USD grads make least in the U.S.
University of South Dakota graduates earn the least in median starting salary among all 50 state “flagship” schools in the country, according to CollegeMeasures.org. Recent graduates from Vermillion earn, on average, $35,900. In comparison, the University of California-Berkeley graduates made the most at $53,900, reported CBS News. Salary information was collected from PayScale.com, a research […]
IN THE KNOW & IN THE DARK
IN THE KNOW: March Madness is in full swing. Good luck for anyone trying to have the perfect bracket. IN THE DARK: Ten years ago, the Iraq war started in March. It was a war most of us grew up dealing with. IN THE KNOW: The official start of spring begins tomorrow. Bring on […]
OVERHEARD
Here you’ll find the weirdest, funniest and stupidest things we’ve heard during the week. Context is for suckers. “Hey bro, I almost let you touch my business. Then I yelled at you.” — Al Neuharth Media Center “I’m going to need some water, Advil and a few apology texts.” — Pine Street […]
EDITORIAL: Growing up with Iraq war helped define us
Ten years ago the United States invaded Iraq and began a war that has impacted each and every American. While it may or may not have been at our doorstep, the war helped shape our generation. For almost any undergraduate student today, the beginning of the Iraq war marked a war that would play a […]
Falls Park drowning stirs disbelief for students, faculty connected to Wallace family
Article by: Trent Opstedahl and Megan Card University of South Dakota students and faculty were in shock at the drowning death of Vermillion High School sophomore Madison Wallace, 16, whose father, Jay Wallace, is a graduate teaching assistant and instructor in the university’s Fine Arts department. Madison Wallace was at Falls Park in Sioux Falls having […]
Students feel ‘alive to their faith’ at the election of Pope Francis
The tension was nearly palpable as a group of young Catholics awaited any sign of white smoke from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel. But they were not among the masses gathered at the Vatican; they were instead huddled around a TV screen in the University of South Dakota’s Newman Center. Sophomore Amber Ewers was […]
Coyotes come close in first-round loss to Western Illinois
Leading 39-33 with nine minutes remaining, it seemed as if the University of South Dakota were on the verge of upsetting No. 2 seed Western Illinois in the Coyotes first ever game in the Summit League Tournament Saturday night in Sioux Falls. Instead, dominant play by the Leatherneck’s senior guard Celoa Clark propelled the WIU […]
OVERHEARDS
Here you’ll find the weirdest, funniest and stupidest things we’ve heard during the week. Context is for suckers. “Gosh, I’m sniffing so much today you’d think I was doing cocaine this morning.” — Akeley Lawrence “Best way to protect yourself from being raped? All you have to do is vomit, pee and poop.” — Al […]
IN THE KNOW AND IN THE DARK
IN THE KNOW: SGA voting ends today. If you haven’t voted by the time you read this, you should. IN THE DARK: People who could easily vote in the SGA election but don’t because they are too lazy. IN THE KNOW: Spring break starts on Friday, even earlier for some. What a great week to […]
Dining for first-year students
When first-years step into Vermillion, you can bet they are all enamored by the multiple options to dine on campus. Soon enough though, students find themselves asking, is there really anything to eat that won’t give them heart disease? The location options to dine at are simple, but how about the selection once you are […]