A new director of the National Music Museum was named Oct. 4. Larry Schou, dean of the College of Fine Arts of the University of South Dakota, and Tom Lillibridge, chair of the Board of Trustees of the National Music Museum, announced the university and trustees selected Cleveland T. Johnson as the new director starting […]
A University of South Dakota student recently received an award from the nation’s oldest and largest collegiate honor society. Jason T. Simmons, a graduate student in the MBA Health Services Administration program in the Beacom School of Business, received the 2012 Love of Learning Award from the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi. Simmons, who […]
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Along with attempts to enroll a larger first-year class, the University of South Dakota worked to piece together a geographically diverse one as well. Devoid of high school visits from university representatives, first-years from faraway states often learn about USD from word of mouth. “I found out basically through my parents. My dad told me […]
The University of South Dakota’s Student Government Association met Oct. 9 and discussed student interaction with athletic programs, specifically student retention at football games. Lindsay Sparks, assistant director of Student Life, wanted answers on why so many students clear out of the DakotaDome at halftime at football games. Last year, after a survey, more songs […]
A key factor behind the scenes for the Freedom Forum, and subsequently The Volante, will retire on October 19. Darlene Schieffer, senior secretary at the Freedom Forum and business manager of the student newspaper, will say goodbye to the job she has had for the past decade. “I do the bookkeeping of The Volante. I […]
Women may not rule the world, but it might feel that way at the University of South Dakota. Over the past few years, the ratio of male to female students has grown to be increasingly uneven. Last year’s first-year class, which totaled 1,127, was made up of 39.9 percent males and 60.1 percent females. Of […]
According to the University Police Department, illegal activities during Dakota Days at the University of South Dakota remained comparable to last year’s D-Days, with a slight increase in non-student participation. As of Oct. 9, UPD documented a total of 48 incidents in which either referrals or citations were issued. Out of the 48 incidents, there […]
The devastating effects of suicide claim the lives of more than 34,000 people each year. A hundred and one volunteer students will take a pledge of silence for the National Day of Silence Oct.canadian online pharmacy https://buynoprescriptionrxxonline.net/canadian-online-pharmacy.html no prescription 16 to bring suicide awareness to campus. Junior Erik Muckey, vice president of the University of […]
The Vermillion Police Department is still investigating a series of vandalism that occurred in the early hours of Sept. 29. According to Detective Robin Hower, the vandal or vandals slashed tires, bashed windshields and caused other minor damage to approximately 23 vehicles. The suspect or suspects also entered multiple vehicles with the intent to steal […]
