Letter to the Editor

Opinion

April 1st, 201762 My name is Marisa Cummings and I am the University of South Dakota project coordinator for the Violence Against Women Campus Project grant through the Department of Justice. My office is located in the University Counseling Center or Cook House. I am excited to join the University of South Dakota family and work towards reducing...
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March 28th, 201749 Many of you will notice that signage of some bathrooms around campus has changed. Wherever possible, USD is moving toward a policy of having “gender inclusive facilities” — or GIFs — on campus. These are private, single-stall restrooms that may be used by any person regardless of family status, parental status, gender identity...
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March 21st, 2017167 Last month the university released (via Facebook/social media) a Valentine’s Day video. Although most of these Valentine’s Day messages from students were harmless shoutouts to parents, friends and partners, there were clips that treated same-gender relationships as a joke and seemingly mocked these partnerships. The university...
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February 15th, 2017368 On Feb. 7, 2017, the University of South Dakota Student Government Association voted to approve Senate Resolution 20, increasing and allocating funding to the General Activity Fee for FY18.The GAF is funded exclusively by students and after year one, will be required to pay an additional $9 per credit hour. Of the increased funding,...
Opinion

February 14th, 20172366 To the students of USD, There is a divide on our campus, and it resides in a flat-paved section of asphalt known as Cherry Street. Geographically, it divides the main campus and from athletics, and this is where the metaphorical divide also begins. Now I confess that I am a proud member of both of these groups, as I am a...
Opinion

February 14th, 2017106 The students and administration of USD have grappled with the issue of increasing the General Activity Fee (GAF) since the financing of the Wellness Center. I was first introduced to this issue while serving as the vice president of SGA during Sami Zoss’ presidency. Now, I am approaching the proposed increase from the perspective of a...
Opinion

February 13th, 2017103 If you are a university student, you may take part in a lecture or online class. Regardless, you may have additional collaboration assignments to post online and respond to your usually two or more classmates.Such methods used by professors, in my opinion, is a lazy approach to effective pedagogy leadership and fails to facilitate...
Opinion

December 4th, 201668 The 2016 President Election has brought many emotions forward both across the nation and here at USD. As a campus dedicated to inclusive excellence, we strive to be inclusive in all our practices and encourage our students to be inclusive as well. Regardless of race, nationality, creed, sexual orientation or political ideology, we should...
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