CAB announces choices for 2017 spring concert
More than 1,338 people have responded to a Campus Activities Board survey that was released last week asking students who they would like to have come perform at USD. Doug Wagner, the adviser of CAB, said deciding who performs the concert is no easy task. The process starts with the amount given to CAB by […]
Vermillion Biotest Plasma Center opens for buisness
Eighteen beds sit in a row, machines separating the spots where donors will soon sit. Machines stand next to the beds, awaiting donor blood to separate life-saving plasma and remaining hemoglobin. The beds are part of a complex process at Biotest Plasma Center where people get paid to have their blood taken. The business opened on […]
UPD prepares for increased activity during Dakota Days
With Dakota Days approaching next week, the University Police Department is preparing for the big weekend. Lieutenant Jef Rice said D-Days weekend is something the department plans for all year. “Its one of those deals, it is a very big event here. Just like Move-In Day is and it isn’t something like, ‘oh we’re two weeks out, we […]
Verdis Group reports USD pilot recycling program is on schedule
The University of South Dakota has more challenges with recycling than other universities, according to Craig Moody, a managing partner at the Verdis Group, a Omaha-based sustainability firm the university hired. Moody said he knows it can look like the university isn’t moving very fast, however, setting up a recycling program is a complicated process. “This […]
Pilot recycling program moving to next round of discussion
The USD waste and recycling study report is almost finished and ready to be taken to the Executive Committee to review a pilot program. The report includes data from multiple studies done last year. Including recycling rates, a waste profile assessment, infrastructure assessment and sustainability survey. According to the report, done by the Verdis group, […]
Pilot recycling program still in the works, behind schedule
A pilot recycling program aiming to make campus more sustainable is still in the works, months after a waste audit found that minimal recycling efforts were being made at USD. The program is expected to be put into action by the end of the semester. Currently, the Muenster University Center is the only building with […]
New USD merchandise store to open in downtown Vermillion
Students and community members will soon be able to purchase USD apparel and merchandise from a new downtown store. You can also check out their homepage or their website https://www.retailexpress.com/, see for yourself what quality products and merchandise you might need. The USD Marketing Department has been working throughout the month to get the store, […]
School bus carrying about 30 USD students involved in crash
A Vermillion School District bus carrying approximately 30 USD students collided with a vehicle on Tuesday morning. There were minimal injuries, according to the South Dakota State Highway Patrol. The bus was heading east on Cherry Street at about 9:46 a.m. when a 2005 Cadillac DeVille heading north on Stanford Street ran a stop sign, […]
Students’ budgets help with burden of college debt
In South Dakota alone 69 percent of students are in debt. The state average amount of debt in South Dakota is $26,023 according to The Institute for College Access and Success. Being a student that already has debt to pay off and figuring out how to manage your money while in school can be difficult. […]
Students seek medical services at Sanford
Students can find services for most health issues at Sanford student health. Sanford is located three blocks southeast of campus at 20 S. Plum Street. Services are open to students from 7:30 a.m. – 8 p.m. Monday though Friday and 8:30-11:30 on Saturday. If you can’t make it into the clinic, the Sanford Vermillion Clinic […]