Last Sunday, we all enjoyed an extra hour of sleep or an extra hour of staying up (depending on how you look at it) thanks to Daylight Savings Time (DST) ending. However, do we need to change our clocks twice a year in 2023? I don’t think so. The first person to propose the […]
Writing serves as the foundation of communication and language. Writing fuels critical thinking, creative stories and clear conversations. It’s through writing one can better understand their critical and creative capacity. Luckily, at USD, services to aid students in their critical and creative capacity exist on campus. Students can attend the Writing Center in an […]
Yesterday marked election day for some parts of the country. Virginia, Kentucky, Louisiana and Mississippi held statewide elections for governor, executive offices and the state legislature. Most other states held local municipal elections for races such, as school board and city council. While we didn’t have any elections in Vermillion yesterday, the country […]
USD is hosting a week long event in honor of Veterans Day. Each day of the week holds a new event that community members and students can participate in. The activities will be ongoing from Nov. 6 through Nov. 11. On Monday, Nov. 6, The Vets Club placed small flags around Patriots Plaza, outside of […]
USD’s Esports team competed in Local Area Network (LAN), an in-person Esports competition, on Oct. 21 in Mankato, Minnesota. The event was hosted by the Minnesota State University of Mankato and Rockstar Energy. “USD Esports sent our Rocket League Junior Varsity team and our Super Smash Bros team to compete,” President of Esports Emma Johnson […]
The Social Work Club set up a health drive for men all over Vermillion. The drive started Nov. 1 and will continue until Nov. 14. Ellie O’Connor, the president of the Social Work Club, said the club saw a need in Vermillion and wanted to meet it. “We try to find things that can impact […]
The Vermillion Library held an event on Nov. 1 called the “‘…Strengthening Our Democracy by Remembering Our History’: Shining a light on the KU Klux Klan in South Dakota.” The adult service supervisor at the Vermillion Public Library, Kendra Brewer, said the whole point of this presentation was to inform people about the history of […]
On Oct. 27, the city of Vermillion released a statement about the seasonal parking measures that are now being enforced. The odd-even parking restrictions will be between north and south streets between Clark and Main, which include Harvard, Yale, University, Willow and Pine, and it will also include streets east and west of Dakota and […]
Grace Larkins, a junior guard on the women’s basketball team, is starting the season off with big headlines before she even steps on court. Larkins was selected as a preseason First Team All-Summit League as well as being placed on the watchlist for the Becky Hammon Player of the Year award, being only one of […]
The 2023 South Dakota High School Championships are back inside the DakotaDome for the 42nd year. The championship games for each class have been held in the DakotaDome since 1981 when South Dakota first introduced playoffs in football to the state. The Championships started off with the All-Nations State B and A games on Nov. […]
