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Bike share program to be launched on campus
There will soon be a new way for students to get around the community, even if they don’t own a bicycle or car. Members of the sustainability capstone class are working to get 12 red Jamis cruiser bicycles on campus as part of a new “bike share” program. The program allows students to borrow a bike for free […]
USD flexible when it comes to employee leave
USD was recently nominated for an award because of its flexibility in granting employees leave. The When Work Works award, a project of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), is awarded to effective and flexible workplaces nationwide. “The focus of it was to determine if you as an employer do a good job of having […]
SGA makes international club a large student org
The Student Government Association debated for more than an hour Tuesday whether to make international club a large student organization. Being designated a large organization allows international club to ask SGA for more money, and to be a part of the large organization funding pool. International club needed 15 votes in order to remain a large […]
Recycling pilot program completed, plans to expand next fall
After five weeks, the pilot recycling program in Slagle Hall has ended. Scott Pohlson, chair of the president’s committee on sustainability, said a 35 percent satisfaction with recycling at the beginning of the pilot improved to an 80 percent satisfaction rate by the end of the program. With the success of the pilot in Slagle […]
Dakota Brick House menu coming soon
Dakota Brick House opened in downtown Vermillion last semester, and has been busy ever since. “We’ve been pretty steady, full,” said Brick House manager Josh Scherrer. “We see around 1,400 total a night on a weekend.” Scherrer said the establishment caters to all categories of local clientele. “We have a pretty wide range, like The […]
Family of USD alumnus gives millions to medical biology
USD’s medical biology program is about to be the beneficiary of a huge cash infusion, courtesy of the family of an alumnus. Keith Nolop, a former Volante editor, graduated from USD in 1975 and spent decades working in pharmaceutical development. According to his obituary in the New York Times, he worked on drugs to treat […]
Dakotathon raises more than $145,000
April 8, 9 a.m. Students lined up in the Muenster University Center to check in for Dakotathon, a 24-hour long event celebrating the money raised for Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals. The money raised by USD students will go directly to Sanford Children’s Hospital. Students who sign up to participate in Dakotathon are asked to raise […]
Students present novel concepts at IdeaFest
IdeaFest, an annual showcase of graduate and undergraduate student research, was held on Wednesday and Thursday for its 25th year at USD. Wednesday’s events included a poster session on the main and second floors of the Munster University Center where students posted their work for anyone interested to interact with and ask questions. Wednesday Jeff Beck, a […]
SGA introduces bills to increase transparency
The Student Government Association introduced legislation Tuesday night to make SGA more transparent. Senator Malachi Petersen, former Volante editor in chief and current representative of the graduate school, introduced three bills that would increase the transparency between SGA and students. The first bill would amend the SGA constitution to require the organization’s weekly meetings to […]
Greeks raised a combined $130,000 for charity in 2015-16
While most Greek chapters may be stereotyped as encouraging a raucous party lifestyle, an often overlooked aspect of fraternities and sororities is their intensive fundraising efforts. All 12 USD Greek houses are active in the community, raising money for the respective charities they support. In the 2015-16 school year, fraternities and sororities raised more than $130,000, and put in almost 40,000 […]