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PostSecret to host event on campus
PostSecret will hold an event at the University of South Dakota Nov. 14 at 7 p.m. in Aalfs Auditorium in Slagle Hall. PostSecret is an ongoing community mail art project created by Frank Warren, in which people mail their secrets anonymously on a homemade postcard. Certain secrets are selected and posted on the PostSecret website […]
Installation artist to feature exhibit
Site-specific installation artist Laleh Mehran wil exhibit How to Catch a Moth’s Shadow in the John A. Day Gallery in the Warren M. Lee Center for the Fine Arts. Mehran, the daughter of an Iranian scientist, has lived in the United States for the majority of her life. She became a professor of new media […]
University accepts students based on ACT scores, GPAs, not race
A U.S. Supreme Court case will not change the University of South Dakota’s attitude toward admissions. Fisher v. University of Texas surrounds a student who claims she was denied admission to Texas because she is Caucasian. A ruling in favor of Abigail Fisher means the Supreme Court has deemed affirmative action unconstitutional and no longer […]
Binge drinking doesn’t see increase
Story by Christian Hansen and Katrina Vyborny Alcohol-related incidents killed more people aged 17-34 than any other cause last year. Alcohol is seen as an especially large problem on college campuses across the U.S. At the University of South Dakota, some see drinking as being more pervasive than on some other college campuses, especially during […]
Harvest draws students home
Only 1 percent of the Midwest population live on farms, according to PBS.com. Mariah Jo Miller, Mark Keck and Terry Robertson are members of that 1 percent. First-year student Miller is from Hinton, Iowa and has always lived on a farm, where her family raises animals and crops. “We have horses, goats, cattle and poultry. […]
Democrats want four more years of Obama
With Election Day less than a week away, it’s time for students to weigh their options and cast their vote. This year the presidential election is between former Republican Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and Democratic President Barack Obama. According to his official campaign website, Obama — whose 2012 campaign slogan is “Forward” — is running […]
Republican students ready for change
For many students at the University of South Dakota, this presidential election will be their first time voting. USD surveyed 100 students on their election opinions. Fifty-nine percent of these students said they agree with Gov. Mitt Romney’s campaign and plan on voting for him on Election Day. Another 31 percent said they disagree with […]
Library moves research materials online
The I.D. Weeks Library is in the process of moving its material onto digital databases. While not necessarily replacing physical collections, the library is increasing its use of online journals, documents, textbooks and other works within the school’s database. Though the University of South Dakota’s library has been working with digital content for quite some […]
Fraternity formal ends with underage consumption citations
Approximately 30 University of South Dakota students were cited for underage drinking at a Minnesota hotel Oct. 26. The students had been celebrating a formal of USD’s chapter of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity at Jackpot Junction Casino Hotel in Morton, Minn. The incident was confirmed by Brian Pendleton, general manager of the casino hotel. […]
Former Congressmen speak about terrorism
Former members of Congress Dan Miller and Max Sandlin discussed issues in American society today and answered questions from students and faculty had in an open forum as part of Congress to Campus Oct. 29 in Farber Hall. Dan Miller, a Republican and former member of the House of Representatives, earned his Bachelor of Science […]