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Letter to the Editor: USD Student Amateur and Professional Drag Show
To The Editor, We are writing in the wake of our annual USD Student Amateur & Professional Drag Show on Oct. 26. During the show in Aalfs Auditorium, one of the professional Drag Kings, Kent Clark, used a fake gun as a prop in his act. While Spectrum was unaware that this prop would be […]
Letter to the Editor: Remembering Native History
On October 10th, USD will celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Day, honoring Native history, culture and people. On this day of celebration, I will also remember the painful history between the United States and Indigenous communities. For over a century, hundreds of thousands of Native children were taken from their families and placed in federally sponsored boarding […]
Letter to the Editor: South Dakota Board of Regents, Opportunity Centers: A Battle for Inclusion
The South Dakota Board of Regents (SDBOR) met Thursday, Oct. 14 at the University of South Dakota (USD) to end their listening tour on South Dakota Senate Bill 55. SB 55 created a task force to review institutional functions. Students filled the university’s auditorium to address their concerns on the task force’s finding and the […]
Letter to the Editor: Your Voice is Being Silenced in the SD State Legislature
The state motto is “Under God, the People Rule.” But the voice of the public is being silenced in our SD State Legislature and it’s time to stop it. The case in point? Senate Bill 72 which is an act to revise notification of the public on changes concerning the listing or delisting of endangered and threatened species […]
Letter to the Editor: What Goes in Recycling Bins
Last week’s Volante featured an article about recycling that included some information that is no longer true about the types of plastic accepted by the campus single-stream recycling program. The correct information is that the only plastics accepted are bottles, tubs and jugs regardless of the number on them. Our recyclable materials go to Millennium Recycling in Sioux […]
Letter to the editor
To the Editor, I am an education major that attends school at the UDS’s main campus in Vermillion, SD. I am writing to you about the university’s expenses during the COVID-19 pandemic. Before the pandemic I utilized the USD Wellness Center and attended USD activities, which was included with the activity fees in my tuition. When COVID-19 hit the university closed the Wellness Center and their canceled events. […]
Letter to the Editor: We can be better
On Monday, USD hosted a student forum to address recent racial slurs used by a student organization to promote their event. Thank you to those that attended and genuinely listened with an open mind and heart. The focus of the forum was to hear student voices conveying their viewpoints on the issue and what they […]
Letter to the Editor: A problem with meal-plan pricing
Dear Editor, Due to the recent temporary suspension of guest swipes, my attention was piqued to look at the inner workings of the meal plans. I did some research and calculations related to the price of a meal swipe in our meal plans versus the swipe price when purchased at Residential Dining, and I came […]
Letter to the Editor: The toxic science behind vaping
Dear Editor, I am writing to you because the health of every USD Student is important to me. I have spent my career advocating for youth and young adult health and this is a conversation I want to have with all of you. This is what you need to know about vaping. JUUL and other e-cig cartridges are loaded with extremely high levels of […]
Letter to the Editor: Student binge drinking has lasting effects
To the Editor, Binge drinking does not only affect one’s health for a single night, but can have effects on one’s health for many years to come. According to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, binge drinking takes a toll on the intellectual and social lives of students on campuses across the United […]