“Barbenheimer” Brings New Look to Movies

Throughout the past few years, cinemas have been dominated by franchise movies that often follow the same plot with different characters. This summer, “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer” were able to captivate audiences with their strong stories and fresh perspectives.   “Barbie’’ follows the story of Barbie as she faces an existential crisis that causes her to […]

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SGA Gives Awards to Student Organizations on Campus

SGA hosted a special guest for their last SGA meeting of the year, Rebecca Kaiser, the Director of iCARE. She took the stage to speak about relationships, domestic violence and sexual assault. She expressed her interest in more student involvement and invited SGA to an event that iCARE is hosting in the MUC tomorrow at […]

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Chat GPT Impacts Students Final Semester before Summer

The number of students using ChatGPT and other A.I. systems have been rising in the last year. ChatGPT launched late 2022 and this semester USD has seen students use it to write assignments. Students caught using ChatGPT for assignments or essays have received failing grades for the semester.  Paul Formisano, Director of Writing and an […]

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The Future of Enrollment and Housing at USD

As the 2022 academic year wraps, USD has seen continued heavy enrollment trends coupled with limited housing options both on and off campus. Mark Petty, the Dean of Enrollment at USD, expects another increase in freshman enrollment similar to Fall 2022. “We’re pretty optimistic that our freshman class will be larger than it was last […]

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USD Housing Renovations over Summer Break

The 2023 spring semester is coming to an end, which means summer renovations for USD housing will be underway. Three residence halls will be closed for the summer due to emergency roof repair, electrical repair such as electrical panel repair, and plumbing lines installation. Director of Housing, Cody Burggraff, said there will be renovations starting […]

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