By: STAFF REPORTS

Juniors Tim Carr and Laura Hofer have been elected as the Student Government Association President and Vice President. By a 741-354 vote margin over their opponents juniors Matt Tysdal and Patrick Morrison, Carr and Hofer will take office after Spring Bre...

By: JOE SNEVE

For the second year in a row, students at the USD medical school are putting on a benefit concert to raise money for a good cause. This year the funds raised will go toward juvenile diabetes research. Mary Baker, second-year medical student, said the even...

By: JOE SNEVE

Incoming freshmen will have registration priority over returning students for the fall semester as a result of the admission department’s decision to move the first Fast Track program of the year to March 15. The Fast Track program, a designated day...

By: CHRIS JESSEN

Although only the sounds of construction echo across its stage right now, Slagle Hall is on its way to drawing open its curtains to campus crowds for the first time since spring of 2009. With construction to be finished in late summer, Cathy Wagner, plann...

By: JOSIE CLAREY

USD students gathered in the Muenster University Center Pit Lounge Tuesday to discuss current energy, national security and climate change issues at a press conference conducted by Operation Free. Leighann Dunn and EricGage, both veterans of the National ...

By: NICK WOLTMAN

The committee formed to address the controversy over USD Student Government Association’s adviser reported on its goals to the senate Tuesday night. The committee, which was chaired by SGA Vice President Anne Grady, recommended the senate seek an ad...

By: ROB NIELSEN

Recent economic woes haven’t deterred students from pursuing their goals of a college education, even with the debt they may be paying off in the end coupled with the current job market. “Despite the economy, I still think it’s definitel...

By: JOSIE CLAREY

The plan to remove 200 parking spaces from the parking lot between the Muenster University Center and Beacom School of Business has commuter students worrying about available parking. Junior Amanda Novak commutes to the university from her off-campus Verm...

By: VOLANTE STAFF

Comedian and musician Bo Burnham will perform at USD Tuesday, March 16. Sponsored by the USD Program Council and Student Government Association, the 19-year-old comedian will perform in the Muenster University Center ballroom at 8 p.m....

By: JOSIE CLAREY

The Vermillion City Council approved Dance Marathon’s request for a fireworks permit. The fireworks display will be set off by Fireworks Unlimited of Vermillion as part of the annual 24-hour event that raises money for Children’s Miracle Netwo...

By: NICK WOLTMAN

USD’s Student Government Association allocated $625 to the Political Science League to help the organization bring Harvard Professor Theda Skocpol to campus for the first lecture in the W.O. Farber Public Affairs Lecture Series....

By: SHAWN BISHOP & JOE SNEVE

The fairness of the Beacom School of Business grading guidelines has come under fire from the Student Government Association. The business school’s grading guidelines dictate that the average for a class falls within a given GPA. At Tuesday’s ...

By: NICK WOLTMAN

It’s a time for reflection at USD. The university is conducting a self-study in preparation for an accreditation evaluation that will determine whether its students can receive federal financial aid and if credits earned by its students can transfer...

By: JESSICA KOKESH

USD officials announced Monday that students will no longer be required to take the IdEA Program as part of their graduation requirements after May 2010. In light of looming budget cuts, Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs Chuck Staben said off...

By: NICK WOLTMAN

By: NOLAN PETERSON

One of America’s national newspapers has made its way to USD again. The Student Government Association, in conjunction with USA Today, has begun a pilot program to provide daily copies of USA Today to the campus. Monday of this week, USA Today began...

By: TJ JERKE

Junior Tim Carr, Student Government Association presidential candidate and current senator, is into his second round of campaigning after running against current SGA President Blake Alberts last year. Now, with a new vice presidential pick, Carr said he t...

By: JOE SNEVE

Junior Student Government Association Senator Matthew Tysdal’s sights aren’t only on being the next SGA president: He also envisions a USD with an entire student body that is active in their own representation....

By: CHRIS JESSEN

When freshman Renee Grabow was planning her housing for next semester, she thought she had most things figured out until she received a notice in her mailbox. In the letter, Grabow found out she would no longer be able to live at North Complex next year a...