November 4, 2014
Two season sports provide extra camaraderie among athletes
Looking back on her first year at the University of South Dakota, sophomore Kaitlyn Krzyzanowski didn’t know what college golf would bring, but she’s thankful her fall season helped her adjust to school before jumping into a competitive spring season. “It was really hard to adjust coming into my freshman year,” she said. “I’m used […]
Coyotes staying positive for final three games
The month of October went by without the University of South Dakota football team notching a single victory. November didn’t start out much better. This past Saturday the Coyotes fell to Youngstown State 28-17, despite entering the fourth quarter leading 17-7. The loss dropped the team’s record to 2-7 (0-5 in the Missouri Valley). Despite […]
Withdrawing from classes may impact students’ futures
Approaching the 70 percent completion mark of the fall semester, students have the option to withdraw from classes for reasons which commonly sum up to a defense of receiving a poor grade. In accordance with the South Dakota Board of Regents policy number 2:6, all institutions must offer an add and drop period within 10 […]
Bookworms share love of reading through club
Sophomores Emily Hattouni and Jade Fostvedt love to read so much that one of the first things they wanted to do their first year of college was join the campus book club. The only problem was the university didn’t have one. So the two found out how to start a club and went door to door […]
Changes coming to South Dakota bar exam
The University of South Dakota’s School of Law, among other law schools around the country, will be affected by multiple changes taking effect in February to the bar exam administered to students upon completion of a law degree. South Dakota’s bar exam is the Multistate Bar Examination (MBE) and is the most widely used exam throughout the […]
Conference win has cross country women focused on high regional finish
Just two days after the first women’s conference championship at the Division I level, coach Dan Fitzsimmons was still getting congratulations from people around the DakotaDome. But he was already focused on his team’s next competition. “It’s a good feeling coming into the Dome, but now that we’re getting ready for practice, it’s onward to […]
Tiospaye extends family-like relations through taco sale
On the first Tuesday of every month, Tiospaye — a student organization at the University of South Dakota — hosts a taco sale at the Native American Cultural Center. Tiospaye, which translates to ‘extended family’ from Lakota, is geared toward Native American students who become close through fundraisers, community events, a PowWow and weekly meetings. While […]
Column: Big XII football calls for some respect
With all the mayhem from the Southeastern Conference (SEC) West division in this year’s college football season, the impressive season from the Big XII has been wildly overlooked. The Big XII has 10 teams combining for eight out-of-conference losses. The teams handing them the losses: Auburn, Alabama, Florida State, Brigham Young, UCLA, Arkansas, Duke and […]
Printmaker set to inspire USD students this week
David Langner, a senior printmaking major and president of the Student Art Association, is a dedicated printmaker with a specialization in the printmaking process of lithography. Langner is currently working on his upcoming thesis exhibition planned for spring 2015. He is also working on a cataloguing project by inventorying the entire collection of lithography stones in the […]
Custodians work to make dorms feel like home
Trying to make life at school feel like home is custodian Norm Shedd’s mission. With a positive attitude and a genuine interest in the students, Shedd said he hopes to make the first year away from home in North Complex an easy transition for students. After 42 years as a farmer from Alpoint, located 12 miles outside of Vermillion, […]