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Library Copy Cards

USD Libraries | General | Tuesday July 01, 2008 | By ahinseth
As of July 1, 2008 the library will no longer be selling or recharging copy cards.  Library patrons can still use their old cards.  The Libraries will be getting new photocopiers in August.  

Blackwell Synergy Journals have moved to Wiley Int...

USD Libraries | General | Monday June 30, 2008 | By ahinseth
As of Monday, June 30, 2008, Blackwell journal content—including full-text HTML and PDF versions of articles from current issues, backfiles, and issues published online before print—has been incorporated into Wiley InterScience. Blackwell Synergy is no longer...

Exam Master Scheduled Downtime

USD Libraries | General | Friday June 27, 2008 | By ahinseth
At 12 Midnight US Eastern Daylight Savings Time (GMT -04:00) Monday the 30th of June EXAM MASTER OnLine will be taken offline until 2am for special maintenance and upgrades. We have chosen a time when usage is low, however we would like to apologize in advance...

In the year 2000...

Routines in the Lions Cage | General | Friday June 27, 2008 | By vbartlet
I don't know if anybody has watched Video Yearbook on Fuse. But I am today. And they have been having some great videos on. It makes me miss music of that era. It also reminded me of how much I loved Eve 6 back in the day.

Change of Lommen Library phone number

USD Libraries | General | Thursday June 26, 2008 | By ahinseth
Due to the recent changes in the library, 605-677-5348 has been disconnected.  Please call 605-677-5373 for assistance.  Phone numbers for individual staff members have not changed. We apologize for any inconvenience.   

part IV with TWO pages since i was absent last nig...

The Ponder Point | General | Thursday June 19, 2008 | By taylor.poro
Tags: englis fiction short stories
i doubt anyone is reading this, but here's an extra page since i didn't put anything up last night. She didn’t get back that night until a little after midnight, a bag of cheap fast food in her hand. Studying had been a bust, just as eating at a reasonable...

Wow, I've never felt better

Routines in the Lions Cage | General | Thursday June 19, 2008 | By vbartlet
I just looked at some of my high school classmates on facebook. I'm really glad I don't have a husband or kids. That could ruin my life right now. Bunch of crazies. Why at 23 would you want THREE children?

part III title coming shortly

The Ponder Point | General | Tuesday June 17, 2008 | By taylor.poro
Tags: english. fiction short story
This time she caught the bus on time. Her uniform was on over her clothes by the time the bus arrived at Fryin' Fred’s Finger-lickin Hut. It wasn't one of the best places to work or eat or breathe or... or really do much of anything, but it's all there...

Tech Camp Has Begun

I Don't Need Wings to Fly | General | Tuesday June 17, 2008 | By ahurlbur
So, I'm a counselor at a summer camp in the Chicago area. Who would have thought? Granted, it's a technology camp, but we have overnight campers and outside activities and team-building exercises just like any other camp. Some of you who know me will wonder...

The Prosecution of George W. Bush

A Radiant Cage Of Thunder | General | Tuesday June 17, 2008 | By Douglas.Bryenldson
Tags: anai bendai bugliosi bush cheney crimal crimes deceptions iraq law lies neo-con republican vincent war
I just listened to the entire nine hour audio book of this document. What a fine work of logic and law. This will be a classic in the annals of American History. The Bush family is perhaps, the greatest Crime and the Greatest Criminal Family Network to...

part II

The Ponder Point | General | Monday June 16, 2008 | By taylor.poro
Tags: english fiction story
Jess's car was parked outside nectar's when she got off the bus that had to be a good sign. A feeling of hope and triumph filled her once she went in. Jess was sitting there with two plates of burgers and gravy fries. Then the feeling slipped through her...

something new, STORY TIME! part 1, part two tommo...

The Ponder Point | General | Monday June 16, 2008 | By taylor.poro
Tags: burlington english fiction stories vermont writing
I’m trying something new here, writing and posting a short(?) story on the blog. it's only a first draft, so feel free to include constructive criticism. hope it doesn't suck :). Let one fact be known, before anything else is said: the buses in...

I don't know that I moved to Omaha...

