First-year law student Hadier Jassim rolls her eyes at the mention of the blue Ethernet cord coiled up in her backpack. Jassim’s relationship with the University of South Dakota’s wireless network is a strained, often frustrating one that requires close proximity to nearby wall outlets just to access the Internet. “It’s the same struggle every day. I’m so […]
With midterms wrapped up and the semester winding down with each passing week, spring advising is fast-underway at the University of South Dakota. Students will meet with faculty to select classes for the upcoming semester and fine-tune their remaining semesters at USD to ensure all the requirements are in order for graduation. Although there are […]
With the 10,061 students who study at the University of South Dakota, the position of an academic adviser is meant to assist students throughout their time here, while also attempting to make sure no one gets lost in the system. Steve Ward, director of the Academic Career and Planning Center (ACPC), said advisers are specially trained to guide […]
Junior Chris Whempner decided to put his accounting books down for a few hours Wednesday for a hobby he doesn’t usually have time for while attending the University of South Dakota. The junior loaded his gun and stepped up for the Outdoors Club’s first trapshoot competition at the shooting range around Clay County Park four miles southwest of Vermillion […]
In their last 10 quarters, the University of South Dakota Coyote football team has been outscored by 61 points. That stretch has resulted in three straight losses, and their game lineup is not getting any easier as the season progresses. The Coyotes host the three-time reigning FCS champion North Dakota State Saturday — a team that […]
Bonfire smoke filled the air of my backyard, infiltrating my clothes and hair. It was the Saturday of Dakota Days, and roughly 20 of us were having a fantastic night. Partaking in the parade, tailgating and watching the game, it had been the perfect day, and it wasn’t about to end. Around 8 p.m., one […]
A campus master plan, once completed, could bring major changes to the University of South Dakota campus, particularly at the I.D. Weeks Library. In early 2013, USD hired JBA Incorporated, an architectural firm that specializes in facilities planning services for institutions in higher education, to do a space analysis on which buildings need space and conditional improvements, classroom analysis […]
Student Government Association President Tyler Tordsen is in the process of choosing a selection committee whose purpose will be to help fill two executive positions for the upcoming semester. Applications for senior Katie Staley’s business manager position and sophomore Mackenzie Huber’s office manager position will be available on the SGA website next week. Any full-time student with at least a […]
It’s been seven months since Craig Smith was announced as the new men’s basketball head coach at the University of South Dakota. For Smith, realizing it has been that long already seems crazy. “It’s really hard to believe that it’s been seven months,” Smith said. “It’s gone really, really fast, but it’s been an exciting time. The […]
First-year Amanda Covert has her nose in a book while sitting in the Muenster University Center pit lounge. Having known her career goals since she was in the seventh grade, Covert figures she can breathe a little easier and take a few minutes to relax. While her future goals include going to law school to become a business lawyer, she […]
