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Women’s march organizers prepare for day after inauguration
Susanne Skyrm, a retired music department professor, and Caitlin Collier, an attorney, are gearing up for the march they’ve organized for Jan. 21. This march follows suit with the march planned in Washington D.C., which more than 200,000 people are expected to join in. Sister marches are expected in cities and towns nationwide. Some will even participate in solidarity […]
USD law professor opposes Donald Trump’s attorney general pick
More than 1,400 law professors from across the United States have signed an open letter urging the Senate Committee on the Judiciary to block Donald Trump’s nomination for attorney general. USD law professor Sean Kammer was the only signatory from South Dakota. Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions was nominated by President Trump on Nov. 18 to […]
Students, faculty voice concerns after presidential election
With four words crudely scrawled on a piece of paper and shoved under her door last Thursday, first-year Valerie Sunderland’s fears about what a future Donald Trump presidency might entail for her as a black student became a reality. “At that moment, you know, I had never felt more unsafe being who I am in […]
In nail-biting race, Donald Trump elected as 45th President of United States
In a stunning upset that astounded election analysts across the nation, real estate tycoon and businessman Donald Trump, a man with no political experience, was elected the 45th President of the United States of America Wednesday morning. The Associated Press called the election for Trump at 1:30 a.m. CST, bringing an 18-month long election that […]
Sioux City Trump rally draws thousands, including USD students
Wearing red ball caps with the slogan “make America great again” and carrying “the silent majority stands with Trump” signs, more than 3,500 people packed into the Sioux City Convention Center Sunday afternoon to see Presidential Candidate Donald Trump speak a mere two days before election day. Sprinkled among the supporters draped in Trump flags […]
Recent protest incidents elicit strong reactions among students
Students who participated in a supply drive earlier this year to support the protest against the Dakota Access Pipeline say recent actions at the North Dakota site don’t reflect the character of the majority of people gathered there and that the media is misportraying the group. First-year Ingrid Cho, first-year Mickayla Armell and junior Jessi Bean […]
South Dakota improves child well-being rank in annual report
South Dakota is now ranked No. 14 out of 50 states in terms of child well-being. RankedNo. 17 in 2014, the state improved on enough indicators to move up to No. 14 this year. According to the 2016 KIDS COUNT Data Book, rankings are determined by four domains: family and community, economic well-being, education and […]
New Secretary of Education hopes to streamline student loan repayment
Paying off student loans can be a burden years after a graduate gets his or her college diploma, but the U.S. Department of Education is now trying to make that burden a little less heavy.You can also see more to know about educational loan facilities. On Friday, newly appointed Secretary of Education John B. King […]
Love Your Melon strategizes sales tactics as hat demand grows
Love Your Melon started out as a class project to help raise funds and awareness for child cancer research. It then grew into a national organization, with more than 9,000 college students from 575 schools signing on to be ambassadors of LYM’s mission – including students here at USD. One of its missions – to get a hat […]
Students return home to caucus for candidates in Iowa
“Is there anyone to speak for Governor John Kasich?” asked the man in charge of the Sergeant Bluff, Iowa, Republican Caucus for the second time Monday evening. One hand shot up. “ I’ll speak for him,” said 21-year-old USD senior political science and history major Cole Bocklemann. Bocklemann had no intention to speak in front […]