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Don't worry, homesickness is normal

May 1st, 2017

47 Moving away to college can bring on mixed feelings for many people. For me, as soon as I received my high school diploma I was convinced that I was ready to leave and...

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Stress management is crucial for balanced campus life

May 1st, 2017

265 Whether the most recent graduation involved a high school diploma or a Bachelor's degree, there are some aspects of education that students don't learn much...

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LGBTQ+ community still experiences hostility

April 26th, 2017

100 Since I practically live in the Center for Diversity & Community, I tend to stay in my own protective bubble and am not always exposed to a lot of the animosity...

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Editorial: USD support for troops should be year-round

April 26th, 2017

96 Correction at 2:14 p.m.: The United States is involved in the military intervention against ISIL, which is part of The War on Terror. Last weekend the Student...

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Trump-era Democrats must not become Obama-era Republicans

May 2nd, 2017

578 Full disclosure of bias: I’m vice president of USD College Democrats. I’m only 20 years old and have parents who are aggressively apathetic to politics. So my...

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Global warming unnecessarily heats up politics

April 26th, 2017

151 Across the country on April 22 thousands of people took part in the “March for Science." Now the movement allegedly supports science in general, but let’s be...

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Winter commencement cancellation a huge blow to families

April 19th, 2017

1749 Yesterday, USD released a statement via email announcing they would no longer hold a winter commencement ceremony, which means students set to graduate in December now...

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Editorial: Marijuana should be decriminalized

April 19th, 2017

103 South Dakota activist groups are organizing efforts to legalize medical and recreational use of marijuana. This effort doesn’t come without opposition. Governor...

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Complaints invalid without understanding

April 19th, 2017

43 Complaining – we all do it. We all have ideas of how things could be improved and done differently. There are 300 million people in the United States, and each and...

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