SGA
SGA proposes amendment to petitioning bylaw
At the Student Government Association meeting on Tuesday evening, a bill was proposed that would allow students to sign more than one executive office candidate’s petition. This amendment, which was sponsored by Sen. Marcus Ireland, would amend a current SGA bylaw that only allows students to sign one presidential candidate’s petition. Currently, if a student […]
Sorbe and Ireland develop campaigns for SGA president
At the first Student Government Association meeting of the semester on Jan. 23, two senators announced their plans to run for executive office. Senator Josh Sorbe is campaigning with running mate Madison Green, and senator Marcus Ireland is campaigning with running mate Caleb Munce. I.M. for You Ireland, a junior political science, criminal justice and […]
Sorbe and Ireland announce their candidacy for SGA president
At the end of the SGA meeting Tuesday evening, SGA President Teagan McNary announced the executive office campaigns for the spring. There are two campaigns for the upcoming term. Josh Sorbe, a sophomore studying political science and business administration, is running with Madison Green, a junior studying English and criminal justice. Marcus Ireland, a junior […]
Need-based financial aid program in the works for South Dakota
South Dakota is one of the only states that doesn’t offer a need-based financial aid program. The South Dakota Board of Regents has been working on a program, Dakota’s Promise, to change that. Dakota’s Promise is a five phase, state-funded aid program that could support 6,000 students once fully implemented. SDBOR has sent a recommendation […]
USD students face changes to tailgate rules
In the days following the Dakota Days football game, USD students faced rule changes to the pregame tailgates as a result of several injuries and damaged vehicles. In an email from the USD Involved on Oct. 12, the updated rules for the Oct. 17 home game were listed. They included: vehicles and glass are no […]
Student Government Association resolutions look to improve USD community
So far this year, the Student Government Association has passed five resolutions and one bill. Parenting resources Malachi Petersen, an SGA senator, graduate student and former editor-in-chief of The Volante, sponsored two bills that dealt with new parents on campus. The first was a resolution that supported the installation of baby changing stations in the […]
SGA president, vice president look forward to new semester
The Student Government Association executive team is preparing for the last semester of their term. SGA President Teagan McNary and Vice President Josh Anderson said they’re happy to be back and are ready to get things going. They’re looking forward to their senate dynamic as a whole. “We have a very diverse group of people on […]
SGA makes international club a large student org
The Student Government Association debated for more than an hour Tuesday whether to make international club a large student organization. Being designated a large organization allows international club to ask SGA for more money, and to be a part of the large organization funding pool. International club needed 15 votes in order to remain a large […]
SGA introduces bills to increase transparency
The Student Government Association introduced legislation Tuesday night to make SGA more transparent. Senator Malachi Petersen, former Volante editor in chief and current representative of the graduate school, introduced three bills that would increase the transparency between SGA and students. The first bill would amend the SGA constitution to require the organization’s weekly meetings to […]
Updated: Board of Regents approve tuition and fees for 2017-18
USD students will see a tuition and fee increase of $315 next year. There will be a 0.5 percent increase in tuition costs and a 21.4 percent increase in fees, according to an email from Tena Haraldson, USD’s director of communications. The 0.5 percent increase in tuition is to cover inflation. On average, an in-state […]