Student Life
Sioux Falls food charity eyes Vermillion to expand
A Sioux Falls charity may expand to the Vermillion area if it gains enough votes in a Walmart campaign. Junior Josh Hayes co-founded the Faith Temple Food Giveaway in Sioux Falls, which feeds 1,000 people each week. The giveaway has teamed up with Feeding South Dakota for Walmart’s Fight Hunger Spark Change campaign. “It’s been […]
Local band releases first EP at downtown show
As balloons whizzed above a crowd of University of South Dakota students and other locals from the area in the basement of The Varsity on Saturday night, Mike Helland was surprised to see the amount of enthusiasm the crowd radiated as they pressed against the stage he and fellow band members Drew Hellend and Brandon […]
Newman Center sees boost in Bible study interest
On a Tuesday night in the St. Thomas More Newman Center, three students sit in a circle made of couches with Bibles on their laps, reading from the light of a standing lamp. That night, sophomore John Fanta, first-year Brennan Vote and junior Jonah Beacom read from the second and third chapters of John, including […]
Disability Services sees increase in use among students
When Beau Brady suffered a traumatic brain injury while obtaining his undergraduate degree around 2010, his rehab therapists in Omaha, Neb., made a point to drive him to Disability Services at the University of South Dakota. Brady now takes advantage of the services, utilizing note-takers in his classes and the chance to take tests at the […]
USD students selected to receive assistance through Careers in the Common Good Scholarships
Eighteen students at the University of South Dakota, volunteering through AmeriCorps, have been selected to receive a Careers in the Common Good Scholarship through the Corps. of the Mountain West and USD’s Center for Academic and Global Engagement. These awards help students with travel expenses to health care conferences such as the American Occupational Therapy […]
VPD charges former student for rape and dorm shower videotaping
A former student was arrested Aug. 28 on charges of filming females in resident hall showers on the fourth floor of Mickelson Hall in North Complex. Five days later, he was arrested again and charged with an off-campus rape of a university student in the third degree. Daniel R. Hammer, 18, withdrew from the university either Sept. 1 or […]
Number of registered alcohol-permitted dorm rooms on the decline
Of the 2,200 students living on campus, less than 200 are 21 years old or older and none of them are utilizing the alcohol-permitted dorm rooms at the University of South Dakota this semester. In its fourth year of being available to students of age, wet rooms are allowed on the first floor of McFadden […]
‘We’re just like you’: SESDAC pairs with USD, Vermillion to change disability stereotypes
In a place where the clap of high fives is as prevalent as the thud of a bowling ball, students from the University of South Dakota and community members are teaming up with people associated with SESDAC, Inc. for a bit of friendly competition while building relationships. Last Monday, practices for the Special Olympics Unified […]
ROTC sees enrollment spike a year after program cancellation scare
After returning from the brink of cancellation, the University of South Dakota’s Reserve Officers Training Corps program is ushering in the largest class it’s seen in years. Lt. Col. Ross Nelson, chair of the Military Science department, said this fall there are around 40 new students in the program compared to 2013. Last year, there were […]
Student tailgating shrinks to 30 spots to accommodate sports arena construction
The prospect of a $66 million basketball arena has had some unintended consequences for football fans at the University of South Dakota — especially those who count on a beer and a brat before a game. USD officials relocated student tailgating to the northwest side of the DakotaDome because of arena construction. The move reduced the number […]