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Business school, enrollment attract Eagle Creek
Eagle Creek Software Services’ decision to partner with the University of South Dakota has direct ties to the university’s large enrollment quantities along with the Beacom School of Business, said USD President Jim Abbott. The partnership, which was announced last week by Gov. Dennis Daugaard on the USD campus, will involve the integration of a […]
USD grads make least in the U.S.
University of South Dakota graduates earn the least in median starting salary among all 50 state “flagship” schools in the country, according to CollegeMeasures.org. Recent graduates from Vermillion earn, on average, $35,900. In comparison, the University of California-Berkeley graduates made the most at $53,900, reported CBS News. Salary information was collected from PayScale.com, a research […]
Iraq War anniversary hits home
It was early evening, Jan. 17, 2003. The phone rang. “Raging Bull, Raging Bull. You’ve been mobilized.” Within three days, Leighann Dunn was on a military base for training, and within three months, she was on the ground in Kuwait, waiting to cross the border into Iraq. She was 18 years old. “Stepping off the […]
Students feel ‘alive to their faith’ at the election of Pope Francis
The tension was nearly palpable as a group of young Catholics awaited any sign of white smoke from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel. But they were not among the masses gathered at the Vatican; they were instead huddled around a TV screen in the University of South Dakota’s Newman Center. Sophomore Amber Ewers was […]
Muckey, Hoffman sworn in as SGA executive team
The March 12 Student Government Association meeting saw a transition in leadership as new senators and a new executive team was sworn in. Former SGA President Alissa VanMeeteren and Vice President DJ Smith presented a list of proposed changes for the new administration and expressed gratitude for the opportunity to lead SGA before formally swearing […]
Law school reaches out to students
It is never too early to begin searching for potential law students and the University of School at Dakota School of Law. The Law School will hold its Discover Law Day Feb. 27 on the campus of USD. Assistant Dean Thomas Sorensen, who helped foster the idea behind Discover Law Day, said the event welcomes […]
Food for thought
In light of Heart Health Month, The Volante looks into campus nutrition. Diet is a key factor in preventing heart disease — the number one killer of U.S. men and women. It’s midday at the Muenster University Center, and over 300 students, faculty and staff are socializing and refueling with food and drink to carry […]
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 […]