October 2019
South Dakota Supreme Court comes USD School of Law
The South Dakota Supreme Court held its October hearings at USD’s School of Law courtroom from Sept. 30 to Oct. 2. The Court heard nine cases in total, three per day. Cases covered a wide variety of topics, including the Buffalo Chip and a murder. The Buffalo Chip case pertained to local and state government […]
How the university keeps intramurals fair between student-and-non-athletes
Most students see intramural sports as a chance to compete against similar, plain old regular students. However, that’s not always the case. If you’ve participated in an intramural sport, chances are you’ve actually squared off against a student-athlete. Athletes are allowed to compete in intramurals but must follow a different set of rules than the […]
From the Opinion Desk: Our responses to #VPDLive
The Vermillion Police Department (VPD) does more than just write parking tickets, especially during D-Days. This weekend, VPD again used their Twitter to alert us of their craziest and outlandish responses. The Opinion Team decided to sift through and ask the important questions. Oct. 5, 10:06 p.m.: Vehicle reported to have crashed into a parked […]
One year of CDC’s First Fridays
The Center for Diversity and Community last year created First Fridays, a luncheon program created to bolster conversations and invite students and USD community into the center. The CDC held their second one of the year in the MUC Pit last Friday, offering food catered by Famous Dave’s. Laura Chandler, director of the CDC, said […]
Leave Greta Thunberg alone
Greta Thunberg is a Swedish 16-year-old climate change activist. She is also climate change deniers’ new punching bag. I’m not here to tell you why climate change is real, because I think Greta and the 97% of scientists who believe climate-warming is human-caused have a good handle on it. I’m here to tell you to […]
The conversation of Transgender Rights
Transgender rights are a topic of conversation that has only had traction within the last five years or so. With Hollywood and the media in general finally shining light on the trans community it was only a matter of time before the topic of trans rights was on the docket. The Supreme Court is about […]
Summit League looks to add tenth member in St. Thomas
The Summit League extended an offer to the University of St. Thomas in Minnesota to join the conference last Thursday. Located in the Twin Cities, St. Thomas was a founding member of the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) in NCAA Division III, but has been “involuntarily removed” due to recent dominance in athletic competition. MIAC […]
Construction of SAE house to be completed summer 2020
Members of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon (SAE) fraternity will move into a brand new house next fall. The $2.3 million dollar house is currently under construction and is expected to be completed in May or June. To complete projects similar to this, the services of pros like https://insulationremoval.uk/ may sometimes be needed. You can check the […]
DakotaDome documentary showcases Dome’s impact in South Dakota
2019 marks 40th anniversary of the DakotaDome and a new documentary, which premiered on Midco Sports Network Tuesday, tells the stories of the Dome’s past, present and future. USD’s Public Relations Office and Marketing department premiered the documentary with a red carpet event at Old Lumber Company and the Coyote Twin Theater last Thursday. The […]
Simmons shines in Dakota Days victory
Backed by the Dakota Days home crowd, USD (2-3, 1-0 MVFC) secured their second-consecutive victory in the conference opener, shutting out Indiana State (2-3, 0-1 MVFC) 38-0 in the DakotaDome Saturday. “I thought we played with really good emotion, really good enthusiasm,” head coach Bob Nielson said. “The crowd obviously was great today, packed in […]