With platefuls of colorful and aromatic cuisine, participants of the 2012 Festival of Nations at the University of South Dakota received a taste of the diversity in and around campus. Held in the Muenster University Center Ballroom March 31, the International Students Club-sponsored event sold about 300 tickets and had over 20 countries represented, from […]
More than 50 runners and walkers took the streets of Vermillion early Saturday morning to compete in a 5K and support a local charity. Medical student members of the South Dakota State Medical Association and American Medical Association hosted the 6th annual Run for Your Life 5K, with all proceeds given to the Vermillion Food […]
More than 50 runners and walkers took the streets of Vermillion early Saturday morning to compete in a 5K and support a local charity. Medical student members of the South Dakota State Medical Association and American Medical Association hosted the 6th annual Run for Your Life 5K, with all proceeds given to the Vermillion Food […]
University of South Dakota students will be experiencing more strain on their wallets as the South Dakota Board of Regents approved a raise of tuition and required fees by 6.5 percent March 29. The financial impact? Students within the South Dakota public university system will pay an average increase of $463.97 per year. For undergraduate […]
“It was August 13th around 10 p.m. when we were attacked and more than a hundred people, almost 200 hundred people, were killed in just three hours. I survived with my family, but my sister was shot and more than 20 family members were killed and friends also.” This is how sophomore Jeanne Namugisha, an […]
Athletics at a university are a way for students to connect and build school spirit. So when the University of South Dakota decided to make its transition to Division-I athletics, there were some changes that came with it. The Coyote teams are now not only facing more difficult competition, but also closer competition. As a […]
Breast cancer awareness hit home with Colette Abbott, wife of University of South Dakota President James Abbott. Approached by a close friend who suffered from breast cancer, whose daughter also had breast cancer and whose mother had died from the disease, Abbott founded the first South Dakota Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure held […]
When Saturnino John came to the United States as a refugee in 1994 from the Republic of South Sudan, he always knew he would one day go back. “Ever since I came to this country, I wanted to achieve that particular goal,” John said. “I wanted to go back, educate people with what I know.” […]
In high school, students are always faced with standardized testing that’s used to compare school districts and can affect how much federal funding schools receive. In order to measure the effectiveness of courses, the university administers a proficiency exam once students in a four-year degree earn 48 credits and two-year degree students have 32. The […]
Vince Lombardi is a household name among football fans. Known for his motivational speeches, his career as a sports manager, as well as countless others in sports management, will form the foundation to the University of South Dakota’s newest club. The Sports Management Alliance is a new club on campus that students in the sports […]
