Mayor Powell invites students to explore Vermillion
Welcome to Vermillion, SD! Vermillion is honored to have the opportunity to welcome you to our fine city as you live among us during your years as a student of The University of South Dakota! As a former student and member of the USD faculty, I can assure you that the time you spend here […]
Abbott: USD beauty more than skin deep, improvements yet another reason to take pride
If you are reading these words, you may be one of the thousands of future students, family members, campers and neighbors who visit the University of South Dakota each spring and summer. It is my pleasure to welcome you to USD, which has been rated one of the most beautiful campuses among our peer institutions […]
Steinlicht: Students should embrace challenges, make most of time on campus
To my fellow ‘Yotes, Welcome to the Pack! I’m looking forward to seeing you all on campus in a few weeks and starting the new year here at USD. I’m not exaggerating when I say I’m 100 percent sure it’s going to be a great one. The reason why I’m so sure? It’s because we […]
Letter to the Editor: Failure to introduce basketball players a gross negligence
To the Editor, Gross negligence. On Monday noon, April 4th, there was a celebration in the MUC for the USD women’s basketball team for winning the WNIT. USD’s athletic director, David Herbster, talked first, then USD’s woman’s coach Amy Williams. She mentioned the assistant coaches, but did not recognize by name or have the team […]
Letter to the editor: The unfortunate existence of Donald J. Trump
Donald Trump is not a conservative; he is a populist iconoclast. Unfortunately, he and his enthralled supporters, quite possibly at no deliberate intention of their own, are doing irreparable damage to the very Party under which they have claimed to operate. Please understand, I am not a secular progressive, nor am I a liberal — […]
Noem encourages delegates to become involved
By Morgan Fischer Kristi Noem is a South Dakota Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives. She was elected in 2010 and again on Nov. 4, 2014. “My kids and I have had so many unique experiences,” Noem said. Noem is the mother to daughters Kassidy and Kennedy, and son Booker. She said it […]
Girls State nearly 70 years strong
By Anna Koeppe As the 2015 week of South Dakota Girls State draws to an end, the organization is approaching its seventieth year anniversary in 2016. South Dakota Girls State, in particular, has retained a copious amount of qualities that have helped to spur it on to such a milestone. “I’ve heard for years and […]
From expectations to reality: A week at Girls State is a week to remember
By Molly Graesser Opening the Girls State acceptance letter was an exciting moment for the delegates across South Dakota. At that point, for me, the fear set in. I began contemplating these completely irrational “what if” statements in my head. I felt severely uneducated in all aspects of government and journalism. I had this strange […]
Differences seen in Boys State
By Kate Finley, Elyse Helkenn, Brianna Schreurs Boys Sate rumors have been circulating since the beginning of Girls State. What do delegates at Boys State do? Do they attend seminars? Do they campaign? Do they really swim all day? Do they do what Girls State delegates do? These questions have been asked numerous times. That […]
Johnson speaks to encourage girls
By Madison Rost On Friday morning, Dusty Johnson, of Mitchell, South Dakota, spoke to Girls State delegates about his scars and their stories, along with the mistakes that led to them. The former chair of SD Public Utilities Committee and former Chief of Staff to SD Governor Dennis Daugaard, he currently works at a consulting […]