SGA Unanimously Passes Senate Bills 84 through 90

On Sept. 26, SGA held their sixth meeting of the year. During the meeting, SGA members unanimously voted to pass a total of seven “old business” Senate Bills (SB), as well as approved the further revision and discussion of a singular “new business” SB. The old business bills passed at this meeting included all bills […]

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Student groups react to new Texas abortion bill

On Sept. 1, Texas Senate Bill 8 went into effect. The bill bans abortions for women at six weeks from their last menstrual cycle. The bill has sparked reactions from both anti-abortion and abortion rights groups on campus. Yotes for Life is an anti-abortion group at USD. David Holt, USD student and member of Yotes […]

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USD students march for reproductive rights

USD’s Students For Reproductive Rights hosted a rally in response to the new abortion restrictions in Texas and students and community members in support of their cause marched from the DakotaDome to Old Main Friday, Sept. 10.  Lexi McKee-Hemenway, president of Students for Reproductive Rights, said the rally was a response to several anti-abortion tweets […]

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SGA approves funding for Yotes for Life, discusses student organization audit

USD’s Student Government Association hosted Megan Red Shirt-Shaw, the new director of Native Student Services on campus. SGA also passed a special appropriations bill for Yotes for Life and discussed the result of a Student Affairs Committee audit of student organizations on campus. Red Shirt-Shaw started in her position on Oct. 26 and said she’s […]

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YFL and SFRR spark abortion debate on campus

Yotes For Life (YFL), an anti-abortion student organization at USD, took to campus sidewalks with chalk on Oct. 20 for “National Pro-Life Chalking Day” to spread anti-abortion messages. Students for Reproductive Rights (SFRR), a pro-abortion rights student organization at USD, coincidentally chalked their own beliefs on campus sidewalks later that night. Both organizations provided argumentative […]

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Yotes For Life, SFRR use films to discuss abortion

Students For Reproductive Rights (SFRR) and Yotes For Life are using the big screen to express their opinions to USD’s students and the Vermillion community. SFRR President Krista Honomichl said the group partnered up with Med Students For Choice in the showing of the 2016 documentary “Trapped” last Monday. Prior to the documentary showing, SFRR […]

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