Native LLC Grows in its Second Year

The Native Living Learning Community (LLC) has grown in its second year from 18 students to 37 students. John Little, director of Native Recruitment and Alumni Engagement, said the group otherwise known as Wiyuskinyan Unpi Tipi, which roughly translates to “they’re living contently together,” is a great way for Native students to be around other […]

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UAAS encourages everyone ‘not to be defined solely by the color of our skin’

USD’s Union of African American Students (UAAS) hosted the “Beyond The Color” event in the MUC ballroom on Feb. 15 in recognition of Black History Month. This formal, RSVP-only event showcased speakers such as Megan Red Shirt-Shaw and Marcus Destin who presented on discovering personal identity beyond race.  Sophomore Ntombi Ngeleka, UAAS’s vice president, played […]

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Tiospaye receives budget exemption for 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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