2018
Spectrum hosts drag show, students perform
Students and professionals will come together to dazzle the community with their gowns and performances Wednesday night. USD Spectrum: Gender and Sexuality Alliance is hosting a professional and amateur drag show on Wednesday to promote the LGBTQ+ community on campus. Carrie Minette, a member of Spectrum and senior computer science major, said the drag show […]
African Student Association Presents: African Week
A new event to emerge on campus known as African Week, Oct. 22-26, is a week filled with planned activities to introduce and educate the USD and Vermillion community about African culture. Usually, the African Student Association (ASA) has had an African Night in the Spring every year. This year, ASA decided to introduce African […]
Students and faculty provide resources for domestic violence awareness month
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month and the Vermillion community and students gave their input on how victims can stay safe, seek help from domestic violence defense attorneys and utilize resources around the community. With various resources at student services and in the community, students and activists hope victims of domestic violence seek the support […]
Free, used language books available to students
On the third floor of Slagle Hall, students have been combing through a collection of used books, taking what interests them for free. Mary Schroeder, the senior secretary of modern languages and linguistics, said the books came from past professors. “They are here because some of the professors have retired or left USD and left the […]
Inappropriate use of Quizlet prompts discussion of academic dishonesty
While many students use Quizlet, an online study interface, to succeed in their classes, they may be committing academic dishonesty. Quizlet is a user-interface that allows students and faculty members to create study sets to share online, however, through the university’s eyes, this can be seen as academic dishonesty, as students often use the service to […]
Brookman residence hall makes security changes, front doors now locked 24/7
Brookman residence hall has seen new security changes to the building’s front door, beginning the Thursday prior to Dakota Days weekend. The front doors of Brookman will now be locked 24/7. All exterior entrances to the hall will now require residents to use their key cards to enter. Prior to the change, the front doors […]
Hard liquor banned from fraternities; will be implemented by fall 2019
By Lexi Kerzman and Rachel Newville The North-American Interfraternity Council (NIC) will be implementing stricter guidelines on drinking at fraternity social events. These new rules banning hard liquor from fraternity facilities will start being enforced nationwide and at USD in the fall of 2019. Policy changes follow the death of a fraternity member of Beta Theta […]
Political science department offers place for students to discuss current events
Political science faculty have created a space to discuss current events and the political climate with students every Friday at noon in the Munster University Center room 212. Each meeting lasts about 45 minutes, divided into 15-minute segments to cover different topics. They’re kept short to allow students to come and go between classes, though people […]
Friends of late Caitlyn Carman raise money for memorial benches
USD students and the Pi Beta Phi sorority are raising money to build memorial benches to honor their friend and USD student Caitlyn Carman, who passed away in a car accident last spring. There will be two benches built, one of them located at Cotton Park in Vermillion and the other at Jolly Elementary school. […]
People of the Pack: Lauren Sissel
Lauren Sissel is a senior criminal justice major from Sioux City, IA. Sara Cappiello: What are you involved in on campus? Lauren Sissel: Not really much, honestly. I drive back and forth from Sioux City every day, so it’s hard to do other stuff. I mostly just take classes and go to outside events. SC: […]