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Student Government Association Releases Results of USD Student Tuition Freeze Survey
South Dakota is known for its inexpensive tuition, which is funded in part by the South Dakota Legislature. Recently, USD students have been surveyed on this issue. With a total of 686 students participating in this survey, it allowed insight on what the students’ opinions are regarding the tuition. The survey began on October 28 […]
Accessibility Updates to the Danforth Chapel
The Opportunity Center has worked on making updates to the Danforth Chapel to improve accessibility for all students. The chapel is open for student use and can be reserved through 25Live. Students can get a key from the University Police Department for the dedicated place on campus for religious or spiritual needs. […]
PAVE and ICARE Collaborate one Events for Domestic Violence Awareness
The month of October is nationally recognized as Domestic Violence (DV) Awareness month. In honor of victims of domestic violence, ICARE, alongside PAVE (Promoting Awareness Victim Empowerment), have been working hard to further educate students and faculty members at various events on USD’s main campus. “ICARE collaborates with other groups on campus by providing workshops/training, […]
Dakota-Days Number of Arrests Down
With unusually warm temperatures for the 110th Dakota Days, arrests were unusually low compared to previous years. From Thursday evening to Sunday morning, the Vermillion Police Department booked 26 individuals into jail. Most were released within two hours. According to Clay County Sheriff Andy Howe, there were 55 charges against those 26 individuals arrested. Howe […]
Clark St. Construction Leads to Natural Gas Leak on USD’s Main Campus
On Monday, Oct. 21, The University Police Department (UPD) issued two Timely Warnings through the Everbridge mobile app alerting both students and faculty members of a discovered gas leak taking place on USD’s main campus. “At approximately 2:40 PM, UPD sent officers to the south side of the Vermillion campus after receiving a report of […]
USD Football Stacks Conference Wins
The University of South Dakota’s football team is on a five-game winning streak heading into a rivalry game against South Dakota State University on Saturday in Brookings, S.D. Two weeks ago, USD won big on Dakota Days. The Coyotes started the game hot, leading 28-10 at halftime, and cruised to a 42-17 win over Missouri […]
Coyotes to Face Jackrabbits in Top Five Showdown
The University of South Dakota Coyotes take on the South Dakota State University Jackrabbits in Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) play this Saturday, Oct. 26. The game, which takes place in Brookings this season, features top five ranked teams in the FCS. This will be the 118th matchup between the two schools’ football programs. In […]
A Historic Look at the Very First Dakota Days
The narrative below describing the first Dakota Days parade in 1914 contains language and cultural references that some may find offensive and/or objectionable. It is published here in edited form for documentary purposes. It reflects the values and ideas of the original authors, and the time in which it was written, not those of the […]
USD Coyote Carnival Kicks off Dakota Days’ Long List of Events
As Dakota Days rounds the corner, Vermillion is getting ready for a week of excitement to start. The Dakota Days Kickoff Carnival was hosted on Monday, October 7th. The Dakota Days Committee had many fun games and activities to get all the students excited for the rest of the week. The first 100 students were […]
Fire Alarms Plague USD’s Dormitories
By Juliana Oltmanns and Charles Streeter Since the beginning of the Fall 2024 semester, the Vermillion Fire and EMS Department has visited the North Complex and Coyote Village dorms multiple times for fire alarms. North Complex (Beede, Mickelson, Richardson and Olson halls) and Coyote Village house most students living on campus. On Thursday, September 19, […]