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USD graduate nominated by Obama for US Attorney position
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — President Barack Obama has nominated University of South Dakota School of Law graduate Randolph Seiler to be South Dakota’s U.S. Attorney. Seiler has been the acting U.S. attorney in the state since March, when then-U.S. Attorney Brendan Johnson stepped down for a job in private practice. The U.S. Senate must […]
USD faculty members worked on Nobel Prize winning project
Two University of South Dakota faculty members worked on this year’s Nobel Prize winning topic in physics as graduate students. Arthur B. McDonald and Takaaki Kajita, both neutrino physicists, won the coveted prize this week in physics for their work on neutrino oscillations. CONGRATULATIONS! Arthur B. McDonald is awarded the 2015 #NobelPrize in Physics together […]
National Music Museum a hidden gem at USD
The National Music Museum is one of the only museums in the world dedicated to musical instruments and musical history. The museum, which is located on the USD campus, is home to 15,000 musical items from around the world, ranging from the world’s oldest cello to one of the guitars that Elvis Presley had used. […]
Safe Ride service abused by some, former employee says
Though last week’s Dakota Days festivities resulted in a spike in citations from the Vermillion Police Department across the board, only three DWI arrests were made. The three Vermillion Public Transit buses filled to the brim with intoxicated students each weekend may have had something to do with that. Funded through the Department of Highway Safety, […]
Number of citations issued over 2015 Dakota Days ‘average’
The Vermillion Police Department was kept reasonably busy from Wednesday to Sunday last week, issuing 20 citations for open containers, 18 underage consumption tickets and had 14 incidents involving drugs or drug paraphernalia, VPD Chief Matt Betzen said. VPD also saw three disorderly conduct incidents, one assault on an officer, six incidents of public urination/defecation, three resistances to arrest, three public […]
New hearing conservation program aims to protect marching band member’s hearing
USD’s music program is teaming up with the Department of Communication Sciences & Disorders to develop a hearing conservation program, starting with earplugs. Sophomore Daniel Bellis, founder of Students for the Involvement of Music and member of USD’s marching band, said students are excited for the program to start, which will likely happen next fall at […]
Investigation ongoing in two reported cases of sexual assault
No arrests have been made and investigations are still ongoing regarding two reported sexual assaults of USD students that happened over Dakota Days. Both assaults, which the Vermillion Police Department believes are unrelated, happened Sept. 27, and at least one of them was reported to police Sept. 28. One of the assaults happened on-campus in […]
VIDEO: President Obama visits South Dakota, says community college should be free
WATERTOWN – President Barack Obama became the fourth United States president to travel to all 50 states after he stepped off Air Force One Friday afternoon at the Watertown Regional Airport. Obama recognized South Dakota’s distinction as the last state left for him to visit in his commencement address to the graduates of the Class […]
Nepalese students raise money for earthquake relief
University of South Dakota Nepalese students are joining together with various campus organizations and local businesses to send help to their disaster-stricken country. On the morning of April 25 a 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck the country of Nepal. The earthquake was the worst natural disaster to strike the nation in 80 years and more than 6,000 […]
Safety concerns brought to light on campus
Residence Hall Director Lindsey Swartout wants better lights on the University of South Dakota campus. She wants to see the classic style of lights replaced with more modern and brighter LED lights like the ones found on this web link. “The lighting is typically, that it has that orange undertone, which really doesn’t light very […]