Routines in the Lions Cage | General | Wednesday June 11, 2008 | By vbartlet
I think I moved into TORNADO ALLEY. I mean, I'm used to some tornadoes in Vermillion and near the area of my home. But like, in the middle of Omaha? That's intense. One ripped off part of the roof of a Wal-Mart. I went there, there's a huge black tarp where...

Internet Disruption

USD Libraries | General | Wednesday June 11, 2008 | By ahinseth
BIT Outage - Internet Disruption [Outages] posted: 06/11/2008 Summary: Date: Wednesday, June 11, 2008 Time: 3:30 AM Description: BIT (SD Bureau of IT) hardware failure causing USD Internet Outage Locations:...

Job Search part 2

Routines in the Lions Cage | General | Saturday June 07, 2008 | By vbartlet
So now I've had two interviews. I keep applying for jobs. I got a call yesterday and the lady left me a message. I'm calling her back on Monday. I need a job, but at least this gives me hope. I'm not applying at Wendy's just yet...

My Skin Hates Me

Health Rants | General | Thursday June 05, 2008 | By jcampbel
I’m now convinced my skin hates me. First off, when I was a teenager I had acne. Nothing like my brothers had, but when you’re a 16 year old girl any acne is a bad thing. I washed and washed and washed my face and it made no difference. There the zits were...

polls closed

USD Democrats | General | Tuesday June 03, 2008 | By taylor.poro
Tags: 2008 clinton election hillary obama
Polls are closed with Hillary leading, but the state too close to call. The exit polls shows them split amongst men, but her running away with women, but the exit polls have screwed me in the past, so we’ll have to see. Votes have started coming in from Sioux...

primary night

USD Democrats | General | Tuesday June 03, 2008 | By taylor.poro
Tags: 2008 clinton dakota election hillary obama primary south usd
Hey there, I know it’s summer, and I’m probably just writing to myself here, but it’s the night of the Montana and more importantly, south Dakota primaries, so how could I not write something about tonight’s activities. For those who don’t know me, I’m Taylor...

Anne Moege leads session on "Building Community Th...

Dakota Writing Project | Events | Tuesday June 03, 2008 | By dwp
Dakota Writing Project teacher-consultant Anne Moege will lead a three-hour session, from 9:20 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., on "Building Community Through Online Discussion" Thursday, June 5, 2008, at the Educators Summer Symposium being held at Washington...

Job Search...

Routines in the Lions Cage | General | Monday June 02, 2008 | By vbartlet
I've been in Omaha for a week, applying for jobs like a mad woman. No jobs yet. I'm getting nervous, if I don't have an interview or anything by the end of the week, I'm going to apply at Wendy's. I do not want to apply at Wendy's. I just need a job. And...

Institutional Repositories

2.0 Library | Midwest Technology Conference 2008 | Saturday May 31, 2008 | By dloftus
Tags: institutional repository
SESSION LEADERS: --Philip Herold, Beth Kaplan,John Chapman all of The Digital Conservancy, University of Minnesota Ning site which includes links to presentations: http://libtechconference.ning.com/group/institutionalrepositories What I found most...

Preparing Demonstrations at the DWP Professional ...

Dakota Writing Project | Events | Saturday May 31, 2008 | By dwp
Tags: development professional retreat
A group of dedicated DWP teacher-consultants developed demonstrations intended to be used for professional development (in-service) and explored ways in which to help build community during a demonstration at the Dakota Writing Project Professional Development...

Day in a Comic: Preparations for the DWP Invitatio...

Dakota Writing Project | General | Friday May 30, 2008 | By dwp
Tags: institute summer
In just a few days (June 2), the Dakota Writing Project 2008 Invitational Summer Institute, housed at the University of South Dakota in Vermillion, will begin. Inspired by a special invitation from Kevin Hodgson (Western Mass. Writing Project), who...

The Denver Revelation: Authentic ET Evidence?

A Radiant Cage Of Thunder | General | Thursday May 29, 2008 | By Douglas.Bryenldson
Tags: affairs alien anai bendai commission denver evidence extrateresstrial ufo video
I have myself witnessed a physically manifested UFO in the air and even photographed it - so I am already a step forward towards believing that this could finally be the real thing. We'll just have to wait and see until tomorrow! - Doug Phone...
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