It’s been a year of changes for the Student Government Association. During his campaign last year, SGA President Tyler Tordsen’s three goals for SGA were to revamp, rekindle and reconnect. “I think we did a good job of reconnecting SGA with the students,” Tordsen said. Two of his projects — making SGA more sustainable and […]
Morgan Appley wants to change the world, and she said she is going to do it one backyard at a time. The University of South Dakota senior is studying a major which only 12 other universities in the country offer — sustainability. The 36 credit major, which focuses on environmental conservation, first became available to students […]
In an effort to help outsiders understand what intramurals are offered at the University of South Dakota, the Wellness Center marketing department has implemented the use of GoPros. The hope is to get the footage recorded from the cameras onto social media sites so students can get a first-person view of what it’s like to […]
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — The U.S. attorney for South Dakota plans to resign and open an office in Sioux Falls for a private law firm. A source with knowledge of the situation confirmed to The Associated Press that Brendan Johnson will announce his resignation Wednesday at a news conference. He plans to open an […]
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — The South Dakota Legislature has approved a proposal that calls for a convention to amend the U.S. Constitution to require a balanced federal budget. The South Dakota Senate voted 19-13 on Tuesday to approve the resolution, which was previously passed in the House. South Dakota joins 24 other states calling for […]
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — The state Senate has voted down a measure to increase lawmaker pay to $10,000 for each regular legislative session as part of an effort to encourage more South Dakotans to run for office. The full Senate on Tuesday voted 21-11, less than the necessary two-thirds majority required to approve the plan […]
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — An old stone marker newly on display in Pierre is a monument to the unique connection South Dakota has to North Dakota and vice versa. It once stood as a sort of sentry, on a picket line with 719 others just like it along the straight-as-an-arrow line between the two states […]
Members of the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity at the University of South Dakota are taking a stand against blood cancer by hosting the fifth annual Taylor Trudeau Cycle for Life event at the Wellness Center Feb. 18. Cycle for Life is held at more than 130 campuses across North America, according to the charity’s website. The event […]
Bob Garner walks down an aisle of plants in the Churchill-Haines greenhouse, checking individual leaves to make sure the plants are healthy. The 52-year-old has been around gardens for most of his life, and for the last two and a half years he’s been the caretaker of the greenhouse on campus. “We’ve got some plants […]
For some University of South Dakota students, the fight against cancer is personal. Junior Emily Jansen is part of the Colleges Against Cancer (CAC) organization on campus and is volunteering her time to help organize the annual Relay for Life event coming up Feb. 22. “I’m really, really passionate about the American Cancer Society (ACS) […]
