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Tiospaye receives budget exemption for Wacipi

April 20, 2021April 20, 2021 Maddi Kallsen0Tagged Alexandra Feiner, carter linke, Gretchen Biersbach, Julianna Benge, Logan Johnson, marcus destin, Megan Red Shirt-Shaw, Native American students, Tiospaye Student Council, Tylar Larsen, Wacipi

Tiospaye Student Council received a budget exemption for their annual Wacipi at this week’s SGA meeting. The Tiospaye Student Council petitioned SGA to appeal the vote from last week to deny the budget exemption. “In previous years, SGA has been generous in giving us this exemption,” Tiospaye President Julianna Benge said. “With the knowledge that […]

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SGA denies Tiospaye budget exemptions, cuts Spectrum budget

April 13, 2021April 13, 2021 Maddi Kallsen0Tagged carter linke, Julianna Benge, Nick Kennedy, sga, Tiospaye Student Council, Tylar Larsen, Wacipi

USD’s Student Government Association (SGA) discussed exempting some budget allocations for the Tiospaye Student Council, a Native American student group on campus, in order for the student organization to properly award dancers at their annual Wacipi, the largest cultural event at USD. Wacipi is a word loosely meaning “they dance,” and is similar to a […]

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