November 7th, 2021179 The Center for Diversity and Community (CDC) was created back in November 2014 shortly after Lamont Sellers, the current director of intercultural student affairs at Appalachian State University, was hired at USD as the inaugural director of the CDC. Sellers, Dean of Students Kim Grieve...
April 20th, 202138 Former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin was convicted Tuesday of murder and manslaughter for kneeling on George Floyd's neck for eight minutes until death. Floyd's death last May set off a wave of protests for racial justice and police reform. The jury found Chauvin guilty after 10 hours of deliberation over two days. Chauvin...
September 27th, 2020176 Two members of the South Dakota football team recently came together to create a podcast. Hosted by Caleb Vander Esch and Dakota Smith, 1328 is a creative outlet for them to discuss topics larger than sports. The first episode of the podcast, the California natives aired Sept. 5 and continue to release new episodes every Tuesday on...
September 8th, 2020126After discussing the idea of an awareness march on Aug. 27 the newly formed Cultural Wellness Coalition hosted the Justice for Black Lives March on Sept. 2. The March began outside the DakotaDome and ended behind Old Main, where several group leaders spoke about racial issues. The CWC formed immediately following the murder of George...
