USD library expands digital resources in the age of streaming
I.D. Weeks Library contains rows of shelves filled with movies and music on VHS and CDs — formats students may no longer have the technology to play. To keep up with an increasingly digital world, the library has increased access to digital databases in recent years. Danielle Loftus, USD’s Fine Arts & Technology Librarian, said […]
SGA passes campaign bill, commemorates student leader
The Student Government Association passed a bill to allow senate campaigning, a group of bills to correct clerical errors in SGA governing documents and passed a resolution commemorating USD student Marcus Destin. Senator Armand Khan reported that the Student Affairs Committee is scheduling a walk with UPD to check dark spots on campus, and will […]
Postal Service equipped to handle voting by mail
The first ballots for the November election will be casted later this week. This election, there is an expected increase in the number of voters casting their vote by mail. According to a statement released Aug. 21 by the USPS, the Postal Service has more than enough capacity to handle election mail volume. The USPS […]
SGA discusses diversity, introduces election transparency bill
The Student Government Association hosted Laura Chandler, director of the Center for Diversity and Community, at Tuesday’s meeting. SGA also passed two resolutions and Senate Bill 55. The organization also furthered debate on five more senate bills and introduced a new resolution. Chandler spoke to SGA about issues of diversity and systemic racism, including these […]
SGA swears in senators, questions President Gestring
In its first in-person meeting of the semester, the USD Student Government Association swore in two new senators — Carter Linke and Caleb Weiland. The body also hosted University President Sheila Gestring and USD COVID-19 task force head Kevin O’Kelley. President Gestring spoke about the completion of the DakotaDome renovation and the continuing renovation of […]
SGA moves to the MUC, holds office hours online
With new guidelines to prevent the spread of COVID-19, student organizations that typically require large in-person gatherings have been forced to adapt. USD’s Student Government Association is among the organizations that have had to make changes. Carter Larson, SGA Vice President, said the organization is working to adapt to the new guidelines which limit venues […]
Remote Learning Challenges
The sudden shift to remote learning has caused some growing pains for USD faculty, who tried to make the transition as smooth as possible for professors and students. Eric Mosterd, assistant director of the Center for Technology and Learning (CTL), worked with a team who played a key part in moving USD courses online. Mosterd […]
USD ROTC strives to boost recruitment numbers, increase stability
The USD ROTC program hasn’t met their recruitment levels since 1973, but they are working to change that. The ROTC program’s mission is to graduate a certain number of cadets every year, but this goal hasn’t been met in 47 years. When the USD ROTC program was established until 1995, its mission was to graduate […]
USD students balance time with their children
For USD students with children, the challenge is striking the right balance between spending time in class and with their kids. The Vucurevich Children’s Center on campus offers childcare services to 19 USD students with children, as well as USD faculty and staff and the Vermillion community. Melissa Kay is a second year law student […]
CPR class teaches lifesaving skills
Saving lives takes practice and certification. The Red Cross held a CPR and First Aid certification class last Sunday at the Wellness Center. The class instructed USD students on how to properly perform CPR and other level 3 first aid procedures including — operating an automated external defibrillator (AED) and how to properly clear the […]