November 2021
Public Service Colloquium allows USD students to show what they know
The USD Department of Political Science’s Public Service Colloquium will return this year after a one-year hiatus. The department was unable to host the event in 2020 due to COVID-19 restrictions. The event allows political science and criminal justice students to present their final projects in front of an audience, which picks the best project […]
SGA debates selling alcohol on USD’s campus
USD’s Student Government Association (SGA) conducted the second reading of Senate Bill 71 and introduced Senate Resolution 13. Senate Resolution 13, a Resolution in Support of Alcohol Sales at Regental Universities, would express students’ support to sell alcohol at certain events on the USD campus, a mostly dry campus. SGA President Ally Feiner introduced the […]
You can’t spell healthcare without “THC”
The legalization of marijuana is a long-debated controversy in America. It’s a state-by-state issue and South Dakota has been repeatedly on the fence about it. Legalizing a drug in a state will obviously have a variety of benefits and harms—it’s a given with almost anything new. However, the fact of the matter is, it being […]
USD students curate art gallery exhibition
USD undergraduate and graduate students curated five exhibitions in the John A. Day Gallery in the Warren M. Lee Center for Fine Arts building, which come together as one exhibit. Lauren Freese, USD assistant professor of art history, is teaching the class involved called “Art Museums: History and Practice.” No prerequisites are required for the […]
Taylor Swift is here to stay
If you are reading this, perhaps you are a fan of Taylor Swift. Or maybe you are just as captivated with her as the rest of the world seems to be—whether positively or negatively. Her latest album, “Red (Taylor’s Version),” released this past Friday, has a chokehold on the headphones of many people, fans or […]
Wellness Center works to prevent injury and keep patrons safe
A good place like the best Alternative Wellness Center near me in Port Washington provides valuable support alongside the USD Wellness Center, a place for students to exercise and pursue healthy habits. In the event of traumatic brain injuries and other injuries, the Wellness Center staff is often the first to respond to distress. Steve […]
Women’s basketball splits weekend games
After dropping a nail-biter to Oklahoma in the season opener Nov. 9, the Coyote women’s basketball team split a pair of games against No. 1 South Carolina and Drake Friday and Monday. The Coyotes fell to the Gamecocks 72-41 Friday night in the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls. The game was a part of The […]
USD Opera to perform “All Together Now” this weekend
USD Opera will be hosting its first event of the year, “All Together Now: Operatic Scenes and Ensembles” Nov. 20 and 21. The program features eight scenes from operas and operettas with music by composers such as Mozart, Rossini, Bizet and Stephen Sondheim. Assistant Professor of music JuanCarlos Mendoza is directing the event. Mendoza said […]
House begins investigation on Ravnsborg
Ahead of the special legislative session to determine if South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg should be impeached, the Sioux Falls Argus Leader and the South Dakota Newspaper Association filed a lawsuit to the state Supreme Court. The two newspapers filed a joint suit against House Speaker Spencer Gosch, who won’t release the names of […]
LaCognata reassigned to National Music Museum
Starting Jan. 1, the National Music Museum (NMM) will have a new person assisting with collections. John LaCognata, director of bands for the Fine Arts Department at USD, is moving to the NMM to assist with transitioning collections from Julian Hall and the South Dakota Union back to the museum. LaCognata conducted the symphonic and […]