Appealing to his family and friends, cat lovers and well-wishers, Dean of the College of Arts & Sciences Matthew Moen has now published a book he had tucked away in a drawer for years. Moen had the opportunity 18 years ago to get his book, “Dumb Bunnies and Expecting Cats,” a piece of creative nonfiction, published […]
According to Greenwaste.com, the average person generates about 4.5 pounds of trash every day, which adds up to about 1.5 tons of solid waste per year. The Environmental Protection Agency estimates 75 percent of solid waste is recyclable, but only about 30 percent of it is actually recycled. Less than 1 percent of all plastics […]
Every other weekend, University of South Dakota first-year Gabbie Sefranek, a sustainability major, takes seven peoples’ worth of recyclables back to her hometown of Omaha, Neb. “None of my friends would recycle before I asked them to,” Sefranek said. Sefranek’s mother teaches at a high school where the janitors take all recyclables to a center that […]
I really hate to be that guy, but I’m going to be that guy in defense of the university administering parking tickets. Last year I was notorious for parking illegally around North Complex or in the scattered ‘A’ parking lots on campus. If I had to guess, I would say I was given six or […]
Recently I received my first parking ticket from the University of South Dakota — which was more than $30. Now, I admit, I was parked in a visitor’s parking lot. However, I needed to be in that building for no more than 20 minutes to return heavy equipment to the university, after which I’d be […]
With $135 million of the $250 million goal already raised, the Onward Campaign has begun to improve different aspects of campus at the University of South Dakota — including the USD Sanford School of Medicine. Mary Nettleman, dean of the Sanford School of Medicine, said by the end of the Onward Campaign, her goal is to […]
As Vermillion city officials continue to push for economic development, students at the University of South Dakota are involving themselves in the process. Through VermillionNEXT, Young Professionals Network of Emerging Leaders, students have the opportunity to engage with professionals in the area who are between 21 and 40 years of age. “The Vermillion community has […]
Last week on Election Day, Republicans took back the Senate and gained the majority in both houses of Congress. They needed six seats to have a majority in the Senate. The GOP was able to pick up Senate seats in Iowa, South Dakota, Colorado, Arkansas, West Virginia and North Carolina. Not only did the GOP win control […]
The city of Vermillion is denying allegations made by 15 Vermillion landlords included in a complaint stating the rental housing owners experienced financial harm through the amending of city ordinances. In a response filed Oct. 16 by James Moore, an attorney for the defendants with Woods, Fuller, Schultz and Smith, P.C. based in Sioux Falls, the […]
