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Annual festival brings over 20 cultures to USD
They say the way to someone’s heart is through their stomach. If the yearly tradition of food, flags and new friends at the University of South Dakota’s Festival of Nations is any indication, the phrase rings true. The annual Festival of Nations, hosted by the International Students Club, features an array of exotic dishes cooked […]
What is your degree worth?
The University of South Dakota is ranked last — dead last. According to a March 12 MoneyWatch article examining starting salaries earned by graduates of the 46 state flagship universities around the country, USD grads earned less than any other flagship university, taking in $35,900 per year. The figures, generated by a research firm called […]
Spring concert information still unknown
With only three weeks until the March 21 Campus Activities Board-sponsored spring concert, University of South Dakota campus anticipation is growing. One of those three weeks is spring break, possibly leaving only two viable weeks for the announcement to be made, students to purchase tickets and the medium through which tickets are sold. With a […]
Air system shutdown costs $10,000
Repairs were completed at the University of South Dakota I.D. Weeks Library after weeks of increased temperatures in the west side of the library because of a failure in the library’s air handling unit. March 15. The problem was initially caused when the shaft connecting the blower to the motor was sheared. On March 22, […]
Activism: Is it moving toward the web?
It has been over a year since the Invisible Children’s Kony 2012 campaign went viral on March 5, 2012 and left many all across the world, including those at the University of South Dakota, with the feeling of contempt and motivation to advocate against violence imposed by war criminals such as Joseph Kony. In order […]
College search engine could mislead students
South Dakota State University may be outdoing the University of South Dakota in terms of lower cost and higher graduation rates. Or they may not. According to USD administrators, a newly launched online tool aimed at helping students choose a college may actually be misleading them. The “College Scorecard” is part of the U.S. Department […]
SGA votes on budget committee, Dakota Days
The Student Government Association senators voted on a new budget committee and SGA Dakota Days Royalty nominations during their March 26 meeting. They discussed providing food for students during the March 28 women’s basketball game in the DakotaDome. The new budget committee was announced before it was voted on and passed unanimously. “We wanted to […]
UPDATED: USD Dance Marathon coverage #ftk
Midnight – With the final stage of Dance Marathon, Fear Factor at the Wellness Center was wrapping up a long, but donation-worthy day for University of South Dakota students. A nice touch to the dance was added, as the dancers and kids all perfected their routines from the Toy Story hit, “You’ve got a friend in […]
Annual Wacipi brings together Native American cultures at USD
Tiospaye’s 41st annual Wacipi joined together cultures and generations through a combination of song, dance and drums Mar. 16-17 in the DakotaDome. “I’ve grown up in South Dakota, but I’ve never seen this much of Native American culture before,” first-year Jenna Johnson said. Tiospaye Student Council President Warren Peterson helped create the theme of Wacipi, […]
Iowa collegiate speaker advocates LGBT equality
Having been rasied by Jackie and Terri Wahls, a lesbian couple, Zach Wahls has his fair share of family stories that he believes could resolve several misperceptions often construed upon same-sex parenthood. Wahls, a University of Iowa student, addressed same-sex marriage and gender equality to over 100 University of South Dakota students and Vermillion community […]