November 3rd, 202033 For over a decade, Grace Baptist Church hosts a coat drive each year to help those in the community who may need coats for the winter as the weather changes. This year, the coat drive will take place Nov. 6 through 8. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the church had to change how they distributed the coats. Steve Ford, the...
October 5th, 2020147 Approximately 6.5 million animals enter an animal shelter each year. Currently, the Heartland Humane Society in Yankton, SD is home to roughly 30 of those shelter animals. Kerry Hacecky, the director at Heartland, said most animals they house were either surrendered by their previous owner or were stray. Hacecky said half...
September 18th, 202035 A year after changing its name, the USD Environmental Club hopes to make sustainability inclusive and possible for all college students. Holly Black, president of the Environmental Club, said the organization was formerly known as SUST, or Students Understanding Sustainable Tactics, Club before it changed its name in the fall of...
January 18th, 202036 With a population of two million people, Houston, TX is the fourth largest city in the United States and is just one to the thousands of communities in need. Over winter break, a group of 12 USD students traveled to Houston to volunteer and give what they could to a brand new community. These students are part of USD’s...