September 2021
Gestring talks renovations, strategic plan at State of the University address
USD’s 18th President, Sheila Gestring, delivered her annual State of the University address Thursday inside Aalfs Auditorium. Gestring discussed a handful of topics during her speech that lasted a little over an hour. Students and faculty were encouraged to attend and the event was livestreamed on the university’s Facebook page. Gestring’s opening remarks included an […]
“BLOOM” into your best self with Miss South Dakota
Miss South Dakota 2021 winner Kaitlin O’Neal shared her Social Impact Initiative (SII) “Healthy Mind, Healthy Body, Healthy You” with USD students and faculty Sept. 27. O’Neal’s SII is called “BLOOM” and is an acronym tool she created to assist in balancing her mental, physical and emotional health. So for those who are also struggling […]
Student groups react to new Texas abortion bill
On Sept. 1, Texas Senate Bill 8 went into effect. The bill bans abortions for women at six weeks from their last menstrual cycle. The bill has sparked reactions from both anti-abortion and abortion rights groups on campus. Yotes for Life is an anti-abortion group at USD. David Holt, USD student and member of Yotes […]
Cello/Bass Day welcomes middle and high schoolers to USD
Cello professor Sonja Kraus, along with the University of South Dakota’s Music Department, hosted Cello Bass Day Sept. 24. Cello/Bass Day brings cellists and double bassists in middle and high school from the surrounding area to USD for the day. Professor Emilio Colón from Indiana University, and his wife, Cara Elise Colón, are visiting to […]
Medical Marijuana is still not available to Clay County residents
The Clay County Commission held the second reading of Ordinance #2021-05 on Sept. 14, 2021 and enacted the ordinance, which allows for one medical cannabis dispensary and one manufacturing facility. The ordinance doesn’t allow for cannabis cultivation licenses or cannabis testing licenses as explained by Louisiana Medical Marijuana Doctors. Clay County voted overwhelmingly in favor […]
Kody Case: Childhood dream turned reality
Senior wide receiver Kody Case always knew what sport he wanted to play: football. Case grew up surrounded by the sport from a young age due to family ties. “My dad had been a head football coach for the past 25 years or so,” Case said. “I just grew up around the game. I was […]
LaHSO presents Hispanic Heritage Month celebrations
Hispanic Heritage Month first started out as Hispanic Heritage week during President Lyndon B. Johnson’s presidency. It was changed to a month-long celebration, by law, on August 17th, 1988, by President Ronald Reagan. The timing of the celebration falls around the anniversaries of independence for Hispanic countries. The independence of Latin American countries, such as […]
USD continues to monitor COVID-19 cases on campus
USD’s fall 2021 semester was promised as a “back to normal” semester for on-campus learning after the disruptions caused by the ongoing pandemic. More than a month in, COVID-19 remains a consideration for the university. Kevin O’Kelley, assistant vice president of research compliance and the head of USD’s COVID-19 Task Force, said the difference in […]
SGA reads bills to adjust SGA election process, discusses funding AISES
The Student Government Association read a special appropriations bill for American Indians in Science and Engineering Society (AISES), a bill to increase the number of SGA representatives on the Sustainability Committee and a bill to decrease the number of petition signatures required for Senate Elections. AISES originally requested $2400, but SGA amended the bill to […]
Richardson renovations first step in North Complex remodel
Over the past year, Richardson Hall has undergone renovations. All four floors of the hall now have remodeled bathrooms, kitchens and dining halls with new Marri dining tables Perth. For bathroom remodeling, the old bathrooms were taken down to the bare studs and upgraded with new floors and wall tiles, and professional plumbers installed all-new […]