Opinion
Candidly Canada: Bottle-free campus furthers sustainability efforts
Despite the gloomy weather, my Canadian host campus is shedding light on important environmental issues. Southern neighbors, take note.Bishop’s University is the first university in Quebec to ban the sale of plastic water bottles. An on-campus effort called the Sustainable Development Action Group implemented this campaign in 2010. For people concerned about water quality, drinking […]
Letter to the editor: Faculty must raise the bar
If you are a university student, you may take part in a lecture or online class. Regardless, you may have additional collaboration assignments to post online and respond to your usually two or more classmates.Such methods used by professors, in my opinion, is a lazy approach to effective pedagogy leadership and fails to facilitate knowledge.I […]
Editorial: Be involved year-round
USD students haven’t been quiet about their opinions on the Student Government Association’s passing of the General Activity Fee budget last week.This isn’t a bad thing; students should voice their opinions to SGA. However, it appears that many students don’t participate in SGA business until a decision is made that they don’t care for. Kenzie […]
E Pluribus Unum: Of many, one
The Latin phrase “E pluribus unum” is proudly displayed on our national currency, in our official documents, on our official Great Seal and is even etched in the marble on our nation’s most prominent buildings. This phrase is not meant to suggest that power should be consolidated into a single individual but, rather, that power […]
Considering the GAF
An antagonistic relationship seems to have formed between the general student body and student-athletes, with the prior feeling exploited, and the latter feeling misunderstood.Maybe it’s because I’m the antithesis of a student-athlete, but that feeling doesn’t seem unreasonable to me. Most of the General Activity Fund (GAF) hike money is going to the athletic department. […]
Updated facilities result in better education
This university has some amazing buildings, including the Sanford Coyote Sports Center, Muenster University Center and Beacom School of Business. There’s also the Sanford School of Medicine – it’s a gorgeous structure that adorns USD’s campus. Across the street from it is Julian Hall, which looks, well, less gorgeous. Julian Hall is home to the departments of addiction […]
The best ever
Plenty of people like to rag on the food in the MUC. I personally think it’s consistently fine. Still, there’s always at least something available, and I think we should all resolve to focusing on the good parts of a meal as much as we can.Maybe I just feel this way because I’ve been in […]
Executive orders come at an expensive price
Few today understand that America is actually not a democracy but, instead, a constitutional republic, based on the idea of representative democracy at its inception. The system our founders established truly is the best of both worlds – a perfect compromise between a direct democracy and a political dictatorship. Our country’s founders wanted to avoid […]
Guest column: Why GAF allocation and increase should pass
While some would like you to believe that a General Activity Fee (GAF) increase shouldn’t happen, they make that claim without stating the consequences of an increase not passing. Not increasing the GAF would result in student organizations receiving less money, the College of Fine Arts would receive no money to enrich the campus through visiting […]
Candidly Canada: Follow Canadian example, support Syrian refugees
Although many students find their “home away from home” at college, many people don’t have any home to call their own. This trend is increasing tremendously with the ongoing Syrian crisis, as crowds of people leave their homelands to wherever they can. While many countries have welcomed and encouraged Syrian refugees into their borders, other […]