How big are the dorm rooms? In North Complex, where I have been living for the past two years, they are 10’7” x 15’4”. That is about 165 square feet…
For many people, their introduction to South Korean director Bong Joon Ho, was from the immense success of his previous film “Parasite” in 2019. His latest work, “Mickey 17,” pulls…
 With the spring semester coming to an end, the search for on-campus housing for next semester is already underway. Many students have selected their housing situation, however, there have been students…
The Campus Activities Board (CAB) hosted a themed Stuff-A-Buddy event on campus as an opportunity for students to have fun and meet new people. The event was hosted in the…
On Friday, March 21 Vermillion welcomed a new business into the community via a ribbon cutting ceremony featuring the Nutrition Den. While the Nutrition Den has been around since 2020,…

Keyboard Exhibit Features Rare Instruments 

Through the end of the year, students, faculty and community members can visit a unique and rare collection of keyboard instruments at the National Music Museum.      Home to over 15,000 instruments, the National Music Museum holds one of the largest instrument collections in the entire nation.       Darryl Martin, conservator of the […]

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Movie Review: A Smile is Contagious…

The original “Smile” by Parker Finn movie was one I put off watching until just recently when I was preparing to see its anticipated sequel.       The movie focuses on a paranormal curse that causes those afflicted by it to experience visions of people smiling eerily at them causing their minds to question what […]

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Accessibility Updates to the Danforth Chapel

The Opportunity Center has worked on making updates to the Danforth Chapel to improve accessibility for all students.       The chapel is open for student use and can be reserved through 25Live. Students can get a key from the University Police Department for the dedicated place on campus for religious or spiritual needs.    […]

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PAVE and ICARE Collaborate one Events for Domestic Violence Awareness

The month of October is nationally recognized as Domestic Violence (DV) Awareness month. In honor of victims of domestic violence, ICARE, alongside PAVE (Promoting Awareness Victim Empowerment), have been working hard to further educate students and faculty members at various events on USD’s main campus. “ICARE collaborates with other groups on campus by providing workshops/training, […]

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Dakota-Days Number of Arrests Down

With unusually warm temperatures for the 110th Dakota Days, arrests were unusually low compared to previous years. From Thursday evening to Sunday morning, the Vermillion Police Department booked 26 individuals into jail. Most were released within two hours.  According to Clay County Sheriff Andy Howe, there were 55 charges against those 26 individuals arrested. Howe […]

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An Overview of South Dakota Elections

South Dakota has a near record number of ballot propositions this year: seven in total. There are four constitutional amendments, two initiated measures and a referred law.  Spanning three pages, some voters may feel fatigued after reading every question and unsure how to vote. Here is the rundown of each issue. A constitutional amendment changes […]

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Clark St. Construction Leads to Natural Gas Leak on USD’s Main Campus

On Monday, Oct. 21, The University Police Department (UPD) issued two Timely Warnings through the Everbridge mobile app alerting both students and faculty members of a discovered gas leak taking place on USD’s main campus. “At approximately 2:40 PM, UPD sent officers to the south side of the Vermillion campus after receiving a report of […]

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“Too Extreme”: Vote Yes on Amendment G 

Every year at least 29,000 people globally die due to abortion bans. Another 7 million women are injured or disabled annually according to Doctors Without Borders. Abortion bans don’t protect women, and don’t stop abortions.  In 2022, Candi Miller, and Amber Nicole Thurman, two Georgia mothers, died due to abortion being illegal. It will only […]

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Biannual Drag Show is Free for All

USD’s Spectrum: Gender and Sexuality Alliance will host their biannual drag show on Oct. 24 free to all.      Spectrum and their drag show have been around since the 1990s when it was started by Professor Cindy Struckman-Johnson, who saw a need for a Gender and Sexuality Alliance (GSA) group on campus.      […]

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