September 16, 2014
Number of registered alcohol-permitted dorm rooms on the decline
Of the 2,200 students living on campus, less than 200 are 21 years old or older and none of them are utilizing the alcohol-permitted dorm rooms at the University of South Dakota this semester. In its fourth year of being available to students of age, wet rooms are allowed on the first floor of McFadden […]
Get out and get involved: A first year’s college experience
As someone who doesn’t handle change well, college is a whirlwind for me. Freshman year is kicking my butt, and it hasn’t even been a month. I feel like an idiot everywhere I go — walking down the wrong side of the sidewalk, not knowing where things are, not realizing that your assignment descriptions are in the […]
Reversing gender stereotypes starts at a young age
When young children are in their prime and developing their entire being, a simple idea is usually planted in their brains: gender roles. This includes teaching children that girls must wear pink skirts and act cute, and boys have to be smart and tough. It’s especially hard for children and teenagers to express themselves the way they […]
Coyote volleyball bounces back from last season
Coyote volleyball is trying to bounce back with high expectations and a new head coach after last year’s 19-13 record. The team is predicted to do well this season, despite falling short in the semi-finals of the Summit League Tournament against Denver last year. “We’ve started pretty good but we’ve had a couple let downs,” Head Coach Leanne […]
Football: Young secondary breaks doubts of inexperience
Last year the University of South Dakota Coyotes had a stout secondary. Stout enough that halfway through the season, the group was only giving up 117 yards per game through the air — the best not only in the Missouri Valley, but the best in the entire Football Championship Subdivision. That was last year — […]
First-year soccer players making a statement for program
Some first-year college athletes may not make it onto the field for game day, but that’s not the case for the University of South Dakota’s soccer team. First-year players make up about a third of the 30-person squad, and they are not warming seats on the bench. Instead, head coach Mandy Green said first-years are creating a more […]
Athlete violence sparks awareness
Recent violent instances covered in professional football are providing an unfair generalization of all NFL players as being violent individuals playing a violent sport. The Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice was officially released by the Baltimore Ravens and suspended indefinitely by the NFL after a video showed Rice striking his then fiancée. Other NFL players […]
CAGE program offers travel, study abroad opportunities to students
Traveling the world and advocating for political change may seem like far-fetched dreams for some college students, but senior Breanna Helland is taking advantage of one resource at the University of South Dakota to do both of those things. Helland studied abroad in Madrid, Spain the summer after her sophomore year through the Center for Academic Engagement […]
Abbott to deliver ‘State of the University’ Sept. 17
University of South Dakota President James Abbott will address the campus Wednesday in his annual speech about the direction of USD’s priorities at 4 p.m. in Slagle Hall’s Aalfs Auditorium. The event is open to all faculty, students and staff. Last year’s State of the University address focused on student retention and graduation rates, especially regarding […]