Opinion

This isn’t the first time students at the University of South Dakota have voted in the Student Government Association elections —and it most certainly will not be the last. But year after year, SGA elections still seem to garner meager election numbers, albeit last year was the most the university has seen to date with […]

Public view of modesty is individualistic and mostly depends on the trends. The standards of modesty vary over cultures and context. Do you want to be the girl who is modest and makes people wonder what’s under the wraps or the one who likes to show it all? Exactly how much fabric do you require […]

Let’s face it, I’m generally pretty critical of the Student Government Association; however, it is that time of year again. To some, SGA elections appear as pointless as a Minnesota Vikings Super Bowl trophy case. But maybe we should spend more time considering who will represent us. The SGA provides image, influence, and money; subsequently, […]

Editors note: This week’s opinion section asked both SGA presidential candidates to submit a letter to the editor explaining why they are running for SGA and what they plan to do if they are elected SGA president and vice president. This year, the Student Government Association elections feature two campaigns with a junior presidential candidate […]

Editors note: This week’s opinion section asked both SGA presidential candidates to submit a letter to the editor explaining why they are running for SGA and what they plan to do if they are elected SGA president and vice president. The University of South Dakota has completed one of the greatest transitions in its history […]

A campus-wide smoking ban goes into effect a little over a month from now. Much has been said and written on this subject ever since the ban was made official earlier this semester. Last week, a forum was held detailing the ban. This forum was intended to inform students of what this new ban will […]

IN THE KNOW: Family weekend at USD. It was nice to see parents checking out what their sons and daughters actually do in Vermillion. And where all the money is going. IN THE DARK: Family weekend. It’s still a college town and a weekend. Students are still going to have fun the college way. IN […]

It’s Friday night and the party is bumping, the music is blasting out as the drinks are being downed and there are hot girls and guys everywhere. Suddenly the flash of red and blue lights is seen outside the window as somebody yells out that the cops are here. Panic sets in as those underage […]

Here you’ll find the weirdest, funniest and stupidest things that we’ve heard during the week. Context is for suckers.     “Here in South Dakota, we live the thug life every day. Can that be my catchphrase? Pretty Please.” — Al Neuharth Media Center   “I would do things for $7 under my door.” — […]

The Rant I hate jury duty. OK, so it’s not so much that I hate jury duty. I hate being told I have to show up for jury duty and then never being picked to be on a jury. It’s a drag. I don’t think it would be a big deal to me except that […]