Opinion
Be more than a statistic
The days of barely scraping by and still being able to move on to the next year in high school are long gone, and for some students this is a shock. Some classes are a lot harder than others, and many crumble under the boulder of pressure and decide to just leave. Communication plays a […]
Multicultural retreat opened my eyes to social justice practices
When I heard about the Multicultural Leadership Institute (MLI), I knew I wanted to attend. After all, its theme was storytelling in a digital era. I believed the weekend-long trip would just focus on how social media affects portrayals of people of different backgrounds than mine. I expected the weekend to focus on exploring minorities […]
Philosophy has economic, intellectual benefits
Across the country, college is back in full swing. Hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of students with their heads stuck in books or trying to stay awake in lecture halls. Millions and millions of dollars are spent on tuition. One thing that most of us don’t think about — why? What’s the purpose of […]
How to find rain in a mental drought
This summer, I hit a creative clouding. Maybe it was the 40-hour work week. Maybe it was no outlet to contribute to. Maybe it was just summer, when no one is really required to think. Nonetheless, thinking is hard, and when you want to do it better than anyone else, pressure creeps into the back […]
USD is a great place to grow
When I was a senior, I thought that going to USD would be a settlement, that I could’ve done better and that this would’ve only be the 13th grade. After a gap year spent in Washington, D.C. working on Capitol Hill in the Senate and now completing my first year here at USD, I can say […]
Trump-era Democrats must not become Obama-era Republicans
Full disclosure of bias: I’m vice president of USD College Democrats. I’m only 20 years old and have parents who are aggressively apathetic to politics. So my knowledge of the state of politics begins with the first election of former President Obama, and only really forms into any sort of consciousness around 2011. All of […]
Don’t worry, homesickness is normal
Moving away to college can bring on mixed feelings for many people. For me, as soon as I received my high school diploma I was convinced that I was ready to leave and make my way to Vermillion. All summer I anticipated the move, making sure I had everything I needed and communicating with my […]
Stress management is crucial for balanced campus life
Whether the most recent graduation involved a high school diploma or a Bachelor’s degree, there are some aspects of education that students don’t learn much about. Stress is an inevitable part of life. Getting assignments done, studying for tests, writing papers, somehow balancing every other area of life – it’s not easy. Experiencing stress is universal for all […]
LGBTQ+ community still experiences hostility
Since I practically live in the Center for Diversity & Community, I tend to stay in my own protective bubble and am not always exposed to a lot of the animosity that’s still rampant on campus. Monday, I received word from Spectrum’s president, first-year Kyle Jones, that the posters advertising Spectrum’s spring drag show were […]
Global warming unnecessarily heats up politics
Across the country on April 22 thousands of people took part in the “March for Science.” Now the movement allegedly supports science in general, but let’s be honest: this was about global warming. And when it comes to global warming, things can get heated. For more than a decade we’ve been debating this issue. One side claims […]