State/Local
SGA meets with Student Federation and S.D. BOR
The University of South Dakota Student Government Association met with South Dakota’s Student Federation Dec. 11 and the Board of Regents Dec. 12 to discuss topics that have been on the agenda for several sessions. Despite being discussed at previous SGA meetings, the issue of General Activity Fee money being spent on housing scholarships was […]
Study shows 24/7 program successful
South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley said a new report is further evidence that South Dakota’s 24/7 Sobriety Program is working. The program was started in 2005, giving people convicted of alcohol-related crimes a chance to stay out of jail as long as they stay sober. They’re monitored twice daily for alcohol use. Jackley said […]
Local business owners capitalize on students as consumers, employees
In part three of this three part series, The Volante focuses on a local businesswoman’s achievements in a predominantely male business environment. Among the sound of freshlybrewed coffee spewing from the machine and hushed, frantic gossip conversations of elderly women, college students of all backgrounds can […]
Governor proposes physics program
The South Dakota Board of Regents could see a $5.3 million increase if Gov. Dennis Daugaard’s proposed budget is passed by the S.D. Legislature before adjourning in March. In the Governor’s Budget Address Tuesday, Daugaard proposed a 2.2 percent increase in the general fund for the BOR, in addition to a 3 percent salary increase […]
VERMILLION POLICE LOG: December 5
Nov. 29 1. A domestic dispute at a residency at the 800 block of Cottage Avenue resulted in the assault of a resident. A 25-year-old Vermillion male was arrested and charged with aggravated assault, a Class 3 felony. The unidentified victim was not transported to the hospital and sustained no major injuries. Nov. 30 2. […]
Decision eliminates Welcome Day, splits finals week over two-week period
The Board of Regents has accepted a plan to change the academic calendar for the 2013-14 to 2019-20 academic years that would include starting the first week of every semester with a full week of classes and splitting the week of finals into two weeks that would fall immediately before and after the last weekend […]
Five former, one current USD athlete indicted for tax fraud scheme
Five former University of South Dakota athletes and one current football player were indicted by a federal grand jury for tax fraud conspiracy and identity theft, a Nov. 16 press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for South Dakota said. Nine people from South Dakota and Florida were included in the indictment, and defendants are […]
Alumni remain local: Part 1 – USD graduates create businesses
For nearly 45 years, University of South Dakota alumna Phyllis Packard has incorporated her passion for fiber weaving into her career in some shape or form. Whether through teaching her craft to curious minds, spinning, dying, and selling South Dakota wool to other talented weavers or showcasing her work to the world by means of […]
VERMILLION POLICE LOG: November 14
Nov. 7 1. A resident of a rental house at the 200 block of N. University St. reported an act of vandalism. Someone had broken a window to the door of the house, providing access to door locks. Resident believed a break-in might have occurred, though no items were known to be missing. Police found […]
Resource center supports local veterans
Veterans at the University of South Dakota now have a place to call home on campus. The grand opening of the Student Veterans Resource Center was held at 1:30 p.m. Nov. 13 in the Temporary Student Center in Room 117D. The SVRC’s location in the Temporary Student Center will also house the USD Student Veterans […]