Opinion
Why you shouldn’t care about AOC’s hair
Apparently, digging up someone’s racist tweets is going too far, but digging up their haircut receipts is totally within reason. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) has recently come under fire for spending over $300 on a haircut. More specifically, conservative males have been shooting cries of hypocrisy toward AOC. Let me put this into perspective for […]
Letter to the Editor: A problem with meal-plan pricing
Dear Editor, Due to the recent temporary suspension of guest swipes, my attention was piqued to look at the inner workings of the meal plans. I did some research and calculations related to the price of a meal swipe in our meal plans versus the swipe price when purchased at Residential Dining, and I came […]
Recycle clothing, save the planet
Kate Middleton, the Duchess of Cambridge, wore the same Alexander McQueen coat four times. The tabloids erupted with comments about how she’s “thrifty” because of it. The coat is over $2,500 dollars… of course she wore it more than once. Any person in their right mind would wear a coat like that more than one […]
From the Opinion Desk: Our responses to #VPDLive
The Vermillion Police Department (VPD) does more than just write parking tickets, especially during D-Days. This weekend, VPD again used their Twitter to alert us of their craziest and outlandish responses. The Opinion Team decided to sift through and ask the important questions. Oct. 5, 10:06 p.m.: Vehicle reported to have crashed into a parked […]
Leave Greta Thunberg alone
Greta Thunberg is a Swedish 16-year-old climate change activist. She is also climate change deniers’ new punching bag. I’m not here to tell you why climate change is real, because I think Greta and the 97% of scientists who believe climate-warming is human-caused have a good handle on it. I’m here to tell you to […]
The conversation of Transgender Rights
Transgender rights are a topic of conversation that has only had traction within the last five years or so. With Hollywood and the media in general finally shining light on the trans community it was only a matter of time before the topic of trans rights was on the docket. The Supreme Court is about […]
Editorial: Get involved during D-Days
We’ve heard it all. Vermillion is so boring. There’s nothing to do on this campus. We have good and bad news for those of you who feel this way. The bad news is you’re not trying hard enough. The good news is that there are, in fact, things to do in Vermillion. Did you know […]
The Rant: Obnoxious in-class snifflers
Dear obnoxious in-class snifflers, I never thought I’d say this – but can you just stop breathing? I get it; the whole campus is sick, including me, but I can’t imagine how sitting in class forcing oxygen through your nose mucus is helping anything. What’s even worse is when I can tell you don’t actually […]
Editorial: Support local businesses this D-Days season
USD Alumni, family members and current students will all come together soon enough to celebrate D-Days in all of its glory. As D-Days quickly approaches, restaurants and bars downtown are preparing for their busiest time of the year. As we near that special time of the year, we find ourselves reflecting on the importance of […]
“Chalking it out” doesn’t beat talking it out
It’s safe to say freedom of speech is a core value of America and essential to the fair representation of all individuals. Furthermore, we are easily capable of expressing ourselves in today’s society, whether it’s with a simple tap of the keyboard and push of a button – or in this past week’s case, a […]