September 20th, 202052 A video surfaced online this week of a Mitchell, South Dakota resident being removed from a school board meeting by two police officers for refusing to wear a mask. According to the Mitchell Republic, Deb Olson, the school board president, offered paper masks to those who did not bring their own mask at the beginning of the...
April 22nd, 202093As the number of COVID-19 cases climb around the country and specifically in South Dakota, it’s clear more needs to be done to combat this novel virus. Ultimately, the person who can exercise the most power in our state government is Gov. Kristi Noem, but she hasn’t been doing enough to protect the people living in her...
April 5th, 2020208Transitioning from the classroom to online isn't as easy as it sounds. Online courses require more responsibility and organization than on-campus courses. There are no specific “class times," just deadlines that are usually non-negotiable. It’s up to the student to make sure they outline a schedule to succeed in an online...
March 31st, 202075Now is a time more than ever we need to support everyone in our communities. The bars, restaurants, grocery stores and other businesses in our smaller towns have proven invaluable in the past couple weeks. They aren’t huge chain corporations, but small businesses that care about their customers and fellow community members and...
February 9th, 2020230Nearly every college town has a bar scene and they’re not always safe. There should be a community effort to keep our downtowns safe. Alcohol is already a powerful enough drug and in college, it can be easily overused. Alcoholism is something that needs to be talked about in college but there’s an even scarier issue among...
February 2nd, 2020205It’s evident that South Dakota as a government is against the LGBTQ+ community and they continue to show their disdain by creating legislation directly attacking their rights. House Bill 1215 was introduced last week and aims to strip rights from the LGBTQ+ community. One of the most controversial policies is not recognizing gay...
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