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Lenten Season offers students time for reflection, refreshment
As the end of the Lenten Season draws near, Christians around campus are taking time to reflect on their faith, like junior Shadoe Hanson. Hanson began celebrating Lent last year after becoming involved with the community he found at the Luther Center. He is now a student leader there. “It was a lot of different nudges from different directions,” he […]
Boxers aim to knock out cancer in annual charity fight
Senior Bryan Campos can be found at the local boxing club working on his skills and striving to get better. After having surgery on both shoulders, he traded in his USD football shoulder pads for boxing gloves. “I was looking for something to do as far as physical activity that actually had a goal at the […]
Communication club looks to study social campus interactions
Instead of just a final paper or project, one University of South Dakota class has something different in mind. The advanced organizational communication class chose to create its own department’s student organization — the Communication Club. “I like to do things in class. I think the hands-on experience is such a wonderful teacher, so much […]
USD researchers strive to protect South Dakota wildlife
One team of University of South Dakota researchers is actively searching for a deadly plague on the prairies of South Dakota. Hugh Britten, a biology professor, and Erica Mize, a Ph.D. biology student, have been studying sylvatic plague, a disease that is decimating the prairie dog population of the state. “It’s the wildlife form of […]
John A. Day Gallery showcases student work
Student art lines the walls of the John A. Day Gallery inside the Warren M. Lee Center for Fine Arts. The Wilber Stilwell Juried show is hosted every year in this gallery. Michelle St.Vrain, interim director of the University of South Dakota Art Galleries, said the show typically runs for about a month. “(How art […]
Peace Corps sends former Coyotes around world
There are many decisions students must make after graduating from the University of South Dakota. While the most common stepping stone upon graduation is finding a job and moving to a new city, some graduates, like recent graduate Dennis Smith, choose the road less traveled. The 24-year-old political science and English major left for Tanzania […]
Honors students push academic limits with theses
Although leaders of the United States haven’t yet come up with a successful solution to balancing the federal budget, junior Sydney Duncan thinks she might have the answer to a seemingly impossible endeavor. “For my honors thesis, my intention is to balance the federal budget in hopes to essentially decrease the deficit of the United States and […]
International students adapt to new culture, distance from friends, family
Southeastern South Dakota might not seem like an international crossroads, but at the University of South Dakota, students from around the world are gathering. Patrick Morrison, international student adviser at the Center for Academic and Global Engagement, said about 240 international students currently attend USD, and China and India are among the most represented countries. […]
Sustainability majors look to impact the world and beyond
Morgan Appley wants to change the world, and she said she is going to do it one backyard at a time. The University of South Dakota senior is studying a major which only 12 other universities in the country offer — sustainability. The 36 credit major, which focuses on environmental conservation, first became available to students […]
Campus greenhouse allows students a chance at a green thumb
Bob Garner walks down an aisle of plants in the Churchill-Haines greenhouse, checking individual leaves to make sure the plants are healthy. The 52-year-old has been around gardens for most of his life, and for the last two and a half years he’s been the caretaker of the greenhouse on campus. “We’ve got some plants […]