Student Life
USD switches to single stream recycling
USD has switched to single-stream recycling over the summer and is looking at expanding the current recycling program. The university started a pilot recycling program in 2016 and has been taking baby steps towards a campus-wide program since then. The most recent advancement has been changing waste collection companies. Instead of a multi-stream system, where every type of […]
University Housing makes accommodations for an overflow of students
As USD’s enrollment continues to grow and resident halls overflow, University Housing has had to get creative with room assignments. In order to accommodate the large freshman class, University Housing has had to make maximum use of the temporary spaces, which included transforming the floor lounges into four-person rooms and having the RA’s share their […]
New restaurants in the MUC offer variety for students, faculty
Campus Dining made the decision to discontinue a popular eating option among students, the WOK. However, a variety of new restaurants in the Muenster University Center will be rotated on a weekly basis to allow for more options for students and faculty. Replacing the WOK on the Campus Dining schedule is something named “Restaurant Rotation.” […]
Center for Diversity and Community looks forward to fresh start
Students and faculty are excited for a fresh start in the Center for Diversity and Community after a year of leadership struggles. After a semester of having no director or programming coordinator, Laura Chandler was hired as the CDC director last April, and James Cooper was hired as the program coordinator earlier this month. They are both […]
Student Organization Fair gets students excited for academic year
The air was buzzing with excitement and music Saturday afternoon at the Student Organization Fair. With the new academic year beginning, USD student organizations are recruiting members and planning fresh activities and events. From Math Club to Campus Activities Board, the fair offered a wide variety of organizations for students to look into. For students interested […]
Move-in day 2018: Students arrive on campus
11 a.m. Kimberly Westemberg, first-year business major, has her room completely set up. She said she was surprised how easy move-in day was. “(Move-in day) was really good and mostly easy,” Westemberg said “I knew there was going to be people here to help, but I didn’t know there was going to be this many […]
President Abbott: A legacy
As June approaches, the USD community prepares to say goodbye to the G.O.A.T. and welcome a new university president. University President James Abbott announced his retirement Sept. 27. He’s served as USD’s president for 21 years. Abbott said some of his most memorable moments include the Women’s National Invitational Tournament win in the DakotaDome in 2016 and the […]
USD foundation works with students for Giving Week fundraiser and Founders Day events
The USD community is coming together for Giving Week after President James Abbott announced his retirement last fall. Teagan McNary, former SGA president and political science and criminal justice double major, said the main goal of the week is to fundraise for the James W. and Collette Abbott scholarship endowment. The main source of fundraising […]
USD NSAC placed second in regional competition
USD’s National Student Advertising Competition (NSAC) team took second place at this year’s competition hosted by the American Advertising Federation (AAF) from April 6-7 at the University of Minnesota. The theme for this year’s regional competition was for students from District 8 to create a marketing campaign for Ocean Spray. USD’s NSAC team chose ‘Create […]
Preferred name petition seeks to change ‘urgent issue’
A petition advocating for legitimization of students’ preferred names has been circulating the USD campus for the last month in an effort to change the university’s name policy. This petition will allow students to change their legal names to their preferred name on their myUSD portals including on their emails and Desire2Learn accounts, their identification […]