Popping pills to make the grade: Illegal Adderall use surfaces as ‘study drug’ at USD

Professors are piling on the homework before spring break. Midterms are underway, which causes sleepless nights of studying for exams. Stress levels are running high, and as sophomore Elizabeth Jensen, whose name has been changed to protect her identity,  tries to assess how best to accomplish all that needs to be done. Her friend turns […]

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Provost candidates to be selected by early May

The search for the University of South Dakota’s new provost is in full swing and moving toward selecting preliminary candidates by early May, said Mary Nettleman, provost search committee chair. Nettleman said the committee has begun reviewing applications, but no selections have been made for preliminary interviews or on-campus interviews. The plan is to host […]

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“Onward” set for public launch

The University of South Dakota Foundation’s capital campaign, “Onward South Dakota,” has raised just under $95 million to date, said Foundation President Steve Brown. Brown said the Foundation and USD administration have scheduled a public launch event for the campaign Oct. 10, 2014 — the Friday of Dakota Days. During the event, it the campaign’s fundraising success  […]

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Abbott alters job after VP resigns

President James Abbott is reconfiguring some of the University of South Dakota’s administration positions after the recent resignation of the vice president of Marketing, Enrollment and Student Services. Jeff Baylor submitted his resignation letter Jan. 21 after joining the university in 2008, Abbott said. Baylor’s resignation was a “personnel matter,” and Abbott declined to comment […]

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