SGA passes sanctuary campus resolution

The USD Student Government Association passed a resolution Tuesday night with language echoing sanctuary campus resolutions from universities around the country. The vote was 17-7. The resolution “recommends the university administration… assign an administrator, who is knowledgeable of current immigration affairs… as a point of contact for students…(and) provide students confidential consultation and advice.” This […]

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SGA executive teams participate in first debate

Two teams of SGA executive hopefuls faced off in a debate Thursday night in the Al Neuharth Media Center. About 50 people attended the event, hosted by the Cross Media Council. The debate started off with opening statements from each team, and both laid out their platforms. The team of presidential candidate Sadie Swier and vice presidential candidate Lucas Lund […]

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Students and faculty react to SGA sanctuary campus resolution

USD’s Student Government Association has recently been debating a resolution that, as it was originally written, supported making USD a ‘sanctuary campus,’ which wouldn’t cooperate with federal immigration enforcement officers in deportation proceedings. The resolution, which is currently in the SGA state and local committee, has since had its sanctuary campus language removed, and currently is […]

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Recycling pilot programs to start this month

Clara Kirkvold, a first-year earth science major, was assigned a project in her sustainability class this fall. When looking around her North Complex dorm, she realized there weren’t resources for recycling on individual floors, so she decided to set a recycling bin in her kitchen. When it gets full, about once a week, she hauls it to the recycling center. […]

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Student-athletes benefitting from coming a semester early

High school student-athletes that are committed to athletic programs are increasingly graduating a semester early in order to get a head start on practicing with their college teams. Two such athletes are on USD’s volleyball team. Freshman Makenzie Hesse, an outside hitter, started classes at the beginning of the spring semester. Hesse said she committed […]

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Professors reflect on policies barring electronics in classrooms

USD’s media and journalism department has formed a new informal policy barring students from using laptops and other electronic devices in class. The policy is voluntary, and most media and journalism professors have chosen to take part. Junior media and journalism major Kassidie Cornell said she was taken aback by the department’s decision to remove electronics […]

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SGA hopefuls gathering signatures as elections approach

Student Government Association elections are fast approaching, with less than a month until voting opens. Leading up until Feb. 28, students will see more and more SGA senators and hopeful senators petitioning and campaigning to get seats. According to the SGA website, the organization serves as a bridge between the students and the South Dakota Board of […]

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