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Relay for Life offers hope for those affected by cancer
For some University of South Dakota students, the fight against cancer is personal. Junior Emily Jansen is part of the Colleges Against Cancer (CAC) organization on campus and is volunteering her time to help organize the annual Relay for Life event coming up Feb. 22. “I’m really, really passionate about the American Cancer Society (ACS) […]
Honors adviser pushes students to new heights
Susan Hackemer, associate director of the University of South Dakota’s Honors Program, goes beyond the usual role of an academic adviser. Hackemer, who has worked in the Honors department since 1999, said she encourages students to challenge themselves to go beyond their limits to thrive in college. “It’s nature to take the easy course,” she […]
High school entrepreneur to open clothing store
Chloe Nielsen, 17, takes college courses at the University of South Dakota and believes her thoughts are more business-oriented than the usual senior in high school. The main reason for this is because she started her own online clothing boutique and will soon be opening a physical store in Vermillion, called Chlotique. “I’ve always had […]
Anime Club has ‘something for everyone’
One student organization at the University of South Dakota is finding fun in Japanese animation. Senior Casie Moody, president of the Anime Club, said she started the club, which meets every Tuesday at 7 p.m., to attract people who share her love of anime. “There are a lot of people who are into anime here […]
Roommates team up for charity marathon, fraternity challenge
Sophomores Sheldon Moysis and Shane Hansen, roommates in the Phi Delta Theta fraternity house, both had ‘run a marathon’ on their bucket lists. Neither thought it would become a reality — certainly not the way they are doing it now. The two are halfway through their training to prepare for the Eisenhower Marathon in Abeline, […]
Pets prove to be ‘a big commitment’ for students
Balancing college with a job and social life can be hard enough, but many students are taking on an even bigger responsibility — caring for a pet. For those looking for a low-maintenance and unique pet, the Rubber ducky isopod can be a perfect choice. Junior Jade Hofer lives off-campus and has a seven-month-old chocolate […]
USD couple takes leap of faith with engagement
Junior Erika Arpan and senior Tyler Tordsen are seated at a kitchen table in Kappa Alpha Theta, Arpan’s sorority house, smiling and laughing together as they reminisce on their first date back in August 2012. Arpan met Tordsen in Rapid City while attending a Crazy Horse Institute summer program, and upon resuming school at the University of […]
Students connect with community through volunteering
As students gear up for the final stretch of finishing projects, papers and finals, some are also working to get volunteer hours in before the fall semester comes to a close. With the community in mind, Kappa Alpha Theta members have been volunteering throughout the semester. Serving as the event coordinator for Kappa Alpha Theta, junior Arianne Wunder […]
Vermillion man carries on tradition of family Christmas tree business
To students, Mitchel Morse is the man who unlocks the Muenster University Center every day in the early hours of the morning, the man who arranges and aligns furniture to accommodate campus speakers and events and the man who ensures the MUC is neat and tidy. But to the community of Vermillion, Morse is known […]
The Abbotts get festive for the holidays
Happy as two dogs can be, Oscar and McGovern — the pets of University of South Dakota President James Abbott and First Lady Colette Abbott — trot through the dining room of their home on Main Street, navigating around the numerous red boxes filled with Christmas decorations that will soon be set around the house. The Abbotts […]