Summer Issue

Welcome to Vermillion, SD! Vermillion is honored to have the opportunity to welcome you to our fine city as you live among us during your years as a student of the University of South Dakota! As a former student and member of the USD faculty, I can assure you that the time you spend here […]

Between paying for books, meeting new friends and keeping up on homework, it can be difficult to remember to stay mentally and physically healthy. Here are a few tips to manage college stress. Take advantage of the Student Counseling Center. It’s located inside of the Cook House near the Arts and Sciences Building. The center […]

Move in day has finally arrived, you are finally moved in to your dorm, have slightly conversed with your roommate, and your parents have gone home. Now what? You are finally alone on campus with your class schedule and a weekend full of events before the semester begins. My first piece of advice? Attend all […]

Braley Dodson: You are the director of transitions and programming. What does that entail? Sparks: I tell people jokingly I’m the director of fun. Between myself and Doug Wagner, our assistant director, and our GAs and our students, we’re making sure everyone is having fun, whatever that might mean. We’re working together to make sure […]

Vermillion is a small college town with basically two bars that have live music, but that doesn’t stop its music scene from being lively and diverse. The styles go from punk, indie, metal, rap and acoustic folk all merging to create a welcoming community for music lovers. Local bars such as Maya Janes and The Varsity […]

It’s the beginning of the school year and you’re stressed. It’s your first time away from home, you’re still adjusting to your student schedule, and you’ve moved from your comfortable room at home to a dorm room shared with a roommate. Among the things to stress about you suddenly wake up one morning with a […]

The South Dakota Board of Regents approved a General Activity Fee fund increase for the University of South Dakota in April. The increase will start at $4.50 per credit hour and increase in amount for three years until it caps at $13.50 per credit hour. Only the $4.50 has been approved, because SDBOR can only make decisions one […]

Big things may be coming to the University of South Dakota. Campus Activities Board President Eric Roach won’t say what “big event” the university might have in the fall, but that it would happen during Dakota Days. Roach would not confirm if the event would be a concert. “It’s really in its infancy,” Roach said. “When […]

Going from living with your parents for the last 18 years to living on your own can be a very exciting transition but it also comes with one major downfall: the end of unlimited groceries. Your dorm room is your new home and your new home definitely doesn’t have as much room and space as […]

My first year at the University of South Dakota was great and awful simultaneously — like most worthwhile experiences. I came to USD knowing absolutely no one. I was seven hours away from home, and at the time, couldn’t be happier about it. That changed pretty quickly. I was in a long distance relationship, didn’t […]