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School Slang
  • “Puke in my mouth!”: Said when something grossed you out or was disturbing
  • Beede-Mick: Beede/Mickelson halls in the North Complex
  • CA: Community advisor. These are USD’s version of resident assistants, or RAs, for the undergraduate dorms.
  • The Concourse: The large hallway located in the Al Neuharth Media Center, which has an interactive history and computer bar
  • The Courtyard: The lawn between the CSC and the ID Weeks Library
  • Crazies: Students, faculty, and locals who are devoted to attending every Coyote football game, dressed in red and white
  • CSC: Coyote Student Center
  • The Dome: DakotaDome
  • The Easter Egg Hunt: A Vermillion-sponsored event right before Easter when a golden egg is hidden somewhere in town and clues are given out to find the egg, which contains a monetary reward
  • FA: Fine Arts Building
  • The Ghetto: Julian dorms, lower Vermillion
  • Meat Market: The Char Bar
  • Richie-O: Richardson/Olson halls in the North Complex
  • Shop-Sleaze: The gas station located across from Beede Hall on the corner of Plum and Cherry Streets
  • Smart Classrooms: Classrooms on campus that offer professors the ability to access the Internet or DVD players using a big screen at the front of the room
  • The Sweater Lady: The company that sells handmade sweaters in the CSC
  • Thong Thursday: The Pressbox on Thursday nights
  • Virgin Vault: Burgess Hall
  • Web CT: An Internet program for faculty and students
Things I Wish I Knew Before Coming To School
  • Be active.
  • Be friendly to everyone.
  • Bring carpet for your dorm room.
  • Buy a parking permit if you plan to ever park on campus.
  • Check your USD e-mail daily.
  • Convince your parents to give you Coyote Cash.
  • Don’t take your CAs too seriously.
  • Get help with general classes that you’re not good at.
  • Get the most Flex Money possible in your meal plan.
  • Go through Greek Week orientation to meet people.
  • Go to class.
  • Go to your science labs every week (this will save you from a bad test grade).
  • If you feel like your advisor doesn’t know anything, schedule an appointment in the Academic Advising Center and let them help you.
  • It’s cheaper to buy your own fridge than rent one.
  • Listen to your advisor, and pick classes that meet your graduation requirements.
  • Pass your computer science class the first time, and don’t cheat in the class.
  • Register as early as possible.
  • Rent or bring a loft.
  • Stay here on the weekends and actually socialize.
  • Take the ITL exam given to freshmen during orientation week; you have to pass this to graduate.
  • There are plenty of organizations and clubs—get involved right away.
  • Understand how WebCT works.
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AmandaJanssen

'14

Criminal Justice and Corrections

3.8
B+

Unique Things

I love the wellness center, although students pay a really high fee for using it. I love the zumba classes offered. There are great study abroad opportunities.

Jan 18, 2012

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jessicca_verchio

'12

Arts

2.7
C+

The Good Witht He Bad

The School has very unique buildings. The buildings it what originally drew me to the campus. Also, there are a lot of accredited academic programs. The bad thing is that there are few activities on the weekends and a lot of students go home.

Jun 08, 2010

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Traditions
  • Dakota Days: By far the biggest event on campus, Dakota Days is USD’s homecoming. It takes place each fall and involves a large number of events that begin on the Monday before the Saturday football game and last until the Sunday after the game. Each year, the Dakota Days committee picks a new theme for the event, and alumni and parents come back for the parade and football game.
  • Dance Marathon: A national event, students involved spend 24 straight hours dancing, playing games, and interacting with children from the Children’s Miracle Network, the organization the event raises money for.
  • Fight Night: Another Greek sponsored event, Fight Night is the TKE frat’s annual fundraiser. The name explains it all. One night each spring, the Tekes set up a wrestling ring and different students fight (but all in good fun) to be the Fight Night winner.
  • Kegs & Eggs: Part of Dakota Days, Kegs & Eggs takes place downtown the Saturday of the homecoming football game when anyone willing to participate heads to the bars at 8 a.m. for food and liquor before the 10 a.m. parade. Different bars have different specials and sell Dakota Days T-shirts.
  • Strollers: A Greek tradition, Strollers is a spring vaudeville show brought on campus each year to attract Greek alumni back on campus and have a little fun. The show is full of jokes and puns on the University and is also a dance competition between a selected number of performing teams.
  • USDefrost: Taking place during the winter, Defrost is a week-long event with a variety of activities that take place with hopes of cheering everyone’s wintry-cold mood away. From the frog jump to a bonfire, Defrost is just one week of the year with a little extra going on.
Urban Legends
  • All the sororities have ghosts in them.
  • Alumni Tom Brokaw was asked to take a year off by Doc Farber because of his lack of seriousness in studies.
  • President Abbott doesn’t give snow days because his daughter got an underage at the bar the last time he did.
  • There’s an underground system of hallways that connects to all the buildings on campus.
  • You don’t have to be 21 to go to the bars downtown.

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