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Former members of Congress visit campus
Three former members of Congress visited the University of South Dakota to encourage students to become politically active. Former Reps. Dan Miller, Max Sandlin and Stephanie Herseth Sandlin discussed issues in American society today and answered questions from students and faculty in two open forums as part of the Congress to Campus program Oct. 29-30 […]
Politically active university students react to execution
For the second time in roughly two weeks, South Dakota executed its eighteenth inmate in the history of the state or Dakota Territory by lethal injection on Oct. 30. Donald Moeller, who has been awaiting his death sentence at the South Dakota State Penitentiary in solitary confinement since 1992, was executed by state officials at […]
SGA prepares to send letter to state legislature
The University of South Dakota’s Student Government Association has finished drafting a letter to the future legislature regarding the Good Samaritan Alcohol Policy.buy nolvadex online https://www.conci.com/wp-content/languages/new/online/nolvadex.html no prescription In the event of an emergency, GSAP protects underage drinkers who are calling for help from being prosecuted. Included in the latest draft is a provision that […]
Partisan ties that bind
South Dakota Public Broadcasting hosted a debate Oct. 18 on the University of South campus between U.S. Rep. Kristi Noem (R-S.D.) and her Democratic opponent Matt Varilek. The debate, which took place in the SDPB studio, featured questions from South Dakotans and covered topics like agriculture, climate change, healthcare, Social Security, taxes, weapons control and […]
McGovern leaves legacy of civility
Bill Muller was a ball of nerves. On a nearly three-hour car ride during the 2008 campaigning season, Muller found himself one-on-one with the 1972 Democratic presidential nominee and former Sen. George McGovern. “I was so nervous about getting into a car crash with Senator McGovern next to me that he talked and I listened […]
District 17 candidates speak at forum
With the election two weeks away, candidates vying for the District 17 positions in the state legislature answered questions from voters during a public forum in Vermillion Oct. 23. In the race for the two available District 17 House of Representative seats, only two of the three candidates were in attendance at the forum — […]
Former Congress members to speak
The W.O. Farber Center for Civic Leadership and the University of South Dakota Political Science League will join together to bring former U.S. Representatives Stephanie Herseth Sandlin, her husband Max Sandlin and Dan Miller of Florida to USD for “Congress to Campus.” All three former members of the House of Representatives will present on behalf […]
Noem campaigns for second term
As she nears the end of her first re-election campaign, Republican Rep. Kristi Noem of South Dakota is focusing on juggling her official duties in Congress while keeping up on the campaign trail. Noem, who defeated incumbent Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin, D-S.D., in 2010, spent her first two-year term working on the Agriculture, Education and […]
Democratic nominee challenges incumbent Noem in upcoming election
The Democratic Party candidate for South Dakota’s at-large U.S House of Representatives seat, Matt Varilek, said South Dakotans deserve a congressman who is going to provide them with the representation they deserve. Varilek spoke to students and community members at the University of South Dakota during a rally Oct. 18. Varilek, who served on the […]
McGovern leaves legacy of ‘civility and peace’ for USD students and staff
Bill Muller was a ball of nerves. On a nearly three-hour car ride during the 2008 campaigning season, Muller found himself one-on-one with the 1972 Democratic presidential nominee and former Sen. George McGovern. “I was so nervous about getting into a car crash with Senator McGovern next to me that he talked and I listened […]