QuickHits: Gilsar, Mettler, Gress set records at fourth annual USD Red-White indoor track meet
VERMILLION, S.D. — Megan Glisar, Jeff Mettler and Ali Gress each set meet records as South Dakota track and field held its fourth annual Red-White Meet at the DakotaDome on Friday. The meet serves as a preseason event and the results did not count in any qualification standards or national r ankings. Glisar jumped 5 […]
Study shows 24/7 program successful
South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley said a new report is further evidence that South Dakota’s 24/7 Sobriety Program is working. The program was started in 2005, giving people convicted of alcohol-related crimes a chance to stay out of jail as long as they stay sober. They’re monitored twice daily for alcohol use. Jackley said […]
Commencement to feature Gilbertson
Chief Justice David E. Gilbertson will give the keynote address for the University of South Dakota’s 37th Winter Commencement at 10 a.m. Dec. 15 in the DakotaDome. More than 560 candidates will receive degrees during the ceremony. A South Dakota native and 1975 graduate of the USD School of Law, Gilbertson was elected to a […]
VERMILLION POLICE LOG: December 5
Nov. 29 1. A domestic dispute at a residency at the 800 block of Cottage Avenue resulted in the assault of a resident. A 25-year-old Vermillion male was arrested and charged with aggravated assault, a Class 3 felony. The unidentified victim was not transported to the hospital and sustained no major injuries. Nov. 30 2. […]
USD library hosts annual food drive
University Libraries at the University of South Dakota is hosting its fifth annual Food for Fines food drive program through Dec. 21. Instead of paying fines for overdue library books, University Libraries is accepting non-perishable food items, including canned fruits or vegetables, macaroni and cheese, peanut butter and jelly and cereal, as well as other […]
Fraternity honors Mueller with event
The men of Phi Delta Theta at the University of South Dakota will be holidng their annual Chislic Feed tonight at the Eagle’s Club from 5 p.m. to 6:15 p.m. This year’s event, will be in memory of John Mueller, a former staff member of USD. Mueller retired as Project Manager with the Facilities Management […]
QuickHits: Coyote track teams place second in polls
VERMILLION, S.D. — South Dakota’s men’s and women’s indoor track teams were picked to finish second in the Summit League preseason coach’s poll released on Thursday, with both teams receiving one first-place vote. The women’s team, which placed second at the conference meet last season, tallied 43 points, while the men tallied 20 points. North […]
Five former, one current USD athlete indicted for tax fraud scheme
Five former University of South Dakota athletes and one current football player were indicted by a federal grand jury for tax fraud conspiracy and identity theft, a Nov. 16 press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for South Dakota said. Nine people from South Dakota and Florida were included in the indictment, and defendants are […]
VERMILLION POLICE LOG: November 14
Nov. 7 1. A resident of a rental house at the 200 block of N. University St. reported an act of vandalism. Someone had broken a window to the door of the house, providing access to door locks. Resident believed a break-in might have occurred, though no items were known to be missing. Police found […]
Major promoted with SDSU rivalry
For the first time in nine years, the University of South Dakota Coyotes will play the South Dakota State University Jackrabbits in football Nov. 17 in Brookings. In recognition of the renewed rivalry and to help promote USD’s new sustainability major, the College of Arts & Sciences is sponsoring a T-shirt swap. Students, faculty and […]