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Clay County’s first pandemic: The 1918 Spanish Flu
Over a century ago, in 1918, the United States and Clay County faced the world’s first global pandemic with the 1918 Spanish Flu. However, this was not the only first the U.S. and Clay County were facing. The world was also in the middle of its first World War, which America entered on April 7, […]
CDC and CAB partner to recognize importance of Martin Luther King Jr day
On Friday, January 22 USD’s Center for Diversity and Community (CDC) and the Campus Activities Board (CAB) partnered to host an event for students to honor the importance of Martin Luther King Jr. day. The CDC and CAB presented a movie displayed throughout the MUC for students, staff and faculty as well as various treats […]
CAB creates ways to safely supply students with activity breaks
The Campus Activities Board (CAB) is continuing to work around the challenges that arise amidst a pandemic by creating a variety of safe and socially distanced activities for students to partake in. Kate Solberg, junior marketing and management major and CAB president, said CAB plans to put on multiple small events for the spring semester […]
Asian American Student Association works to educate students
The CDC on campus is comprised of multiple organizations that focus on different cultures. The Asian American Student Association (AASA) is one of the smaller groups within the CDC that focuses on bringing Asian culture to USD. Naivy Patle, a senior economics and political science double major, is the president of AASA. Patle said the group strives to educate students on […]
IEW provides “evidence to our resilience as a pack”
The Gallagher Center in collaboration with ethnic groups on campus —including the International Office, the Center for Diversity and Community, Foreign Language departments, African Student Association, etc. — are helping USD celebrate International Education Week (IEW) during the week of Nov. 16-20. The celebration will include both in-person and virtual events. IEW is a national […]
Strollers organization introduces diversity training
Changes are coming to campus for the Strollers organization this year. With new plans, training and volunteer opportunities, Strollers is implementing a new way to run their organization. Keeley Rexwinkel, senior nursing major and a member of the Strollers organization, said changes are being made to the organization and new policies are being enforced. “The […]
SGA promotes sexual violence awareness, approves funding for Cultural Wellness Coalition
The Student Government Association hosted Jordan Bonstrom of I CARE and Saeed Dabbour of the Center for Diversity and Community at Tuesday’s meeting. The organization also introduced three resolutions and passed a bill to approve special appropriations for the Cultural Wellness Coalition. Bonstrom said that the role of I CARE is split into two parts. […]
SGA passes campaign bill, commemorates student leader
The Student Government Association passed a bill to allow senate campaigning, a group of bills to correct clerical errors in SGA governing documents and passed a resolution commemorating USD student Marcus Destin. Senator Armand Khan reported that the Student Affairs Committee is scheduling a walk with UPD to check dark spots on campus, and will […]
Center for Disabilities hosts sign language class
The Center for Disabilities at USD is hosting a 10-week Functional Sign Language class for anyone interested in joining. The sign language class will start on Sept 15. The class will be based online and will meet once a week. Rose Moehring, Deaf-blind program director, said she encourages anyone who is interested to sign up. […]
Programming changes come to USD
With social distancing guidelines — mask requirements and limited capacity in spaces across campus — event programming at USD is looking different this year. The university will continue to host events both large and small, but the styles of programs are changing in order to conform to safety guidelines. Doug Wagner, director of the Muenster […]