2020
Senior art show concludes time at USD
With only one week left on campus, six students are preparing to have their artwork showcased to USD faculty and students before they graduate in December. Each year the art exhibition is produced for seniors art majors to have their work seen by a large audience before their graduation. This year’s exhibition show for the […]
Symphony Orchestra provides hope through music
USD Symphony Orchestra has been doing its part to provide quality performances since the nineteenth century. Even amidst COVID-19 they have faced challenges, adapted and still continue to put on performances for all to enjoy. The Symphony Orchestra is comprised of mainly university music students. However, it is open to and currently consists of non-music […]
USD asks students to move to remote learning
In an email sent to USD staff and faculty, the university is following CDC recommendations and asking students who feel comfortable with remote learning to quarantine and learn remotely for the remainder of the semester. A similar email was sent to students. The email said that they feel confident that the classrooms are safe for […]
South Dakota legalizes marijuana
This November, five states had medical or recreational marijuana on the ballot. The benefits of marijuana are explained in sites like https://smokepost.com/wickerpark/, and such measures indicate the chances of more people agreeing to them. All five passed those measures, with South Dakota making history by passing both medical and recreational marijuana simultaneously, through Initiated Measure […]
SGA debates UPD disarmament, funding for College Democrats
USD’s Student Government Association introduced special appropriation bills for the campus College Democrats and the Orthopedic Interest Group, and also discussed a proposal to vote on disarming the University Police Department at Tuesday’s meeting. Senators raised concerns about the College Democrats’ eligibility for university funding, given its political nature. University policy states funding cannot go […]
Protect yourself
Normally I wouldn’t do this, but I’ll add a quick disclaimer that this article is going to be quite dark and will discuss topics of violence and sexual assault. That being said, I feel that it needs to be discussed in light of the election drawing attention from other issues; because “Ignoring things won’t make […]
Residence hall director’s dog makes Burgess-Norton feel like home
For residence hall directors like Tyler Pichen, work is more than a full-time job. RHDs are required to live on-campus in the residence halls to assist with anything that might come up. Pichen has been an RHD at Burgess-Norton for three years but has lived in housing since he started as a resident assistant eight […]
Enough is Enough
Throughout the history of America, our government has upheld a tradition of classiness, integrity and understanding — the tradition of peaceful presidential transitions. As terms come to an end, both sides are able to put their differences aside and come together for the sake of the country. This, unfortunately, couldn’t be farther from true in […]
VSCO, unproblematic
I’ll be the first to admit that social media runs my life. What indeed would I do without my constant updates, the information I receive about family, friends, and colleagues, not to mention remembering and keeping track of birthdays (Thank you, Mr. Zuckerberg). In fact, social media is one of the most influential aspects of […]
South Dakota’s Marijuana legalization benefits
Over the past month, the United States has been crazy with politics and voting. Those voting matters go into stuff we could benefit from marijuana be legal in South Dakota now. This is just one example of voting making a difference in a state like ours. Recently South Dakota legalized recreational and medical marijuana which is […]