Junior Kristin Wempe was prepared to pay her way through college as a bright-eyed first-year University of South Dakota student. Scholarships and a job-supported college fund in tow, Wempe thought her college payment plan was solid — until the tuition increases. As Wempe calculates the interest collecting every day from the loan she took out […]
Students don’t have to be a biology or chemistry major to participate in undergraduate research — and that’s one thing IdeaFest celebrates. IdeaFest is an annual event at the University of South Dakota that celebrates student research. This year the event is April 11-12. Ranging from poster and oral presentations to live performances, students in […]
The Student Counseling Center on the campus of the University of South Dakota is currently offering free training that could save lives. Nearly 900 individuals at USD, including both students and faculty, have undergone the free one-hour session needed to become trained in the Question, Persuade and Refer (QPR) program for suicide prevention. The QPR […]
While most students are enjoying the warm spring weather, others are complaining. They’re not necessarily mad that it’s hot, they’re upset because air conditioning in North Complex isn’t turned on. Freshman Sarah Wood said she asked when students living in the dorms could expect to lower their room temperatures. “I was told North Complex will […]
With the price of gasoline less than a dime away from last year’s high, University of South Dakota staff and faculty commuters are considering a cost-effective alternative carpooling. Starting with a survey through USD Human Resources, HR staffer Linda Mattson said she sent out an email to the 1,200 faculty and staff members, and it […]
In its second semester as a University of South Dakota organization, the American Sign Language Club is doing big things — like landing a screening of the 2010 award-winning documentary “See What I’m Saying: The Deaf Entertainers Documentary,” which has been screened in over 120 cities internationally. “See What I’m Saying” follows four deaf entertainers […]
The Summit League basketball conference tournament has been hosted at the Sioux Falls Arena for the past four years. The arena is contracted to hold the event for at least the next two years. The University of South Dakota men’s and women’s basketball teams will be able to compete in the Summit League tournament for […]
As fifth-grader Fatima Anees took a bite of the orange Indian chicken on her plate, her eyes bulged as the heat of the dish snarled her tongue and mouth in a wave of fire. After racing to the corner of the Muenster University Center ballroom, Fatima laughed between taking giant gulps of water. This is […]
Student loan debt may continue to grow as the South Dakota Board of Regents (BOR) approved a 6.9 percent increase in tuition and required fees for students at the University of South Dakota March 29. For sophomore Landon Jab, increases in tuition and fees means another summer in construction. Jab said while the pay is […]
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 […]
