually joining my father on the hunts. This year, October has […]
Federation in favor of GSAP laws
The South Dakota Board of Regents Student Federation is working on initiatives for students on campuses, including a policy concerning underage drinking, the statewide tuition freeze and anti-cyber bullying campaign. The Federation discussed these issues at the BOR meetings in Spearfish two weeks ago. Underage drinking The Good Samaritan Alcohol Policy is on the move […]
Awareness of environmental issues is important for future generations
Global warming has shrouded public news my entire life. Features on CNN, stories in the paper or pictures on the internet have shown me the types of problems people are causing around the world. But these pieces of evidence became so prevalent, at some point, I decided it was better for me to simply […]
Work study program helps senior pay full-time tuition
Senior Lyssa Morrow has a lot on her plate. As the student supervisor at I.D. Weeks Library, she is responsible for the other student workers at the library’s circulation desk, opening and closing the library on weekends and making sure students are safe in emergencies. Morrow’s job sometimes ends up keeping her at work from […]
Running on familiar ground
Cross-country meets are unlike many other Division-I sporting events. They don’t blast celebratory music, include halftimes with dance teams or rely on cheerleaders to pump up home crowds. No, cross-country meets run a little bit differently. “We aren’t in the process of the refs are here, the game ball is here, let’s go out and […]
Swimmers and divers off to Mankato
After weeks of practice, the University of South Dakota swimming and diving teams are gaining some momentum heading into their first meets of the fall season, improving off last year’s conference finishes. The teams competed in an inter-squad exhibition meet Sept. 28 to gain a feel for competition. Still, head coach Jason Mahowald said the […]
SGA puts cap on election spending
The Student Government Association passed an election reform bill to determine how the Election Steering Committee will monitor political teams’ campaign spending during university elections, and the bill will be in effect for the 2014 races next semester. According to the election reform amendment, political teams can now spend a maximum of $400, including donations, […]
Vander Maten leads on and off field
Football isn’t the only thing junior Josh Vander Maten stands for. While the role of quarterback has brought along with it great responsibility for the junior University of South Dakota football player, he said he hasn’t let it consume his whole life. In fact, an average busy Wednesday for Vander Maten isn’t stuffed with extra […]
Board places exact value on state compensation for freeze
Students at the University of South Dakota and around South Dakota might finally be receiving something they have wanted for the past few years — a freeze in tuition. At the Sept. 24 Student Government Association meeting, former SGA Vice President Dennis Smith officially reported to the SGA that the South Dakota Board of Regents […]
USD soccer dives into MVC with winning record
In a match where intense physical play stretched the entire 90 minutes, the University of South Dakota women’s soccer team maximized an aggressive offense to down the University of Northern Iowa 3-0 Sunday afternoon. Head coach Mandy Green said she knew UNI was coming to Vermillion ready to battle. “We knew Northern Iowa coming in […]