Academics
Campus Open Forum to be held for Dean of Students candidate
Students are invited to a Campus Open Forum to meet Michael C. McKinney, a candidate for the Dean of Students position at the University of South Dakota. Students will have the chance to meet McKinney and ask questions on Tuesday from 2:15-3:15 in Muenster University Center room 216A.buy clomid online https://cpff.ca/wp-content/languages/new/canadaa/clomid.html no prescription Please see […]
USD students seize entrepreneurship
One recording/photography studio, two company cars, 25 employees and $75,000 worth of assets later, the University of South Dakota student-driven company, LLC, is just one local example of students pursuing their entrepreneurial endeavors along with an education. Aided by USD’s Beacom School of Business and organizations like the Collegiate Entrepreneurship Organization (CEO), USD student entrepreneurs […]
Staben interview stirs controversy
University of South Dakota Provost Chuck Staben may be contending for the president position at Wichita State University, but a recent interview session on the Wichita campus has caused some students to question Staben’s attitude toward USD. According to an article by The Wichita Eagle, Staben said his reason for applying for the Kansas-based position […]
Soldiers honored on campus
It’s for sons and daughters. Mothers and fathers. Cousins and friends. It’s for all fallen soldiers of the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts. But ultimately, it was for you. The University of South Dakota Veterans Club’s 6th annual flag display honoring fallen military from the War on Terror is on display this week in front of […]
Weather affects studying
As the school year winds down, some students might be finding it hard to concentrate because of the weather. “For some folks, it does give you a boost of energy or can raise your mood, I think folk’s reactions tend to differ,” chair of the psychology department Randy Quevillon said. After the winter’s cold temperatures, […]
Students faced with 6.9 percent tuition increase
Junior Kristin Wempe was prepared to pay her way through college as a bright-eyed first-year University of South Dakota student. Scholarships and a job-supported college fund in tow, Wempe thought her college payment plan was solid — until the tuition increases. As Wempe calculates the interest collecting every day from the loan she took out […]
PREVIEW: Tuition increases frustrate USD student body
Student loan debt may continue to grow as the South Dakota Board of Regents (BOR) approved a 6.9 percent increase in tuition and required fees for students at the University of South Dakota March 29. For sophomore Landon Jab, increases in tuition and fees means another summer in construction. Jab said while the pay is […]
Exam evaluates students’ ability in core subjects
In high school, students are always faced with standardized testing that’s used to compare school districts and can affect how much federal funding schools receive. In order to measure the effectiveness of courses, the university administers a proficiency exam once students in a four-year degree earn 48 credits and two-year degree students have 32. The […]