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Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity cancels TKE Fight Night
Tau Kappa Epsilon (TKE) is canceling their philanthropy event TKE Fight Night for the second year in a row. In a press release from the Theta Eta chapter, TKE said they have been in contact with their international headquarters regarding the event. “On March 27, 2018, we were informed that the event did not meet […]
46th annual Wacipi celebrates Native culture, spreads awareness
The sound of jingle dresses, drumming and singing filled the arena of the Sanford Coyote Sports Center for the 46th annual Wacipi on Saturday and Sunday. Jessilyn Bean, president of Tiospaye Student Council, said the Wacipi is a chance for people to get together to celebrate the Native American culture. “Traditionally not all tribes would […]
USD welcomes new men’s basketball coach Todd Lee
USD officially welcomed the 18th men’s basketball head coach Todd Lee in the Sanford Coyote Sports Center on Friday afternoon after announcing his hiring on Monday. President James Abbott said there were many applicants for the job, but he’s confident the university made the right choice. “As it turned out, we were able to choose the […]
USD names Todd Lee new men’s head basketball coach
Todd Lee, a USD alumnus, was announced as the new men’s head basketball coach Wednesday, according to GoYotes. Lee graduated from USD in 1986 with a business administration degree, and received his master’s in education at Azusa Pacific in 2003. David Herbster, USD’s athletic director, said in the GoYotes press release that Lee “checks all […]
PAVE plans events for Sexual Assault Awareness Month
Clothes ranging from Christmas sweaters, combat boots and sweats are on display on the second floor of I.D. Weeks Library throughout April, Sexual Assault Awareness Month, as part of a “What We Were Wearing” Exhibit hosted by PAVE. Promoting Awareness and Victim Empowerment, or PAVE, is a national organization with a USD chapter. Alyssa Fothergill, […]
USD Student sings national anthem in Lakota
Spectators were speechless as Steven Wilson sang the national anthem in his native language of Lakota at the Women’s National Invitation Tournament Sweet 16 game on Saturday in the Sanford Coyote Sport Center. Wilson, a first-year medical biology major at USD, has been singing the national anthem in Lakota since he was a junior in high […]
National Music Museum plans on renovation, expansion
The National Music Museum (NMM) has gotten the green-light for their planned expansion following the passage of House Bill 1065. NMM plans to move forward to add 16,000 square feet to the already in place Carnegie Building. This space will be used to add two floors plus an underground level. The proposal for expansion was […]
Craig Smith to leave USD for Utah State
Head coach Craig Smith has accepted the head coaching position at Utah State, according to the Argus Leader. Smith started at USD in 2014. In his four seasons with the Coyotes, Smith has won their first Summit League regular season title in 2016-17, Summit League Coach of the Year and earned the Coyotes their first […]
Danny Rambo Jr. pleads guilty in sexual assault case
A former USD football player arrested last fall on rape charges has pleaded guilty. Danny Rambo Jr. pleaded guilty on Feb. 9 with a class one misdemeanor for sexual content without consent with a person incapable of consenting. Rambo was originally charged with one count of second-degree rape. Rambo will serve 10 days in jail starting Nov. […]
‘Enough Is Enough:’ March For Our Lives brings up gun regulation, school safety issues
Hundreds of Vermillion residents, K-12 and USD students and educators alike marched on Main Street on Saturday afternoon. This march was one of hundreds of sister marches across the country in support of victims of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in Parkland, Fla., as well as the Great Mills High School shooting in […]