SGA

The director of the University Police Department retired in August and a committee has been reviewing applications from officers interested in the position. Carson Zubke, Student Government Association President is a member on the committee and he stated at Tuesday’s SGA meeting that the pool of applicants has been whittled down from 30 candidates to […]

Larry Schou, the Dean of the Fine Arts Department, spoke at Tuesday’s Student Government Association meeting to inform Senate on how the department has used its funding. “I would say three quarters of it is health and safety,” Schou said. The money is partially being used to purchase new wood for theater sets. The wood […]

USD Athletics Director David Herbster and Deputy AD Mike West spoke at Tuesday’s Student Government Association meeting to talk about football tickets. West and Herbster discussed aloud whether or not they want to bring back Ticket Tuesday. Students last year picked up football tickets from a member of USD athletics , who would give tickets […]

Last weekend, Student Government Association (SGA) President Carson Zubke and Vice President Hannah Booth met in Pierre, S.D. with SGA presidents and vice presidents from other regental schools in South Dakota, as well as Dr. Barron, the executive director of the Board of Regents. One of the main talking points was the Dakota Promise Scholarship, […]

Athletic Director David Herbster and Mike West, Deputy Athletics Director, spoke at Tuesday’s Student Government Meeting (SGA) to give an update on athletics following USD’s home football game. Kelsey Berger, SGA senator, asked them about a story posted by the marketing department, which stated that no student would be turned away for the football game. The […]

The smoke has been cleared when it comes to vaping at USD. Special guest USD General Counsel AJ Franken spoke at the first Student Government Association (SGA) meeting to discuss the South Dakota laws regarding e-cigarettes. These policies, Franken said, were updated during the 2019 legislative session. Franken said South Dakota legislature added e-cigarettes to […]

The new executive team was sworn in at the Student Government Association (SGA) meeting Tuesday evening. Carson Zubke and Hannah Booth were sworn in as President and Vice President by former President Josh Sorbe, and the rest of the executive team was nominated and confirmed.. Saeed Dabbour will be the next Director of Communication, Sophia […]

Carson Zubke and Hannah Booth were elected as the University of South Dakota’s new Student Government Association (SGA) President and Vice President Wednesday evening. Results (out of 1300 votes): Zubke & Booth – 55.46% Yetter & Gehle – 26.84 % Huizenga & Juffer – 18.38% “We’re excited to get to work,” Zubke said. “…To finally […]

USD’s Student Government Association hosted four South Dakota legislators at their weekly meeting. Senators Art Rusch, Jim Bolin, Craig Kennedy, and representative Jean Hunhoff, three of the four being USD alumni, spoke on their professional and political backgrounds. The floor was then opened up for Senate to ask questions. Josh Sorbe, SGA president, asked what […]