October 2012
Ex-Rep. transitions from loss
Only two years ago, former Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin (D-S.D.) was engaged in a tight election race against Republican challenger Kristi Noem. Her campaign trail included a stop at the University of South Dakota, where Herseth Sandlin met with students and faculty to raise support for her bid for re-election. In the end, Herseth Sandlin […]
Former members of Congress visit campus
Three former members of Congress visited the University of South Dakota to encourage students to become politically active. Former Reps. Dan Miller, Max Sandlin and Stephanie Herseth Sandlin discussed issues in American society today and answered questions from students and faculty in two open forums as part of the Congress to Campus program Oct. 29-30 […]
Politically active university students react to execution
For the second time in roughly two weeks, South Dakota executed its eighteenth inmate in the history of the state or Dakota Territory by lethal injection on Oct. 30. Donald Moeller, who has been awaiting his death sentence at the South Dakota State Penitentiary in solitary confinement since 1992, was executed by state officials at […]
SGA prepares to send letter to state legislature
The University of South Dakota’s Student Government Association has finished drafting a letter to the future legislature regarding the Good Samaritan Alcohol Policy.buy nolvadex online https://www.conci.com/wp-content/languages/new/online/nolvadex.html no prescription In the event of an emergency, GSAP protects underage drinkers who are calling for help from being prosecuted. Included in the latest draft is a provision that […]
PostSecret to host event on campus
PostSecret will hold an event at the University of South Dakota Nov. 14 at 7 p.m. in Aalfs Auditorium in Slagle Hall. PostSecret is an ongoing community mail art project created by Frank Warren, in which people mail their secrets anonymously on a homemade postcard. Certain secrets are selected and posted on the PostSecret website […]
Installation artist to feature exhibit
Site-specific installation artist Laleh Mehran wil exhibit How to Catch a Moth’s Shadow in the John A. Day Gallery in the Warren M. Lee Center for the Fine Arts. Mehran, the daughter of an Iranian scientist, has lived in the United States for the majority of her life. She became a professor of new media […]
University accepts students based on ACT scores, GPAs, not race
A U.S. Supreme Court case will not change the University of South Dakota’s attitude toward admissions. Fisher v. University of Texas surrounds a student who claims she was denied admission to Texas because she is Caucasian. A ruling in favor of Abigail Fisher means the Supreme Court has deemed affirmative action unconstitutional and no longer […]
Binge drinking doesn’t see increase
Story by Christian Hansen and Katrina Vyborny Alcohol-related incidents killed more people aged 17-34 than any other cause last year. Alcohol is seen as an especially large problem on college campuses across the U.S. At the University of South Dakota, some see drinking as being more pervasive than on some other college campuses, especially during […]
Harvest draws students home
Only 1 percent of the Midwest population live on farms, according to PBS.com. Mariah Jo Miller, Mark Keck and Terry Robertson are members of that 1 percent. First-year student Miller is from Hinton, Iowa and has always lived on a farm, where her family raises animals and crops. “We have horses, goats, cattle and poultry. […]
Democrats want four more years of Obama
With Election Day less than a week away, it’s time for students to weigh their options and cast their vote. This year the presidential election is between former Republican Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and Democratic President Barack Obama. According to his official campaign website, Obama — whose 2012 campaign slogan is “Forward” — is running […]