Student Life
Charlie’s moves to its final location
Charlie’s is now back in its original location at 2 East Main Street, after two years of moving around to several different locations in downtown Vermillion. The store is located in a shared space with the Vermillion Area Chamber and Development Company (VCDC). Alison Buckman, Charlie’s branding manager, said the VCDC purchased the building two years ago. They […]
People of the Pack: Samuel Uwizeyimana
Samuel Uwizeyimana is a junior philosophy major who grew up in Kenya and is from Sioux Falls. Sara Cappiello: What are you involved in here on campus? Samuel Uwizeyimana: I’m a senator for SGA(Student Government Association.) I’m the National Communication chair for Residential Housing Association so I’m on the executive board and I get to do […]
Vermillion sees student housing options increase, leases available
The Heights and The Quarters are two new off-campus housing developments in Vermillion that are currently under construction and students can move-in next summer. Construction for both developments and planning room layouts began within the past year and students can currently sign leases and plan their living situations through 2019. New opportunities Nate Welch, CEO and President […]
Wellness Center, students celebrate National Yoga Awareness Month
The USD Wellness Center is advertising National Yoga Awareness Month by handing out flyers in the MUC and promoting their classes by word of mouth. September is National Yoga Awareness Month and USD students are making preparations to celebrate the occasion. Lauren Lavin, a yoga instructor at the Wellness Center and a sophomore studying psychology, […]
Students work to support themselves through college
Many students work throughout their college years and find work opportunities through university resources and the community. Jodie Davis, senior nursing major, who lives off-campus and works part-time in residential dining and does work-study in the Wellness Center. For Davis, working while in school helps pay bills, personal expenses and save up for next semester. […]
Students providing for students: the Campus Activities Board
Throughout the year there are many events that are provided to students to relieve the stress of the school year. One organization on campus that is led by students focuses on bringing entertainment to campus. The Campus Activity Board is known for their activities they bring to the student body, especially for the main concert […]
One campus organization promotes creative writing
As the only creative writing and literary student organization on campus, the Vermillion Literary Project (VLP) hosts many events each year and publishes its own annual literary journal. Marcella Remund, the faculty advisor for VLP, said the organization is unique because of the tradition it holds on campus. “We’ve been around since the late 1960s, […]
USD Involved adds new feature to benefit students
A new addition to USD Involved is “co-curricular transcript,” an extracurricular resume which shows a student’s list of engagement in their four years at USD. This new asset is meant to boost students’ resumes and participation on campus. Laura Anderton, director for sorority and fraternity life, said this asset automatically records a student’s involvement as […]
USD switches to single stream recycling
USD has switched to single-stream recycling over the summer and is looking at expanding the current recycling program. The university started a pilot recycling program in 2016 and has been taking baby steps towards a campus-wide program since then. The most recent advancement has been changing waste collection companies. Instead of a multi-stream system, where every type of […]
University Housing makes accommodations for an overflow of students
As USD’s enrollment continues to grow and resident halls overflow, University Housing has had to get creative with room assignments. In order to accommodate the large freshman class, University Housing has had to make maximum use of the temporary spaces, which included transforming the floor lounges into four-person rooms and having the RA’s share their […]