Ping Pong Club Awaiting One Crucial Thing
Graduate student Blake Brown has found his new project: starting a club. Last semester, Brown and his friend picked up ping-pong as a hobby after classes, but when his friend graduated in the fall, Brown needed to find a new person to play with. In early January, Brown decided that making a club would be […]
Beta Band Performs on Biggest Stage Yet
What once began as a conversation during rush at Beta Theta Pi among fraternity brothers, has now landed six musicians on the biggest stage they’ve played yet. Multi-Level Modular Staging is the type of stage they will perform at. The Leila’s Rose band made up of Micah Hansen (drummer), Adam Kays (lead guitarist), Kadin Williams […]
Letter from the Editor-in-Chief
To our readers, my staff and everyone who has supported my journey, As I close out my time as Editor-in-Chief (EIC), I can’t help but feel a million different emotions. Most of all, I feel proud and lucky. I am proud and lucky to have met and worked with an incredible group of people throughout […]
Volleyball 1-1 in Final Week of Regular Season
The volleyball teams took on both North Dakota schools last week in their final two games before the Summit League Tournament. On Thursday, the Coyotes took on North Dakota State where they fell 1-3. USD was able to redeem themselves on Saturday at their senior day where they swept North Dakota 3-0. The Coyotes have […]
A Child’s Want Turns into Summit League Honors
Sophomore Emily Kahn is making a name for herself in the DakotaDome pool roughly 14 years after she found herself enthralled by her brother’s ability to jump off the diving board. Kahn said her mother still tells the story of her being a 6-year-old little girl wanting so badly to follow in her brother’s footsteps […]
Swim and Dive Score 18 Wins in Coyote Extravaganza
USD swim and dive hosted the Coyote Extravaganza this past Friday and Saturday in Sioux Falls. The Coyotes had 18 first place finishes in the two-day event; 13 from the women and five from the men’s team. Head coach Jason Mahowald also won his 150th career dual meet. The first day of competition began with […]
Plitzuweit Gives Up Street Clothes for Jersey
A men’s basketball player is ready to trade in his street clothes for a red and white jersey as he makes his comeback after a season away from the court. Vermillion native A.J. Plitzuweit has been on the Coyote roster for three seasons but has only played one. During the 2019-20 season, Plitzuweit was redshirted, […]
Family of Four Displaced in House Fire
The Vermillion Fire EMS Department responded to a fire at 607 Cottage St. on Oct. 20 at 4:39 p.m. The first units to arrive on the scene saw heavy smoke and flames coming from the back of the home. Everyone in the home was evacuated without injury. The Vermillion Department was aided in controlling the […]
Former Coyote Nine Months into Professional Athletic Career
In January, student athlete Maddie Lavin took to social media to announce her time in Vermillion was over. Lavin, a Vermillion native attended USD where she studied neuroscience and marketing while also competing as a triathlon, swim and dive, cross country and track and field athlete for the Coyotes. Now, Lavin is a professional triathlete […]
Student Debt Relief to Begin this Month
Applications for the Biden-Harris Administration’s Student Debt Relief are set to go live sometime at the beginning of this month. For students who received a Pell Grant, they are eligible to receive up to $20,000 of forgiveness, and for those who don’t they are eligible for up to $10,000 if their annual income is below […]