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The tide may be turning on the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, with a decline in new cases nationally and regionally and with South Dakota’s Board of Regents seeking a more “normal” fall semester on USD’s campus. In response to this, USD student organizations, Vermillion businesses and local government leaders are looking to bring back what they said has been lost in the past year.
The local response to the pandemic over the past year has been driven largely by the USD administration and the Vermillion City Council.
Kevin O’Kelley, assistant vice president of research compliance at USD and member of USD’s COVID-19 Task Force, said the university’s response over the past year was guided by CDC guidelines and student health.
The African Student Association (ASAA) hosted the annual African Night celebration Sunday in the Muenster University Center (MUC) Ballroom. The event included a fashion show featuring traditional clothes from different African countries, two dance performances from the East African dance team and Afrobeat dance team, a short skit, poetry, singing, traditional African food, a Parade of Nations and Nigeran comedian Aphrican Ace as Emcee.
Betty Fanta, president of the ASA, said the event is one of the organization’s largest.
“This is the event where we do our dances, culture, music, food, everything in a very grand scale,” Fanta said.
We’re all excited for a well-deserved week off. Time to spend away from Zoom classes, note taking and studying for dreaded exams. However, before returning home to families and friends or before traveling to a warmer destination you should take advantage of the free COVID-19 tests being offered on campus all week long.
As we approach the one-year mark of the world shutting down to COVID-19 next week and life looking completely different the past year, it’s nice to know that with vaccines being administered quickly and continued mask wearing, we’re much closer to having life back to normal and hopefully mask-free one day.