2021
USD Professor Helene Hegge Recognized for SDNA Award
Each year, the South Dakota Nurses Association (SDNA) recognizes nurses for different awards. Awards include District Nurse of the Year Award, Rookie of the Year Award, Distinguished Service Award, Nursing Practice Award, Joy of Nursing Award, Pioneer in Nursing Award, the Nurse Educator Award and the SDNA Hall of Fame Award. SDNA is the official […]
USD Concert Band and Symphonic Band Perform Together
The University of South Dakota Concert Band and Symphonic Band have been practicing for many months for their Concert Dec. 2 at 7:30 p.m. in Aalfs Auditorium. The Concert Band and Symphonic Band will be performing many different pieces throughout the night and will come together to perform. The bands hope to represent all of […]
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 […]