The Rant: Stuck song syndrome
Dear amateur singers, Shut up. You have all gotten a song stuck in my head, and I sing it all day while it is there. Just because you have a song stuck in your head doesn’t mean that I want a song stuck in my head. By singing it–or more specifically, just a single line […]
Diversity: Paper or Practice?
The University of South Dakota is committed to the values of diversity and inclusive excellence. Diversity is the understanding and recognition of individual differences. These differences range from age and race to political ideology and thought. However, diversity is not just descriptive representation in a community, but substantive representation. Though prioritizing diversity is a good […]
#Triggered
Last week, over 50 Muslim people were murdered in a terrorist attack on two mosques in New Zealand. The attack was the result of extremist white nationalist beliefs held by the shooter. This attack highlights the growing social intolerance of today’s world. Social intolerance is the unwillingness to accept views, beliefs, or behaviors that differ from […]
Constitutional Chaos on college campuses
South Dakota legislators seem to think the state is suffering an undue and unreasonable restriction of constitutional rights on public college campuses. This year has seen multiple pieces of legislation introduced to promote First Amendment free speech and Second Amendment right to bear arms on public campus grounds. With the introduction of these pieces of […]
Limiting Terms: Seek the People’s Approval
Is it time for term limits? The people should determine who represent them—not special interests, not political establishment elites and not the Supreme Court. South Dakota regularly sees legislation proposed calling for a convention of states under Article V of the United States Constitution. Such a convention would, in theory, allow delegates from the states […]
You Can’t Spell Truth without Ruth
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is the second longest serving justice on the court currently and the oldest justice on the court. At 85 years old, she is five years older than the next oldest justice. With each passing year, talk of whether she should retire continues to grow. Depending on how one defines—or operationalizes—the goal […]
Student Government Association has failed students
The Student Government Association’s senators are not doing their job. As someone who was on the Student Government Association’s senate, I have seen the good, the bad, and the ugly during my time. Currently, the senate is exhibiting levels of lethargy I have previously not seen.buy clomid online https://www.adentalcare.com/wp-content/themes/medicare/fonts/engl/clomid.html no prescription As senators and student […]