Student Life
Love is in the air: USD couples reflect on relationships
From students to faculty, USD couples are spending this Valentine’s Day in love. Balance, having common interests and communicating are important values to the couples featured below. Lexi Beesley & Tommy Tran Sophomore Lexi Beesley and junior Tommy Tran met when they were around 12. The couple didn’t start talking until they were in their […]
Students, faculty express concerns over possible Affordable Care Act repeal
With talk of the Affordable Care Act possibly being replaced by the current administration, conversation surrounding the future of U.S. healthcare is occurring more frequently within some health administration courses. The ACA, informally referred to as Obamacare, is the U.S. healthcare reform law that provides more readily available health insurance for Americans. Though there’s been talk since the passing of […]
USD’s first story circle held in CDC
Six people attended USD’s first story circle on Thursday night in the Center for Diversity & Community. A national movement by the U.S. Department of Arts and Culture, story circles around the country are being held to create a People’s State of the Union. Stories are collected, uploaded to a database and sent to poets, […]
Housing numbers for spring 2017 comparable to previous years
The start of the spring semester brought a decrease in students living on campus – 14 percent of residence hall beds are unoccupied at USD. John Geske, USD’s housing director, said having this many beds unoccupied is normal for the second semester. “Typically, most years see an attrition from spring to fall,” Geske said. “I’ve been looking […]
Students, SGA senators discuss GAF fund allocations for hours
By the time the SGA meeting was over Tuesday night, Senate Resolution 20 had seen discussion, but no progress. The resolution, which proposes how to allocate the new funds raised by the General Activity Fee (GAF), was tabled for next week’s meeting. Eighty-seven percent of the new GAF funds will be going to the athletic […]
USD students react to Trump administration
Donald Trump has been president for 13 days. In that time, he’s signed more than a dozen executive orders and memorandums. Some of those orders include a travel ban on several Middle Eastern countries, a green light on production of the Dakota Access Pipeline and the withdrawal of the United States from the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal. […]
Reproductive rights groups planning more events, engaging more students during Trump administration
With the inauguration of President Trump last week, conversations surrounding reproductive rights policies have been more prominent. Abortion rates are at an all-time low since Roe v. Wade and are continuing to drop, according to the Guttmacher Institute. The same study also found that South Dakota is one of six states that have 76-100 percent […]
USD students drawn to Washington by Women’s March, inauguration
Thousands of people descended on Washington, D.C. last week to see Donald Trump’s inauguration ceremony, the celebratory parade and to participate in marches and demonstrations over the weekend. Among the thousands gathered was a handful of USD students, some there to celebrate the incoming president, others to demonstrate. Jordan Hanson, a junior political science major, didn’t make […]
Students driven by giving back, meeting new people in nonprofit work
Vermillion is home to many nonprofits, giving students plenty of opportunities to get involved. Some USD students, like the ones featured below, have shown high levels of passion and commitment to the causes they’re involved in.buy orlistat online https://www.pharmalucence.com/wp-content/languages/new/generic/orlistat.html no prescription Mariah Larson As a marketing major, senior Mariah Larson said she hopes to include […]
Two teams announce run for SGA executive positions
Two teams announced their plans to run for the Student Government Association executive positions during Tuesday night’s meeting. Teagan McNary and Josh Anderson will be running against Sadie Swier and Lucas Lund for the next presidential and vice presidential positions in SGA. McNary said she believes she and her running mate have a lot of great ideas to […]