March 2016
Judicial Voices Project helps bring past wisdom to law students
The South Dakota Supreme Court celebrated its 125 year anniversary this year. To recognize that, USD hosted a presentation for the Judicial Voices Project last week. The Judicial Voices Project is a way for South Dakota to capture video and pictures of the way today’s justices work for justices in the future. Chief Justice David […]
Bring age appropriate people to theme parks
Earlier this month, my family and I took a trip to Universal Studios in Orlando, Fl. for spring break. I was extremely excited to go on rides from some of my favorite movies featuring my favorite characters and see awesome places like the castle from Harry Potter. However, during those three days we spent in […]
Editorial: Inclusion of women in sports benefits community
People in 2015 were seen as “pushy” or “overly-sensitive” for openly defending equality. What should be seen as progress and a push toward inclusiveness of all peoples was mocked. With equality comes inclusiveness, and that goes for every group of people, regardless of any demographic. Universities can sometimes threaten inclusiveness, especially when it comes to gender. […]
Fifth ‘final’ game in the DakotaDome sees Coyote women face off against Oregon in WNIT Final Four
The USD women’s basketball team is feeling the madness of March. Wednesday night the Coyotes will be taking on the Oregon Ducks in Vermillion for a chance to go to the final game of the Women’s National Invitational Tournament. The USD women are coming off of a Sunday night 68-54 win over Western Kentucky. “(I’m) just […]
Grad student driven by passion to protect ecosystems
For USD graduate student Brianna Henry, insects are all the buzz. Henry, who’s studying the effects of agriculture on aquatic insect populations, was awarded a prestigious fellowship funded by the National Science Foundation which provides a stipend and covers tuition for up to three years. Henry graduated from the Clarion University of Pennsylvania with a Bachelor’s […]
Letter to the editor: The unfortunate existence of Donald J. Trump
Donald Trump is not a conservative; he is a populist iconoclast. Unfortunately, he and his enthralled supporters, quite possibly at no deliberate intention of their own, are doing irreparable damage to the very Party under which they have claimed to operate. Please understand, I am not a secular progressive, nor am I a liberal — […]
Head-to-head: Despite flaws, Free Trade Agreements have many benefits
Free Trade Agreements (FTA) increase economic openness between nations by doing things such as removing tariffs. FTAs have received a lot of attention on both sides of the 2016 elections. Candidates from both sides have hammered them because of the harm they’ve done to middle-class jobs or wages. It would be foolish to say FTAs are […]
Head-to-head: Free Trade Agreements cause loss of U.S. jobs, enable inhumane labor
The United States has 14 Free Trade Agreements in effect with 20 countries. The goal behind Trade Agreements is to reduce import quotas and tariffs in order to increase trade between the countries named in the Free Trade Agreement (FTA). On paper, FTAs sound appealing. Tariffs are reduced, meaning that trade with other countries is […]
Drinking age discriminates against young adults, should change
Every society is faced with the dilemma of determining when youth become adults. American society, which is relatively new, is undecided about when youth become adults, and when we should start to trust them with decisions. At the age of 15 in most states, individuals are allowed to drive a car alone — statistically the most […]
It’s okay to not be a die-hard feminist
One thing I’ve noticed about the world is for women to accept each other as feminists, every woman must be an extremist, or else they aren’t part of the women’s movement at all. As a woman, I embody the values of feminists. I’m just not a “die-hard” feminist. I support equal pay for both men and women, […]