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Mail delivery continually increases at USD
In her 21 years working as a secretary at the University of South Dakota, Nikki Stammer said she has seen the amount of mail delivered to students in North Complex triple. “We get a lot more mail than we have before because a lot of students know to go online,” Stammer said. While she has […]
Safe Ride helps lower alcohol-related incidents
While a number of students may consider Friday and Saturday prime nights for partying, sophomore Jon Aperans spends these nights working to get those people home safely. As a monitor for Safe Ride, an organization that provides a free taxi service to prevent those who have been drinking from driving, Aperans is one of four employees […]
South Dakota candidates urge students to vote
With the clock ticking, South Dakota politicians are making a final push to get people to vote in Tuesday’s midterm elections. On Monday, the GOP Grassroots Express campaign bus stopped at the University of South Dakota and when the doors opened, off stepped South Dakota Governor Dennis Daugaard, Lieutenant Governor Matt Michels and United States Senate […]
SGA addresses student organization funding
Student organization members, such as sophomore Samantha Hall, the Union of African American Students secretary, came to room 216 in the Muenster University Center at 5 p.m. Oct. 29 for a financial seminar held by the Student Government Association. Senior Katie Staley, SGA’s business manager, covered questions she receives from student organizations about SGA funding. […]
Officials respond to vehicle fire outside MUC
University of South Dakota Police and Vermillion Fire Department officials responded to a reported vehicle fire in the parking lot of the Muenster University Center Thursday evening. You can read review about this incident from this website. Officers received a call at about 7 p.m. that a pickup truck had started on fire, but the fire had already […]
Students participate in philanthropic organizations
During a monthly event for Culture Connections, University of South Dakota senior Bailey Fish helped Yuta Shibazaki, a senior from Japan, carve his first pumpkin. Fish laughed when explaining the experience, but moments similar to that are what many USD student organizations thrive on. There are 14 student organizations at USD listed under the campus/community philanthropy category. All […]
Zombie Crawl raises $600
What started as a small collection of Honors Association members became an energetic group of students and families who walked 1.2 miles for Katie Tipton, a 28-year old mother diagnosed with a brain tumor while 31 weeks pregnant. About 30 people coated in fake blood participated in the Oct. 24 event to raise $600 for Tipton and her family. Tipton […]
Center for Diversity and Community to open Nov. 5
The Center for Diversity and Community will officially open its doors Nov. 5 at a ceremony at its location in Muenster University Center 219. After being in the works for two years, a name and director have been selected for the multicultural center project, which is meant to strengthen diversity and inclusiveness at the University of South […]
SGA seminar to explain student organization budgeting
A Student Government Association student organization funding seminar will take place Oct. 29 at 5 p.m. in MUC 216. Senior Katie Staley, SGA’s business manager, will discuss how student organizations may become eligible for funding, restrictions on funding, how student organizations are reimbursed and how the budgeting process works. Staley said she receives a lot of emails […]
Onward campaign moves into next phase
After the success of the Onward Campaign’s Red Tie Launch event during Dakota Days, organizers of South Dakota’s largest campaign in history are working to figure out what comes next. The campaign has raised $135,223,415, more than half of its $250 million goal. Now, the public phase of the Onward Campaign, which will focus on raising awareness […]