PAVE: Walk a mile, Denim Day, Executive Applications
PAVE’s annual Walk a Mile event is a symbolic march that aims to raise awareness and promote prevention of sexual, domestic and gender-based violence. The group’s overall mission is to connect the student body with the Title IX office, and to stand up against sexual assault and sexual violence on campus. Tiffany Paretti is the […]
Celebrating Life, Culture and Community
Students and community members have the opportunity to immerse themselves into an experience of Native traditions and culture. The 52nd Annual Wacipi, Under the Star Nation: Generations Rising, is on April 11 and 12 at the Sanford Coyote Sports Center in Vermillion. Melody Scott is Co-president of Tiospaye Student Council and a member of the […]
Hundreds Gather for No Kings Protest
Over 300 people gathered in downtown Vermillion for the No Kings Protest on March 28. The group started at the corner of East Cherry and Pine Street, and walked their way through USD’s campus, ending at Ratingen Platz. Betty Smith was one member of a subcommittee that helped host the event. Volunteers served as security, […]
A dive into London’s culture & history
The Political Science Department traveled to London, which was once the largest empire on earth, to learn about its effects on western law and global politics. Dr. Timothy Schorn, an Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science, led the trip of 13 students. The group was in London during spring […]
Theatre majors take on the Big Apple
Six theatre performance majors from the University of South Dakota 2026 graduating class visited New York City to take classes, audition and begin networking in the professional world. As part of the trip’s itinerary, the group had the opportunity to take part in two in-person intensives that were related to TV/film […]
SDSU Investigates Racist Snapchat Video
SDSU President Barry Dunn recently released a statement regarding a circulating video that has gained the attention of multiple news outlets. The video was posted to the SDSU Snapchat story early on Feb. 28. In the video, multiple SDSU students used racist language and references. The social media story is not controlled by South Dakota […]
USD Clubs Collaborate with Hygiene Drive
One University of South Dakota student is giving back to her community. Jenisha Gurung is currently serving as Miss Dakota Prairie 2026. As part of her pageant community service initiative, “Okk Period,” she decided to start a hygiene drive. “I’ve always wanted to do a campus wide hygiene drive […]
Inclusion Defines USD Theatre’s Godspell
For some audience members, the most powerful part of USD Theatre’s production of Godspell wasn’t a single song or scene, it was the accessibility. From a sensory-friendly matinee to live ASL interpretation, the performances reflected an inclusive space for everyone. Godspell was performed in the Wayne S. Knutson Theatre on Feb. 19-22. The musical consists […]
ICE Detainee Returns Home in Yankton
Nate Samudzi is a UPS driver in Yankton, but his hometown is Vermillion. On Feb. 12, Samudzi was detained by ICE as he was deboarding a plane with his wife, Sydney Samudzi, in St. Louis. This trip was their first trip away as new parents, as they just had their first child six months ago. […]
Standing Together in Uncertain Times: Vermillion Remembers Alex Pretti
About 200 people from the community and the USD student body gathered at Ratingen Platz in downtown Vermillion Monday night for a candlelight vigil to remember Alex Pretti. Pretti was a 37-year-old man, who was shot 10 times and killed by federal agents in Minneapolis Saturday, Jan. 24. He was an ICU nurse at the […]