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UPDATED: Muckey and Hoffman win SGA election by 150 votes
Junior Erik Muckey and his sophomore running-mate Clay Hoffman won the Student Government Association presidential and vice presidential election by 150 votes. According to senior Deven Scott of the SGA Election Steering Committee, a total of exactly 2,000 students turned out to vote for their 2013-14 student body representatives. The breakdown of the votes: •Muckey/Hoffman: […]
Technology enters the classroom
While most students have smartphones and laptops, the problems of distractions arise. Lack of text in the University of South Dakota student handbook regarding the use of cell phones or laptops by students during class gives USD professors full discretion. Psychology professor Barbara Yutrzenka leaves the responsibility of learning her material in the hands of […]
UAAS traces cultural ‘ties’ on campus
The newly-formed Union of African American Student is expanding its reach on the campus of the University of South Dakota. The Union of African American Students consists of 13 students and was formed last August with the goal of creating cross-cultural dialogue. “We realized there wasn’t a lot of representation for students of color,” said […]
USD professor develops invisible QR codes
University of South Dakota professor Stanley May, along with researchers and engineers from the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, have developed an “invisible” Quick Response code. They are hoping the new technology can help combat security counterfeiting and forgery. Over the past few years, May, who developed a clear ink solvent integrated with […]
Bollinger, Muckey campaigns propose different solutions to campus hot topics
At the annual Student Government Association presidential debate, presidential candidates answered questions posed by the Cross Media Council and students in attendance. Junior Jilanne Doom moderated the debate, and posed questions to the candidates on a variety of topics, including how they would handle negative publicity, the newly instated smoking ban, how they plan to […]
Q&A: Stephen Bollinger & Kara Fischbach
What issues at USD need to be addressed first? SB: “The big thing, as is with any election, is to improve student engagement. This has been a tough topic on this campus, trying to motivate students so that they feel like they are apart of this institution, and to make them want to be involved with […]
Q&A: Erik Muckey & Clay Hoffman
What issues at USD need to be addressed first? EM: What we have right now are three big main points. Developing a Division-I tradition, fostering USD/Vermillion relations and making SGA more accessible for students. How do you plan to go about doing these things? CH: With the DI tradition we want to increase all aspects within the […]
Students adjust to professors’ sabbaticals
Every few years, professors at the University of South Dakota take sabbatical leaves, where they are paid full or half salary by the university to research, travel or study. This semester, six USD professors are on sabbatical leave, with some doing their research near Vermillion and others traveling overseas to conduct their work in a […]
USD debate team returns following five-year hiatus
For the first time in five years the University of South Dakota has a speech and debate team competing on a national circuit. USD’s debate team was forced to disband following their 2007 season due to disciplinary issues on trips and the lack of a coach. According to team adviser Shane Semmler, there was a […]
SGA discusses upcoming election
The University of South Dakota Student Government Association met briefly Feb. 19 to discuss current issues on campus. Senators motioned to pass a resolution stating their recognition and appreciation of all university faculty and staff who assisted students during the Coyote Village pipe burst and consequent relocation in late January. Senators briefly discussed the General […]