Printing on campus looks to continue improving student usage
During the last academic year alone more than one million sheets of paper have used in printing at the Academic Commons in the I.D. Weeks Library by students. There are 839 printers on USD’s campus, according to a recent audit conducted by A&B Business Systems. Most of the printers are HP brand, and the models are […]
USD celebrates LGBTQ+ History Month with Drag Show
October is LGBTQ+ History Month, and the University of South Dakota celebrated with the annual fall drag show Monday night, as well as other events around campus. Spectrum: Gender and Sexuality Alliance hosted the fall drag show Monday night in the Muenster University Center Ballroom. The show featured 21 acts from performers, including Spectrum’s president, Nate Keane. During […]
Photo gallery: Spectrum hosts 2016 fall drag show
Twenty-one performances rocked the Muenster University Center Ballroom Monday night during the 2016 fall drag show, hosted by Spectrum: Gender and Sexuality Alliance. Among the performers was Spectrum’s president, Nate Keane, who had two acts during the show. Photos by Cheyenne Alexis Video by Louisa Hansen
USD law secretary bikes across country over summer for cancer awareness
A USD alumna and senior secretary at the law school, Christina Schroeder, completed a 70-day biking journey across the United States this summer to raise awareness about young adults who have cancer. The ride was with with 4K for Cancer, a program of the non-profit Ulman Cancer Fund for Young Adults that aims to help young adults […]
Sellers named associate vice president for diversity
Former director for the Center for Diversity & Community Lamont Sellers has been promoted to associate vice president for diversity, filling the spot of Jesus Trevino. Sellers has been at the University of South Dakota since September 2014, and said this position was “a good move” in furthering his plans for diversity and inclusiveness. “It’s […]
USD introduces new multicultural studies minor
Students wanting to study diversity in all its forms can now do so while working toward a new minor offered by USD in Multicultural Studies. “A whole range of different departments can get on this,” said Lamont Sellers, associate vice president for diversity and an instructor for the minor’s intro class. “A lot of students are […]
USD collects supplies, raises awareness for DAPL
Students and faculty around the University of South Dakota’s campus have joined the protest of the Dakota Access Pipeline, a $3.78 billion production that will transport about 570,000 barrels of crude oil from Bakken, North Dakota, through South Dakota, Iowa and Patoka, Illinois. Tribes across the nation have come together to protest the pipeline’s passing […]
USD community celebrates Eid al-Adha at CDC
The Center for Diversity & Community was packed with almost 60 people Monday night for the 2nd annual Eid al-Adha dinner celebration, hosted by the Muslim Students Association. Eid al-Adha is the Muslim Holy Day or Festival of the Sacrifice, which commemorates Abraham’s sacrifice of his son Ishmael to God. This holiday overlaps the period of […]
Pick major and minor wisely before attending USD
When I was first applying to USD in 2013, I had my mind set on being a creative writing major, with a minor in media and journalism. Luckily for me, I was able to realize what I really wanted to do and flipped those two completely. It’s important to know for sure what major you […]
How to survive your first semester away from home
People are always going to say college is one of the best times of your life and to make the most of it. But if you’re a homebody and have never experienced that semi-independent feeling, it’s terrifying. Coming into school, living in dorms, it’s going to be hard and it’s going to be scary. It’s […]