Student Life
Coyoteopoly to host annual food drive
Volunteers from Coyoteopoly took bags around the town of Vermillion for their annual food drive last week and will pick them up Oct. 27. The CEO of the food drive Jeff Heier said Coyoteopoly is a very community-based organization. “We are trying to connect the University of South Dakota campus with the community that they […]
Deadline for voter registration draws near
With Election Day drawing near, the deadline for registering to vote is just around the corner. South Dakota residents can register to vote until Oct. 22, 15 days before Election day, Nov. 6. In order to register to vote on a South Dakota ballot, students must reside in South Dakota, be a U.S. citizen and […]
SGA receives grant for smoking ban, philanthropy
The University of South Dakota’s Student Government Association has drafted a letter regarding a Good Samaritan law that would protect underage drinkers in emergency situations. The letter will be sent to the South Dakotan legislature in November. “The letter basically outlined how we would like the law to be changed,” SGA President Alissa VanMeeteren said. […]
NDSU fans begin to buy USD tickets
The University of South Dakota had 800 tickets available for the Oct. 20 game against North Dakota State University. Along with admission to the game, the ticket included a bus to Sioux Falls for the game at Howard Wood Field. All 800 tickets were given out to students, but students may still attend if they […]
Annual report may not reflect crimes
Based on its 2012 Clery report, alcohol arrests and referrals were down on the University of South Dakota campus during the 2011-2012 school year. USD released its annual Clery report to students, faculty and affiliates Sept. 6. The report is issued by public universities around the country in compliance with the Jeanne Clery Act, which […]
Student veterans fail to show for MUC forum
University of South Dakota student veterans were MIA at the state’s 101st veterans forum in the Muenster University Center Oct. 15. As veterans from WWII to Vietnam were able to find their way into the MUC Ballroom for Monday night’s forum, no USD veterans were present, a conclusion that surprised Warren Aas, the American Legion […]
AWOL raises awareness for hunger
Nearly 1 billion people around the world are affected by chronic hunger on a daily basis. The University of South Dakota’s Alternative Week of Off-Campus Learning group, AWOL, hosted the second annual Hunger Banquet in the Muenster University Center Ballroom Oct. 16 in order to raise awareness of world hunger. The banquet was held on […]
VP seeks to create inclusive campus
When Jesus Trevino took a job at the University of Denver in 2002, students of color represented 11 percent of the entire student body. By the time Trevino left his position as the university’s Associate Provost for Multicultural Excellence this summer, students of color represented 20 percent of the university’s enrollment. Trevino said he credits […]
Simmons receives PKP honor award
A University of South Dakota student recently received an award from the nation’s oldest and largest collegiate honor society. Jason T. Simmons, a graduate student in the MBA Health Services Administration program in the Beacom School of Business, received the 2012 Love of Learning Award from the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi. Simmons, who […]
Women continue to outnumber men at USD
Women may not rule the world, but it might feel that way at the University of South Dakota. Over the past few years, the ratio of male to female students has grown to be increasingly uneven. Last year’s first-year class, which totaled 1,127, was made up of 39.9 percent males and 60.1 percent females. Of […]