Student Life
Campus gun bill fails 5-2
A forum held Monday afternoon by the University of South Dakota Student Government Association addressed Senate Bill 177. The bill would have limited the authority of the South Dakota Board of Regents to regulate the possession of guns by students on campus, but was shot down 5-2 in a Senate committee hearing Tuesday. SGA president […]
Fourth of students leave USD each year
One in four students do not return to the University of South Dakota every year on average, according to data by the university’s Institutional Research Department. The report, released Feb. 4, also indicates approximately 1,250 first-time, full-time students registered for the fall 2012 semester, an increase of 139 students from the year before. Of these […]
Internship opportunities are abound for USD students
With over 1.5 million, or 53.6 percent, of bachelor’s degree-holders under the age of 25 claiming unemployment in 2011, administrators and faculty at the University of South Dakota are doing all they can to create opportunities for their students. One way this is being done is through the search and acquisition of internships. Whether it […]
Plans to build USD Sculpture Walk in place
The University of South Dakota is collaborating with Sioux Falls’ SculptureWalk to bring six sculptures to campus by this fall. The sculptures will be on lease, at $1,500 individually per year, and will come with a total price tag of $9,000. The contemporary sculptures were chosen by a committee consisting of the Dean of the […]
Farber calendar raises money for Mock Trial
The Doc Farber statue, located in front of Dakota Hall, got a makeover — 12 makeovers, to be exact. Members of the University of South Dakota Mock Trial team created a 2013 calendar fundraiser featuring the campus landmark sporting a themed outfit for each month. Outfits ranged from workout clothes for a New Year’s resolution-themed […]
New policy requires shirts at Wellness Center
Students visiting the University of South Dakota Wellness Center this semester may notice something new about the 61,000 square-foot facility. A new policy implemented for the spring semester requires the wearing of shirts by all members in order to reduce the spread of virus or disease caused by skin-to-skin contact. Steve Mayer, director of the […]
Three Wellness Center staff members aid in saving a life
It started out as a typical day for sophomore Isaac Yellowbank, who plays “noon ball” every Monday at the Wellness Center with his father-in-law, Sam Prue. That’s where his memory gets hazy. “The other team beat us right away, so we were only on the court for maybe 10 minutes,” said Prue, who noticed the […]
Students displaced after pipe bursts
Costs related to the Coyote Village evacuation Jan. 21 are expected to well exceed the $50,000 deductible included in the University of South Dakota’s insurance coverage, said Roberta Ambur, vice president for Administration and Information Technology. Ambur, who ran daily staff briefings following the evacuation, said the university is working with the insurance company on […]
Student talent on display at Pavilion
The University of South Dakota will host its annual Night at the Pavilion on Saturday, Feb. 2 at the Washington Pavilion in Sioux Falls, S.D. The event will begin with an hors d’eouvres reception hosted by USD Admissions from 5 to 7 p.m. During this time, guests will have the opportunity to mingle with […]
Literary Project hosts poetry slam
The University of South Dakota’s Department of English will be hosting the Vermillion Literary Project’s first poetry slam of the semester in the Muenster University Center Pit Lounge Jan. 31. The poetry slam—a competitive poetry performance–begins at 7 p.m. and will feature author and USD professor Fred Arroyo as a special guest. Dr. Arroyo teaches […]