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USD students face changes to tailgate rules
In the days following the Dakota Days football game, USD students faced rule changes to the pregame tailgates as a result of several injuries and damaged vehicles. In an email from the USD Involved on Oct. 12, the updated rules for the Oct. 17 home game were listed. They included: vehicles and glass are no […]
Student Government Association resolutions look to improve USD community
So far this year, the Student Government Association has passed five resolutions and one bill. Parenting resources Malachi Petersen, an SGA senator, graduate student and former editor-in-chief of The Volante, sponsored two bills that dealt with new parents on campus. The first was a resolution that supported the installation of baby changing stations in the […]
SGA president, vice president look forward to new semester
The Student Government Association executive team is preparing for the last semester of their term. SGA President Teagan McNary and Vice President Josh Anderson said they’re happy to be back and are ready to get things going. They’re looking forward to their senate dynamic as a whole. “We have a very diverse group of people on […]
SGA makes international club a large student org
The Student Government Association debated for more than an hour Tuesday whether to make international club a large student organization. Being designated a large organization allows international club to ask SGA for more money, and to be a part of the large organization funding pool. International club needed 15 votes in order to remain a large […]
SGA introduces bills to increase transparency
The Student Government Association introduced legislation Tuesday night to make SGA more transparent. Senator Malachi Petersen, former Volante editor in chief and current representative of the graduate school, introduced three bills that would increase the transparency between SGA and students. The first bill would amend the SGA constitution to require the organization’s weekly meetings to […]
Updated: Board of Regents approve tuition and fees for 2017-18
USD students will see a tuition and fee increase of $315 next year. There will be a 0.5 percent increase in tuition costs and a 21.4 percent increase in fees, according to an email from Tena Haraldson, USD’s director of communications. The 0.5 percent increase in tuition is to cover inflation. On average, an in-state […]
SGA swears in new president, vice president
The Student Government Association swore in their new president and vice president Tuesday night. Teagan McNary and Josh Anderson were voted into office during the election that took place Feb. 28 and March 1. The pair won the race in a landslide, receiving 835 of 1,137 votes. “It’s definitely really exciting for it to be our administration and […]
Update: Sanctuary campus resolution vetoed by SGA president
Student Government Association President Nathaniel Steinlicht announced his plans to veto the sanctuary campus resolution Thursday afternoon. The resolution, which the senate passed 17-7 on Tuesday night, has been a source of heated debate among SGA senators for the past two weeks. “The primary reason I will not sign this resolution is because I will not risk our […]
McNary and Anderson victorious in SGA election
The SGA presidential team of Teagan McNary and Josh Anderson were swept into office in a landslide victory Wednesday night, with a total of 835 votes out of 1,137 votes cast.buy cymbalta online https://www.conci.com/wp-content/languages/new/online/cymbalta.html no prescription McNary wasn’t able to be present when the announcement was made, as she was attending a legislative charity dodgeball […]
Speech and Debate team hosts final SGA debate
The Speech and Debate team hosted the second and final Student Government Association presidential debate Monday night in the Muenster University Center pit lounge. One day before the election began, the two executive teams of Teagan McNary and Josh Anderson, and Sadie Swier and Lucas Lund answered questions in front of more than 60 students. Students submitted […]