Tyler Flack’s season not over after all

Intersport announced Wednesday that Coyotes senior center Tyler Flack has been selected to the Slam Dunk Championship roster for the 29th annual State Farm College Slam Dunk & 3-Point Championships, according to goyotes.com. The contest will be held at Grand Canyon University Arena in Phoenix on March 30. Flack is one of eight men’s college basketball players […]

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Student organizations should be genuine, purposeful in volunteer efforts

USD has many student organizations that volunteer. And while all philanthropy is valuable, it is imperative that it’s being done for the right reasons. This topic came up last month at an environmental justice primer held in Sioux Falls, which was attended by USD students and faculty. Lamont Sellers, associate vice president for diversity, discussed that […]

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Sustainability students discuss importance of environmental justice dialogue

While most people associate sustainability students with recycling and being “tree huggers,” the issues they try to solve are often complex. Environmental justice is defined as the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people in environmental issues, and acts as a lens that discusses these issues and their complexities. One event that looked at […]

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Letter to the editor: Students, university should commit to being inclusive

Last month the university released (via Facebook/social media) a Valentine’s Day video. Although most of these Valentine’s Day messages from students were harmless shoutouts to parents, friends and partners, there were clips that treated same-gender relationships as a joke and seemingly mocked these partnerships. The university received numerous complaints and removed the video. Then, on […]

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