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Battling cancer, NBC honors USD alum Tom Brokaw in LA
NEW YORK (AP) — NBC’s Tom Brokaw, about to be honored with his name atop the network’s West Coast news center, says that cancer has slowed him but not stopped him from working. NBC on Tuesday is dedicating its new broadcast facility in Universal City, Calif., as the “Brokaw News Center.” It will host the […]
Campus rape addressed by White House task force
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration admonished colleges and universities — “No more turning a blind eye” — as it released guidelines designed to stem sexual assaults on campuses and help the victims. A White House task force on sexual assault recommends in a report to be released Tuesday that schools identify trained, confidential victim’s advocates […]
GALLERY: Earth (Every) Day Nature Walk
Director of the Missouri River Institute Tim Cowman led a nature walk April 26 at the North Alabama Bend. The walk was one of numerous activities offered during the Earth (Every) Day campaign in Vermillion.
Downtown fair features Earth (Every) Day education on the Platz
The Earth (Every) Day campaign took to putting education in the community first Thursday with the Downtown Sustainability Fair.
USD student lobbies in Washington for statue improving Greek housing
Anna Hyronimus, a senior member of the Kappa Alpha Theta sorority, will lobby in Washington, D.C. April 30 for the Collegiate Housing and Infrastructure Act (CHIA), which would reduce the costs for students living in Greek houses across the country, including those at the University of South Dakota.
Earth Week 2014
More than 15 events have been planned for Earth Week 2014 in the Vermillion community and on the University of South Dakota campus. The Volante will be featuring live coverage from a number of events throughout the week.
Out-of-state students see 7 percent tuition increase, in-state students experience tuition freeze
While South Dakota resident college students are breathing easier due the finalization of the 2014-2015 tuition freeze approved by the South Dakota Board of Regents, out-of-state students will have to scrounge their wallets in order to adjust to a seven percent increase in out-of-state tuition costs.
Vermillion teens died in a car crash, cold case closed
Authorities announced Tuesday that the two Vermillion girls who went missing in 1971 died in a car crash.
Students, community members walk for March of Dimes
With the sun shining on the East lawn of the Muenster University Center, University of South Dakota students and Vermillion community members walked in Vermillion’s first March of Dimes April 12. With just over $1,500 raised from the walk, senior and president of USD’s Golden Key International Honour Society, which hosted the event, Catie Steir […]
City Council votes to co-sponsor Coyoteopoly, approves water tower logo
The Vermillion City Council voted to co-sponsor Coyoteopoly’s South Dakota Shakespeare Festival at Monday’s city council meeting. The SDSF will be held June 13-15 in Prentis Park, and the festival will feature a production of Shakespeare’s Taming of the Shrew. Food vendors, workshops, a scholar’s roundtable and live music will be among the activities planned. […]