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Hand dryers spread bacteria, affect health on campus
The University of South Dakota regularly updates and remodels buildings across campus, such as Old Main and the new Sanford Coyote Sports Center. But in the administration’s fervor, the next remodel should start in the bathrooms. The debate between jet-dryers and paper towels is a heated one. Although students and faculty may overlook the issue, the hygienic staple affects everybody’s […]
Letter to the editor: Students should stand against Dakota Access Pipeline in solidarity with tribes
My friends in Vermillion, some say that money does the real talking, but how does one ignore the voices declaring,”No!”? The Spirit Camp—respectfully known as the Sacred Stone Camp—near Cannonball, North Dakota, is a peaceful protest against the Dakota Access Pipeline. The Sacred Stone Camp stands for defense in the front lines, but your support […]
Coyotes look to face first test of the season in New Mexico
The Coyotes may be moving in a new direction with their offense and head coach, but they haven’t forgotten where they came from. On Monday, retired head coach Joe Glenn visited practice to share some words of wisdom. As always, Glenn opened with a joke before speaking with the team about brotherhood, being Coyotes and taking Thursday’s game […]
Grease causes off-campus oven fire
Excessive grease on the bottom of a self-cleaning oven was the cause of a small fire at an off-campus house Monday evening. Keith Thompson, the acting chief of the Vermillion Fire Department, said the VFD and Clay County Emergency Services were called to the house at 225 North University Street at about 8:15 p.m. for […]
Doubleheader to open Sanford Coyote Sports Center
The Coyote men and women’s basketball teams will break in the new court at the Sanford Coyote Sports Center Nov. 13 in a doubleheader against Stephen F. Austin and Bowling Green. In total, there are 13 non-conference games on the women’s schedule before the Summit League opener, in which the Coyotes will take on Denver on Dec. […]
Sanford Coyote Sports Center opens with YoteFest
The new multi-million dollar Sanford Coyote Sports Center was on full display for all students to see Sunday night during a celebration to kick off the semester. Hundreds of students waited in long lines to take tours of the new facility, eat free food and play games at the bash dubbed “YoteFest.” Students also had […]
North Dakota takes down USD in double overtime
After a scoreless back and forth for regulation and one overtime period, a single shot eight minutes into a second overtime brought a hard-fought match between the Coyotes and the University of North Dakota to a close today. Despite getting off six shots in the first half, including a hard hit from senior Corey Strang […]
Late goal gives Coyotes win in first game at new field
It took 85 minutes for first-year Amanda Carpio and the Coyote women’s soccer team to score the first and only goal in the first match at USD’s brand new First Bank & Trust Soccer Complex against the Idaho Vandals. The first half was a stalemate. Although Idaho unleashed seven shots to the Coyotes’ two, neither team managed to […]
New students move into dorms during USD Move-in Day 2016
8: 33 a.m. As a car pulled into the parking lot of North Complex Friday morning a group of college students in red shirts surrounded the vehicle. Today was USD Move-in Day. One of the first students to move in was first-year Ashley Nolz from Sioux Falls, South Dakota, who pulled into the lot around […]
Make smart bicycle choices in college
At the beginning of an academic year on a college campus, bike racks are filled with shiny, ready-to-ride machines owned by students who think of them as a good way to get around campus. By the end of the year, however, many of these bicycles have been forgotten and have become unrideable due to flat […]