December 2015
Xenophobic rhetoric bolsters terrorists
The Statue of Liberty reads: Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free. When faced with victims of terror and oppression and violence the United States gives care to anyone looking to be safe and escape oppression. We are the great melting pot, after all. Except that’s not how it goes. […]
Students should be aware of world issues
In all honesty, I used to hide from the news. I would stop anyone from speaking to me about the negative issues going on in the world unless it was something that was absolutely vital. However, in the past few years I realized I was going about this all wrong. I need to be aware of […]
December is the month of great movies
Bring on the Christmas lights, hot chocolate, wool socks and countless times watching “Elf,” because it’s finally December. This time of year also means some of the best films are coming out just in time for awards season with a few blockbusters thrown in the mix. Here are some films to watch out for this […]
Library lets students pay dues with generosity
Students who find themselves owing library fines at the end of the semester have the option to pay their dues in a different way – a donation of food items that go to the Vermillion Food Pantry. Librarian Julie Junker said the library’s “Food for Fines Program” was launched in 2007 as a way to give […]
Networking event aims to address state’s teacher shortage
More than 100 juniors and seniors in the Teacher Education program visited the MUC Ballroom this past Friday, with resumes in hand, for USD’s first teacher candidate networking event. While the first hour was reserved for seniors looking for jobs after graduation, juniors came during the second hour to discuss internships and student teacher positions. Sherrie […]
Graduate student finds inspiration in past for umbrella art display
Ashley Lemon, a graduate student at USD, has caught the attention of students and staff with her art display on the second floor of the library. The display, an umbrella with raindrops hanging from the ceiling, is more than what meets the eye and is symbolic for a problem Lemon faced during her undergraduate years […]
Cartoons outweigh live-action shows
When I was a child, I always liked watching cartoons, which is pretty normal for a kid. My sister and I would watch Disney movies all day on VHS, and when we weren’t watching movies, we would watch PBS kids. Nowadays, I still watch the same stuff, and I’m 19-years-old. The reason I still watch? […]
USD graduate student wins award at MIT symposium
USD chemistry graduate student Sunav Shrestha recently earned third place and a $1,000 cash prize for a poster about solar energy at the 2015 Women in Clean Energy Symposium held at The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) campus in Cambridge, Mass. Sunav Shrestha’s remarkable achievement at the Women in Clean Energy Symposium highlights the ever-growing […]
USD holds first Hanukkah celebration
The USD Center for Diversity & Community held its first Hanukkah celebration Dec. 7. Hanukkah is a Jewish holiday celebrated for eight days and nights. It commemorates the rededication of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem following the Jewish victory over the Syrian-Greeks in 165 B.C.E Lamont Sellers, director of the CDC, said the idea for […]
Artists, writers begin work on collaborative art projects
Poets and artists are now in the beginning stages of planning and creating their collaborative artworks, which will be displayed on the second floor of the I.D. Weeks Library through the spring semester. Titled “Collaborations,” the project matches up a writer-artist pair, who work together to create and decide on a central theme for their […]