People of the Pack: Brian Griffin
Brian Griffin is a first year law student at the University of South Dakota. He is from Jacksonville, Florida. In high school, he made a big impact with a small act of kindness. Why did you start saying “hi” to five new people each day? “I randomly saw this person just sitting by (herself) and […]
People of the Pack: Lexy Tuttle
Tell me about something in your life that you’re most proud of. “Within the last year, my mom passed away and it was a total shock. She wasn’t sick or anything — it was an accident. Being able to move past that with my family and getting closer to my dad as a result, and […]
People of the Pack: Nikki Koehler
Nikki Koehler is a first-year studying dental hygiene. Why did you choose dental hygiene? “I went to the dentist one day and he asked me what my major was. I said I didn’t know and he was like you should look at dental hygiene. I did and I liked it a lot.” What do you […]
People of the Pack: Juan Correal
Juan Correal is a sophomore from Colombia. He is studying geology. What do you think about South Dakota? “I like it. It’s way different. People are super friendly.” Has it been easy for you to adjust here? “At the beginning it was really hard, because you’re by yourself and you’re all alone. You don’t know […]
Relay for Life offers hope for those affected by cancer
For some University of South Dakota students, the fight against cancer is personal. Junior Emily Jansen is part of the Colleges Against Cancer (CAC) organization on campus and is volunteering her time to help organize the annual Relay for Life event coming up Feb. 22. “I’m really, really passionate about the American Cancer Society (ACS) […]
Invisible boyfriend/girlfriend app not all it’s cracked up to be
For a week I had two boyfriends. And no, I’m not a cheater. I just had a fake boyfriend on the side. That’s not weird, right? The Invisible Boyfriend company is a new relationship service, but with a twist — the company promotes the fact that now there’s a way to get nagging friends and family […]
Students learn to ‘be okay with being poor for a while’
Some students are excited to leave their hometown after graduating high school to get away from family or to have a fresh start, but junior Ali Stonebraker was excited to leave her hometown so she would stop spending her money. She knows all too well what it’s like to struggle to keep money in the bank. […]
Campus dining undergoes changes to improve student experience
The University of South Dakota has undergone several changes with the expansion of the Muenster University Center and national food chains being brought to campus to offer more choices to students last spring. When students arrived back to campus in January, more changes had occurred in the MUC with campus dining. Sophomore Mitch Branjord noticed […]
USD couple takes leap of faith with engagement
Junior Erika Arpan and senior Tyler Tordsen are seated at a kitchen table in Kappa Alpha Theta, Arpan’s sorority house, smiling and laughing together as they reminisce on their first date back in August 2012. Arpan met Tordsen in Rapid City while attending a Crazy Horse Institute summer program, and upon resuming school at the University of […]
Library attendance climbs as finals week looms ahead
As finals week approaches each semester, the number of students making their way to the University of South Dakota I.D. Weeks Library increases dramatically. Dean of Libraries Dan Daily said the number of students coming to the library begins increasing in November. “From about Thanksgiving on (the number of students in the library increases), and then […]