Opinion

Our college and young adult years are filled with thrilling adventures, finding jobs, taking on crippling debt and of course the joys of roommates. Because it is always cheaper to live with a roommate or two, most college students or young adults opt to have one. But at what cost? Some days, it’s fun, other […]

At USD this fall semester, students will not receive any three-day weekend breaks due to COVID-19.  This is to help prevent traveling and seeing others who might be at risk with COVID.  Not only is USD doing this procedure but other schools around the world are so they can maintain a safe school environment for […]

The past year has been a mudslinging, name-calling, muckraking mess of an election. By the end of March, we knew there was only one viable democractic candidate left for presidential nominee. We knew Biden and Trump would be going head to head. But no one could have predicted back in March that Trump would claim […]

I always find it entertaining, you know, joining onto a livestream of a Trump rally to see thousands of people spamming messages in the live chat section that say “MAGA” and the like. When in these chats, I only see one or two people in futility trying to get their own message across. Maybe entertaining […]

To the Editor,  I am an education major that attends school at the UDS’s main campus in Vermillion, SD. I am writing to you about the university’s expenses during the COVID-19 pandemic.   Before the pandemic I utilized the USD Wellness Center and attended USD activities, which was included with the activity fees in my tuition. When COVID-19 hit the university closed the Wellness Center and their canceled events. […]

It’s been over two months of school, and students have had the chance to experience all that USD has to offer — including its food.  Now, if you’re anything like me, you love to eat. But we also need to eat. Which brings us to the main issue at hand — campus dining isn’t up to par.  It is hard to […]

Yeah I got addicted to TikTok over quarantine. Just like everyone else my age. There was nothing to do but scroll through the random videos that popped up on my endless For You Page. But now, I’m glad I did. TikTok works differently than other mainstream social media platforms. You can follow people but they […]

If you’re like any of the rest of us with a Netflix account and internet you’ve probably seen The Social Dilemma and are either unbothered because its 2020 or no longer have social media. While I think the latter of the two is a great idea I understand that the idea of disconnect is a really scary […]

If you take a survey of random students walking around campus on their opinion of dating violence, you’ll likely get an agreed-upon — dating violence and abuse is not acceptable. Many people know the signs of an abusive relationship and when something is not okay, but how many know what to do or how to […]

Pets can be important to the individual human because of the mental and physical pleasure they give.  Mentally they can boost your serotonin, lower stress and can provide entertainment.  Physically they can get you off the couch and be more active.  Pets are an important and fun decision to make if you are ready for […]