Firefighters respond to fraternity house fire
A fire at the Beta Theta Pi fraternity house Monday evening was caused by hot materials unknowingly being dumped into a bathroom trash can on the second floor of the house, according to an investigation by the Vermillion Fire Department. Firefighters and other emergency personnel responded to the fraternity house located at 429 North Plum […]
UPDATED: Apartment complex residents return home after gas, fire scare
About 20 people were allowed to return to their apartments early Tuesday morning after a gas leak and fire scare at the Austree Apartment complex led to the evacuation of the two buildings Ileen Weisser, a resident of the apartment complex located at 800 Jefferson who made the initial 911 call, said she was doing […]
Doubleheader to open Sanford Coyote Sports Center
The Coyote men and women’s basketball teams will break in the new court at the Sanford Coyote Sports Center Nov. 13 in a doubleheader against Stephen F. Austin and Bowling Green. In total, there are 13 non-conference games on the women’s schedule before the Summit League opener, in which the Coyotes will take on Denver on Dec. […]
New students move into dorms during USD Move-in Day 2016
8: 33 a.m. As a car pulled into the parking lot of North Complex Friday morning a group of college students in red shirts surrounded the vehicle. Today was USD Move-in Day. One of the first students to move in was first-year Ashley Nolz from Sioux Falls, South Dakota, who pulled into the lot around […]
Death of USD student announced
A USD student has died. According to an email sent to students Tuesday morning from the Office of the Dean of Students, Clint Hubert, an international studies major with a philosophy and German minor, passed away on May 28 at his home in Vermillion. Hubert was a graduate of Vermillion High School. A visitation service […]
UPDATED: Colette Abbott, wife of USD President James Abbott, dies suddenly at home after cancer diagnosis
First Lady Colette Abbott, the wife of USD President James Abbott, died suddenly Wednesday afternoon at their residence at the age of 59, according to a statement from University Relations. She was recently diagnosed with cancer and was awaiting surgery, according to a statement. President Abbott could be seen talking to emergency personnel at his home, […]
Colette Abbott, wife of USD President James Abbott, dies suddenly at home after cancer diagnosis
First Lady Colette Abbott, the wife of USD President James Abbott, died suddenly Wednesday afternoon at their residence at the age of 59, according to a statement from University Relations. She was recently diagnosed with cancer and was awaiting surgery, according to a statement. President Abbott could be seen talking to emergency personnel at his home, […]
Student recounts personal experience, advocates for others to report early
By Trent Opstedahl and Ally Krupinsky “He took a step closer to me, and looked me in the eyes and said, ‘You owe me.’ ” Senior Jackie Ortmeier was a junior at USD when she reported being sexually assaulted in 2013 at a fraternity formal. She’s not the first USD student to have experienced this […]
Students, family celebrate life with Dakotathon kick-off
April 23, 3:30 p.m. With Dakotathon in full swing, participants arrived at the Wellness Center just before 3:30 p.m. The Miracle children and dancers played games sporadically while the organizers set up speakers on the basketball courts. Soon after, more than 200 participants learned another rendition of the miracle dance. The newest addition included moves synchronized to “Barbie […]
People of the Pack: International students
Following in the footsteps of the popular photoblog Humans of New York, People of the Pack tells the stories of the people at the University of South Dakota through photos and short interviews. “Africa is not a country!” Left to right: John Eri, a senior biology/psychology major from Nigeria; Thomas Wasesa, a sophomore business major […]