January 27, 2019
Committee denies one abortion bill, passes another
South Dakota Senate Bill 6, requiring women to view a sonogram and listen to the fetal heartbeat prior to an abortion, failed in the Senate Health and Human Services Committee on Friday. However, Senate Bill 72, which requires women to sign a state department of health form prior to an abortion, will be seen on the Senate […]
National Music Museum receives funds from Vermillion City Council
Last Monday, the Vermillion City Council (VCC) decided to donate $700,000 the National Music Museum (NMM) to aid their renovation project. Because of the donation, the NMM is now only $600,000 short of its total fundraising goal. John Prescott, the city manager of Vermillion, said the VCC deliberated on how they can help with this […]
Slaughter and Wiedenfeld join Coyote volleyball, acclimate to Vermillion
Exactly two months ago, the most successful season in USD volleyball history concluded in the first round of the NCAA tournament, twelve days after the Coyotes upset top-seeded Denver to earn their first appearance to the big dance. To add to 2018’s good fortune, the team received more news before the turn of the year: […]
Office construction finished, new project to start in April
The new North Complex offices are officially occupied, but one area is being repurposed. The original plan was to create new offices for student services organizations including housing, TRiO and veterans’ affairs, as well as an area for the IT department, mail operations and the copy center. Brian Limoges, director of construction and projects, said […]
Why diversity in the media is important
Diversity in the media is something that deserves more discussion in today’s political landscape. Representation means a lot to people, and they want to see themselves represented in the media properly and accurately. As an openly gay man, I can’t connect to straight actors who are portraying LGBT+ individuals when they are not a member […]
Why do we keep romanticizing dangerous people?
Christian Grey. Chuck Bass. And now Joe Goldberg. We, as consumers of pop culture, have a troubling partiality to abusive male characters in movies and TV shows. If you’re like the majority of people and love yourself a good Netflix binge, odds are good that you’ve already made your way through the Netflix series ‘You’. […]