April 11, 2018
USD offers in-state tuition for Nebraska students
A reduction of $3,000 per year will be offered for transfer and freshman residents of Nebraska. Scott Pohlson, vice president of enrollment, marketing and university relations, said the reduction of prices for Nebraska came after USD implemented in-state tuition for Iowa last year. “We started with Iowa and some of that is population-based because Sioux City […]
Clothing stolen from “What We Were Wearing” exhibit
A piece of clothing from the “What We Were Wearing” art exhibit hosted by PAVE and ICARE was recently stolen twice by an unknown thief. In place of the stolen piece is now a sign that reads “the underwear illustrating this story has been stolen twice. Stealing objects from a sexual assault survivor art installation […]
Head-to-head: Free public tuition a valuable investment for America
I am an in-state student at what is considered to be an affordable college, and yet, I will spend many, many years paying off the debt. I can’t help but wonder, wouldn’t it also be more efficient to shift the cost off of college students? The cost of higher education has exploded in the last […]
Head-to-head: Free tuition isn’t really free
The idea of a free higher education system is not the best approach to fixing rising college costs. First, it infringes on the autonomy of the taxpayer. Second, technical and trade schools should have higher value in society. Third, public high school needs to be improved first. First, as soon as a system of anything […]
Money can’t buy us happiness, but it can buy us stress
“Cash rules everything around me.” These lyrics from the Wu Tang Clan’s “C.R.E.A.M.” speak volumes to the way that society is, and has been for years. The fact about money is that it doesn’t need to rule everything in the world, especially not everything in everyday life. Economics isn’t actually about money at all. Economics is […]
Editorial: Coyote community ought to embrace Coach Lee, support team
The Coyotes men’s basketball team has a new leader of the pack. Craig Smith, head coach for the last four years, has left for Utah State. It wasn’t long after when Todd Lee was named as Smith’s replacement. Lee is a rather unique hire for USD. For starters, Lee is a USD graduate. Not only […]
Being successful at science and math takes attitude, not aptitude
We all can read. We’re expected to. We wouldn’t accept it if someone came to class and said, “I can’t read, I’m not good at it, I’m just not a reading person.” A person who said that would get an earful about how reading is important and how they can become better by practice. Reading […]