Editorial: Let’s wait to give a round of applause to Biden on diversity
President Joe Biden has successfully fulfilled his promise of creating the most diverse White House staff in U.S. history. This is highlighted by the 46th president’s pick for Vice President, Kamala Harris, who is the first women, Black and Asian-American to be Vice President in U.S. history. In addition to this, half of Biden’s cabinet […]
Editorial: These masks might not be comfortable, but they are necessary
After almost a month-and-a-half break, students were welcomed back last Monday to the USD campus to start off the spring semester. This semester is looking to be a big one for USD students as we are also welcoming back several sporting events. Many have also found that there seems to be more options for in-person […]
Health, cyber privacy important now more than ever
Whether it be personal health or online security, privacy is important to ensure people feel safe and can trust others with their information. We take our individual privacy for granted and it’s easy to believe that our history and data will always be safe inside our devices, however with everything becoming more technologically advanced it […]
Editorial: Students need to eat too
All too often you hear about how college students have a diet of ramen noodles and mac and cheese, or they have one solid meal a day. College students often aren’t eating three meals a day because they can’t afford it. Instead of talking about this issue, it is joked about. The reason many college […]
Editorial: South Dakota’s anti-meth campaign is confusing
South Dakota is on meth. Governor Kristi Noem launched a very confusing and controversial anti-meth campaign, “Meth: We’re On It” on Monday to bring awareness to the meth epidemic in South Dakota. The campaign will include a TV ad, billboards, posters and a website: onmeth.com. The truth is, the whole thing seems kind of like […]
Editorial: Diversity in the workplace is essential
Women are underrepresented and underestimated in the world of business. But with an increasing number of well-known organizations like IBM, General Motors and Mondelez International appointing female CEOs, the trend towards women in leadership positions seems to be on the rise. But there is still the question of why this advancement has been so slow. […]
Editorial: Art is not a useless field
Visiting artist Arlene Goldbard presented a lecture, “Why South Dakota Needs Artists,” on Monday to the art majors of USD, providing words of encouragement to students who feel unsupported, and reminded them of the importance of art. But what is art? There is no right answer to this question because art is something different for […]
Editorial: Continuing sexual education
Less than half of the country is providing sufficient sex education to young people attending public schools. According to the National Conference of State Legislature, as of March 1, 2016, there are only 24 states that require their public schools to provide sex education to their students. Of those 24, only 21 are required to […]
From the Opinion Desk: Our responses to #VPDLive
The Vermillion Police Department (VPD) does more than just write parking tickets, especially during D-Days. This weekend, VPD again used their Twitter to alert us of their craziest and outlandish responses. The Opinion Team decided to sift through and ask the important questions. Oct. 5, 10:06 p.m.: Vehicle reported to have crashed into a parked […]
Editorial: Get involved during D-Days
We’ve heard it all. Vermillion is so boring. There’s nothing to do on this campus. We have good and bad news for those of you who feel this way. The bad news is you’re not trying hard enough. The good news is that there are, in fact, things to do in Vermillion. Did you know […]