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McGovern leaves legacy of ‘civility and peace’ for USD students and staff
Bill Muller was a ball of nerves. On a nearly three-hour car ride during the 2008 campaigning season, Muller found himself one-on-one with the 1972 Democratic presidential nominee and former Sen. George McGovern. “I was so nervous about getting into a car crash with Senator McGovern next to me that he talked and I listened […]
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 […]
USD approves franchise as campus food vendor
The University of South Dakota announced Oct. 16 Chick-fil-A would remain a dining option in the expanded Muenster University Center expected to be completed in spring 2014. In a statement released by the university, USD President James Abbott said that while the university is opposed to discrimination, they also cannot discriminate against vendors. “We understand […]
Open forum shows mixed feelings, views
The University of South Dakota’s Student Government Association hosted a forum Sept. 25 to discuss Chick-fil-A coming to campus. The discussion was held in light of CEO Dan Cathy’s statements regarding his stance on gay marriage along with the company’s funding of anti-gay groups. When students voted in fall 2011 for franchises they wanted to […]
USD evaluated as a ‘best university’
For the 22nd straight year, the University of South Dakota was ranked one of the “Best National Universities” by U.S. News and World Report. The “Best Colleges 2013” guidebook, printed annually by U.S. News and World Report, ranked USD among the top 200 institutions in the national universities category. Schools in the national universities category […]
USD makes ‘best of’ list
The University of South Dakota has been distinguished as one of the nation’s top universities by The Princeton Review in its annual report, “The Best 377 Colleges: 2013 Edition.” According to the official press release, this list was comprised entirely from survey information provided by 122,000 students around the country. Students answered various questions regarding […]
Students start gearing up for election season
As political campaign ads plaster TV screens across the nation, students at the University of South Dakota are focusing on word of mouth to “get out the vote” this coming election cycle. USD’s College Democrats and Republicans are tabling in the Muenster University Center weekly to encourage students to register, and offering polling information for […]
Chick-fil-A issue comes to campus
The national Chick-fil-A controversy has spilled over into the University of South Dakota, as plans for the franchise have been proposed for the new Muenster University Center expansion. Chick-fil-A was chosen by students as the second most popular restaurant choice to come to campus in a survey held during the 2011 fall semester. The survey […]
Members of African Student Association react to Kony 2012 campaign
“It was August 13th around 10 p.m. when we were attacked and more than a hundred people, almost 200 hundred people, were killed in just three hours. I survived with my family, but my sister was shot and more than 20 family members were killed and friends also.” This is how sophomore Jeanne Namugisha, an […]
PREVIEW: USD students affected by Kony 2012
Amidst the hype of the Invisible Children’s Kony 2012 campaign, members of the University of South Dakota’s African Student Association — mainly consisting of African refugees — find themselves full of unanswered questions. Questions like: Why Uganda? Why not my country or Africa as a whole? But mostly — after 26 years — why now? […]