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Domestic violence display reinforces silence for male victims
While signs, pictures and pamphlets won’t make anyone say, “Oh my!” around the I.D. Weeks Library, the “Silent Witnesses” exhibit currently surrounding the central stairway has a unique power. The Silent Witness Initiative is an organization seeking to honor those who have lost their lives to domestic violence and promote awareness by providing a true […]
USD soccer beats SDSU for first time since 2003
The USD women’s soccer team secured a 2-1 victory over rivals South Dakota State University Friday, the first time they’ve beat the Jackrabbits since 2003. Going into the match SDSU held the top spot in the Summit League as the Jackrabbits were undefeated in Summit League play. Junior Katlin Ptacek scored the first goal of […]
New gastropub opening downtown next month
The co-owners of Café Brulé are expanding their passion for food and downtown Vermillion to a new business, which is set to open next month. Dakota Brick House is located at 15 W Main St., in the building formerly known as Raziel’s. The owners call the business a gastropub, which is defined as a pub […]
Board of Regents request more than $3.6 million for cybersecurity upgrades as institutions try to protect student data
Like an invading army using battering rams to break down the gates of a walled city, the relentless cyberattacks come every day on hundreds of USD-owned IP addresses, trying to break down firewalls and other security measures to steal a wealth of data, for which it is important to understand OT security definition and install […]
Precautions should be taken for cold and flu season
Outside your warm window, the leaves are falling and the temperature is dropping. Brace yourself, campus: cold and flu season is upon us. I have had a mild cold around the same time of year for each of the last three years — right at the beginning of fall. My cold-fighting regimen has become fairly standardized […]
Columbus Day should become Indigenous Peoples Day nationwide
Columbus Day, a nationally recognized holiday, is a distant echo from the celebrations of Indigenous Peoples Day. These two different names and what they each represent share nothing in common. They are in fact the complete opposites of each other. Columbus Day celebrates the “discovery of the Americas” — at least for those of European […]
School traditions, rivalries beneficial to college experience
School rivalries serve no practical purpose. Sure, it makes schools compete with each other, but competing with one other school (typically athletically) doesn’t really do anything to make a school an all-around better place. What benefit do we get from hating South Dakota State University? Some might argue that the only purpose of the rivalry […]
Coyotes upset No. 11 UNI 28-25 in close Dakota Days game
It was revenge two years in the making Saturday afternoon when USD beat No. 11 ranked University of Northern Iowa 28-25 in a close Dakota Days game in the DakotaDome. The Coyotes came out of the gate early with a huge 69-yard rushing touchdown by USD quarterback Chris Streveler in the first two minutes of […]
Coyote volleyball sweeps IUPUI
Coyote volleyball just kept on winning Friday evening. USD took down Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis in straight sets to remain undefeated in Summit League play. USD jumped out to a 25-18 win in the first set and did not look back. The Jaguars caused some problems in the second set and made it close, but […]
Out of sight but not out of mind: Community works to curb increasing area poverty
Vermillion, a town of about 11,000 and home to the state’s flagship university, is similar to most small towns in South Dakota. It has bars, a business district and a slew of community events. But, as a small town with little diversity in its employment opportunities, there’s a growing population of residents experiencing a very different […]