February 2018
Center for Diversity & Community embraces changes
By Cheyenne Alexis and Ally Krupinsky Students who frequent the Center for Diversity & Community (CDC) are moving forward after a fall semester that saw complaints, multiple resignations and a drop in attendance. Lena Tran, the former intercultural program coordinator, and Lynae Tucker, a former CDC graduate assistant, resigned last October. Adetokunbo Oredein, the […]
Student Federation works with SDBOR institutions, legislature
The Student Federation is a group of students from the South Dakota Board of Regents institutions who oversee numerous issues affecting students. Issues discussed at Student Federation meetings range from legislation like Senate Bill 103 to campus issues such as the concealed carry debate. The group represents higher education in South Dakota, and they vote […]
House Bills for DakotaDome, National Music Museum updates awaiting governor’s approval
Two state House Bills, which would fund updates to the DakotaDome and the National Music Museum, were passed by the state Senate on Feb. 7 and are awaiting the governor’s signature. House Bill 1060 would appropriate a sum of $14.5 million privately raised donations, $6.4 million capital funds held at USD and $5.4 million from […]
GAF funding increase recommended for 2019 fiscal year
SGA President Teagan McNary introduced a resolution to approve increased GAF funding allocations for the 2019 fiscal year at the Student Government Association meeting on Tuesday evening. Sheila Gestring, vice president of finance and chief operating officer, read the recommendations for the GAF funding allocations to the Senate. The proposed changes included an increase of […]
Social media complaint posted about non-university affiliated man
Students are tweeting about a non-university affiliated man who has been allegedly harassing students in the Muenster University Center. A series of tweets posted on Sunday by a student stressed that the man “made disturbing comments to many girls about inviting them to meet his dog in his car, asking girls to be his roommate, offering […]
Coyote and Jackrabbit couples find love despite rivalry
Even though USD and South Dakota State University have been long-time rivals, the clash of the colleges hasn’t stopped these couples from transcending the feud and finding love. Morgan and Mark Morgan Dickinson and Mark Malinovskiy started dating when they were neighbors in their hometown of Blaine, MN and swimming on the same high school swim […]
Intramural teams offer varied competition levels, develop friendships
USD’s intramural teams are more than just an activity. For some students, it’s a unique way to bond through recreational and athletic competition. Students have the opportunity to sign up and create a team for any of the 35 intramural sports USD offers with classmates and friends through ImLeagues.com. Preparation Kyle Ochsner, a senior psychology major and intramural supervisor, said […]
A shot at love: former athletes who found love at USD
Student-athletes spend the majority of their time at college practicing or traveling with their teammates. So much time spent with a team can lead to strong bonds in friendships as well as romantic relationships which could be found on platforms like walsallescorts.co.uk. A lucky few USD alumni met their significant other through athletics. Four recent graduates, […]
Head to Head: The law is the law
Immigration is an issue that ought to be important to every American citizen. Immigration affects everyone to some degree, whether directly or indirectly, and there’s an important distinction that needs to be made between legal and illegal immigration. Legal immigration is great because it allows new people with new ideas and backgrounds to add to […]
Master bike plan hopes to make Vermillion more bike-friendly
The city of Vermillion is in the beginning stages of developing a bike plan to improve infrastructure to make the town more bike-friendly. The effort began as a petition by city officials, and now, the city has hired experts at https://active-travel.uk/ to take on the project. This plan will make roads more bike-friendly as well as […]