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Acclaimed Authors come to USD Writer’s Conference
The 12th Biennial John R. Milton Writers’Conference is being held from Sept. 16-18 here at USD. This year’s keynote author is Mary Gaitskill, who wrote the novels, “The Mare” and “Veronica,” which were both nominated for the National Critics Circle Award and Los Angeles Times Book Award in 2005. Other featured authors include John Domini, […]
Charlie’s Cupboard celebrates one year anniversary
Charlie’s Cupboard is a student run food pantry at USD. Sept. 2, marked its first anniversary and its first day open this semester. Over 160 students attended the event. In addition to the standard products, Charlie’s Cupboard also gave out cupcakes for its first birthday and held a drawing to win water bottles. Nathan Popp […]
Anatomy classes to benefit from USD student’s research
A skull fit for a chameleon is being produced in a biology lab on USD’s campus. Junior Alexis Slack, a biology of human dynamics and neuroscience major, is working on a project that involves using a 3D printer to develop a series of skulls—chameleon, cat, and human—that can be deconstructed and put back together. Her […]
Sisseton Wahpeton College and USD collaborate bringing opportunity to SD students
Leaders from USD and Sisseton Wahpeton College (SWC) met on Aug. 3 to discuss and sign an agreed-upon policy ensuring South Dakota students more opportunities. The General Education Book Transfer consists of an educational review of the course requirements for classes in order to make the credits transferable, USD associate provost Beth Freeburg said. “Personnel […]
Intramural sports begin season
The Intramural Sports program is seen in nearly all universities across the United States, including USD. Students form teams and enter sports leagues, including an E-Sports team. Teams compete against other students within their school. Intramural leagues are divided into fall and spring sports. Fall leagues at USD include soccer, co-rec volleyball, flag football, sand […]
Will Medicinal Marijuana Change the Vermillion Community?
As of July 1, medicinal marijuana was legalized in South Dakota on a ballot-based vote back in November. Now, individuals can obtain cannabis from authorized dispensaries such as terpenebeltfarms.com that have a wide selection of cannabis terpenes available in bulk via wholesale online. USD and the Vermillion community have been busy making preparations for this […]
Coyote soccer off to a rollercoaster start
The Coyote soccer team is coming off the 2021 spring season, where they made the Summit League Tournament and fell in the opening round. After a trio of exhibition games, the Coyotes got their season underway Aug. 21 with a 1-0 win over Northern State, followed by a 0-0 tie at Colorado State Thursday and […]
Volleyball set to defend Summit League Title
By Tavin Carncross The USD Volleyball team is coming off a strong spring season where the Coyotes won the Summit League Tournament Title and made an NCAA Tournament appearance. The Coyotes were scheduled to get the 2021 season underway last weekend, but due to COVID-19 protocols, the team’s first three games of the season in […]
Greek Life begins new year, new policies
As USD students begin their first few weeks of classes, some among them have been busy getting involved in Greek Life. For returning students, this means looking forward to social and service events that were previously cancelled due to COVID-19 restrictions. For new members, it’s a chance to see what Greek Life has to offer. […]
USD and VCDC host GatheRED at Thursdays on the platz
The University of South Dakota partnered with the Vermillion Area Chamber & Development Company (VCDC) as well as Vermillion NEXT—a young professionals network—to host an event titled “GatheRED” located at the Vermillion City Hall parking lot August 26 from 5:30 till 7:30pm. GatheRED seeks to connect USD with the Vermillion community for an evening of […]