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Health, cyber privacy important now more than ever

Oct 18th, 202017
Whether it be personal health or online security, privacy is important to ensure people feel safe and can trust others with their information.  We take our individual privacy for granted and it’s easy to believe that our history and data...
Editorial: Students need to eat too Opinion

Editorial: Students need to eat too

September 14th, 202033 All too often you hear about how college students have a diet of ramen noodles and mac and cheese, or they have one solid meal a day. College students often aren't eating three meals a day because they can’t afford it. Instead of talking about this issue, it is joked about. The reason many college students don’t eat three meals a...
Editorial: South Dakota's anti-meth campaign is confusing Opinion

Editorial: South Dakota's anti-meth campaign is confusing

November 19th, 2019165 South Dakota is on meth.  Governor Kristi Noem launched a very confusing and controversial anti-meth campaign, “Meth: We’re On It” on Monday to bring awareness to the meth epidemic in South Dakota. The campaign will include a TV ad, billboards, posters and a website: onmeth.com. The truth is, the whole thing seems kind of...
Editorial: Diversity in the workplace is essential Opinion

Editorial: Diversity in the workplace is essential

November 12th, 2019100 Women are underrepresented and underestimated in the world of business. But with an increasing number of well-known organizations like IBM, General Motors and Mondelez International appointing female CEOs, the trend towards women in leadership positions seems to be on the rise.  But there is still the question of why this advancement...
Editorial: Art is not a useless field Opinion

Editorial: Art is not a useless field

November 5th, 201972 Visiting artist Arlene Goldbard presented a lecture, “Why South Dakota Needs Artists,” on Monday to the art majors of USD, providing words of encouragement to students who feel unsupported, and reminded them of the importance of art. But what is art? There is no right answer to this question because art is something different for...
Editorial: Continuing sexual education Opinion

Editorial: Continuing sexual education

October 22nd, 2019146 Less than half of the country is providing sufficient sex education to young people attending public schools. According to the National Conference of State Legislature, as of March 1, 2016, there are only 24 states that require their public schools to provide sex education to their students. Of those 24, only 21 are required to teach a...
From the Opinion Desk: Our responses to #VPDLive Opinion

From the Opinion Desk: Our responses to #VPDLive

October 8th, 201970 The Vermillion Police Department (VPD) does more than just write parking tickets, especially during D-Days. This weekend, VPD again used their Twitter to alert us of their craziest and outlandish responses. The Opinion Team decided to sift through and ask the important questions. Oct. 5, 10:06 p.m.: Vehicle reported to have crashed into...
Editorial: Get involved during D-Days Opinion

Editorial: Get involved during D-Days

October 1st, 201958 We’ve heard it all. Vermillion is so boring. There’s nothing to do on this campus.  We have good and bad news for those of you who feel this way. The bad news is you’re not trying hard enough. The good news is that there are, in fact, things to do in Vermillion.  Did you know there are over 150 student organizations on...
Editorial: Support local businesses this D-Days season Opinion

Editorial: Support local businesses this D-Days season

September 24th, 201953 USD Alumni, family members and current students will all come together soon enough to celebrate D-Days in all of its glory.  As D-Days quickly approaches, restaurants and bars downtown are preparing for their busiest time of the year.  As we near that special time of the year, we find ourselves reflecting on the importance of...
From the desk: Fire alarm etiquette Opinion

From the desk: Fire alarm etiquette

September 17th, 201943 What’s worse than a freshman pushing the button on Cherry Street? You guessed it: a freshman pulling the fire alarm in the dorms at 2 a.m.  There is nothing more irritating than waking up from your deep slumber to the shrieking sound of the fire alarm. There are two scenarios. One: someone came back drunk, and uniquely and...
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