Research project gives LGBTQ+ students voice through photos

A research project is underway to help University of South Dakota LGBTQ+ students express themselves anonymously. PhotoVoice is a project aimed at using photography as a way of empowering LGBTQ+ students “through the understanding of the content of the photos,” said Kim Grieve, vice president of Student Services and dean of students. Grieve and Michael […]

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SDBOR considers allowing alcohol to be served at university events

USD event-goers may have the opportunity to order a beer alongside their Dome Dogs, but likely not for another year. A South Dakota Board of Regents task force that was formed last month is collecting data and research to explore the possibility of selling beer and wine on public university campuses during athletic events and […]

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Visiting professor discusses black female perspective of Jim Crow laws

When some people envision racial tensions in the South during the reign of Jim Crow laws, the suffering of male African Americans at the hands of white authorities may come to mind. This view, however, is distorted, according to LaKisha Simmons, a professor of Global Gender Studies and American Studies at the University of Buffalo, […]

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Archaeology lab allows students to gain hands-on experience

Down in the basement of East Hall, undergraduate students are examining human remains, extinct animals and seed collections in an archaeology lab. The lab is made up of three separate facilities: a historical archaeology space, an area for fine-tuned microscopes, and osteology and seed collections. The department also uses the lab to analyze samples from […]

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Pints and Policy offers informal, intelligent conversation

Surrounded by appetizers and alcohol, a group of about 10 USD students, faculty and community members discussed citizen initiatives and petitioning at the Roadhouse this past Monday night. Pints and Policy is a monthly meeting that offers an informal format for open discussion on different policy issues. “I thought yesterday’s discussion was very insightful,” senior Ben Deverman said. “Prior […]

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Students, community discuss sexual assault at Take Back the Night event

Students, faculty and community members participated in the student-led Take Back the Night, an event that raises awareness about sexual assault. Before the event began, participants created name tags to wear with different stereotypes of sexual assault, made a poster with funny ways to ask for consent and put sticky notes on a poster with their definition of […]

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Chalk messages initiate policy discussion at SGA, university level

By Tatum Dean, Ally Krupinsky and Rachel Newville Though it has since rained, the recent spike in chalk messages around campus didn’t go unnoticed by USD students and faculty. Initially sparked by messages from the “Yotes for Life” group, USD students began marking up campus sidewalks with their own messages in retaliation, some of which […]

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