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Waiters see promise in wage raise
For students living off tips earned waiting tables, there are good nights, bad nights and disastrous nights. The current minimum wage for waiters and waitresses is $2.13 an hour. If a White House initiative proposed in March were to come into effect, the minimum wage for tipped workers would be raised to $4.90 an hour, […]
Tom Brokaw, 74, reveals multiple myeloma cancer
In 21 years of anchoring the NBC Nightly News, Tom Brokaw reported stories on a daily basis to millions of viewers. Now the news has shifted to him, after the University of South Dakota alumnus announced he has cancer. Brokaw, NBC News special correspondent and 1964 graduate of USD, released a statement Tuesday he was […]
LIVE BLOG: 2014 State of the Union
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Insurance market open until March
The reality of figuring out one’s options as a college student for reasonable health insurance can be a scary choice, said Dick Applequist, president and general manager at Prins Insurance in Sioux Falls. “For young people aged 19-21, liability costs and other insurance fees will seem alarming,” he said, “I encourage them to enroll in […]
How the federal government shutdown affects USD, South Dakota
The federal government shut down Tuesday for the first time in 17 years after the U.S. Congress failed to approve a bill to fund the government for the next fiscal year. The shutdown is not expected to directly affect University of South Dakota operations. How Government Shutdown Affects USD The U.S. Department of Education will […]
USD will ‘likely’ meet Obama’s new proposal
South Dakota Board of Regents Executive Director Jack Warner said it is too early to determine how President Barack Obama’s proposed performance system for higher education might impact the University of South Dakota. “We’ve been tracking as close as possible but there are really no details that have been forthcoming from the administration at this […]
DeWald: City ‘eerie’ after attack
Matt DeWald stared out the window of his eighth floor hotel room and watched as plumes of smoke billowed over Boston April 15. “I saw thousands of people walking away from the bombing while ambulances and emergency personnel were the only ones moving toward the site,” he said. “People were crying, sitting on curbs, hugging […]
Johnson will not seek re-election
South Dakota Sen. Tim Johnson announced Tuesday he would not seek re-election in 2014 saying, “it’s time to say goodbye.” After serving more than three decades in the political arena, Johnson addressed a standing-room-only crowd at the Al Neuharth Media Center to formally announce his plans to retire when his current term expires in two […]
Iraq War anniversary hits home
It was early evening, Jan. 17, 2003. The phone rang. “Raging Bull, Raging Bull. You’ve been mobilized.” Within three days, Leighann Dunn was on a military base for training, and within three months, she was on the ground in Kuwait, waiting to cross the border into Iraq. She was 18 years old. “Stepping off the […]
The Gun Debate
Teachers and gun violence have taken center stage since the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary last December. As teachers around the nation contend with the possibility of armed protection in schools, University of South Dakota education students may find themselves locked and loaded in the classroom. The passed South Dakota House Bill 1087 regarding the […]