September 2011
New class twirls into Wellness Center
College may seem a little late to pick up ballet but that isn’t stopping Maddison Kissick from starting a new class. The lessons are being offered at the Wellness Center Saturdays at 10:30 a.m. Kissick, a 24-year-old graduate student, teaches the class and it is for anyone interested in learning ballet, from beginner to expert. […]
Naked Roommate’ author to speak at MUC
Chances are, the average college student has not had the opportunity to attend a presentation at which the speaker has declared his intentions to perform “The Syphilis Song” and teach his audience how to get as much sex as they want. On Sept. 22. the opportunity for both of those things will present itself to […]
USD graduate to give free folk music performance
Folk tunes sung by the likes of Paul Revere and Laura Ingalls Wilder will be brought to life when the National Music Museum hosts folk singer and songwriter Jami Lynn Buttke on Sept. 23. heart.” According to their website, the Brown Bag Lunch Program encourages people attending the event to bring their own brown bag […]
Celtic trio makes music magic
A St. Paul, Minn.,-based trio provided a lesson in Scottish and Irish music as part of the National Music Museum’s Brown Bag Lunch program Sept. 16. The trio, comprised of instrumentalist Laura MacKenzie, guitarist/percussionist Ross Sutter and violinist/dancer Danielle Enblom, presented “Celtic Wizardry: Wind-Powered Instruments” over the lunch hour. The musical performance included MacKenzie on […]
South American duo to visit classroom
This week, the sounds of South America are coming to the University of South Dakota. Sept. 22 at 11 a.m., guitarist Allen Mathews and percussionist John Pennington will be performing for the music department’s Recital Laboratory course. The recital, which is free and open to students and the public, will be held in the […]
New additions help tennis team find success early
Despite adding four new players to their roster this season, the University of South Dakota women’s tennis team didn’t struggle to find rhythm in their first tournament of the season. The Coyotes traveled to Peoria, Ill., from Sept. 9-11 and competed at the Bradley Invitational. There, USD went 4-2 in singles play and 2-2 in […]
Men’s golf team takes second at Erv Kaiser Classic
The University of South Dakota’s men’s golf took second place at their second tournament of the year, Tuesday in Oxbrow, N.D. playing at North Dakota State University’s Erv Kaiser Classic. The Coyotes ended the tournament with a three round score of 909, five shots short of first place. The University of Manitoba shot a 299 […]
SGA offering Badger game deal
Ticket, transportation and lodging: $100. A nearly 8 hour bus trip and chance to see the University of South Dakota play a Big Ten contender: priceless. The Student Government Association is sponsoring a bus for students to have the opportunity to see USD play the University of Wisconsin Madison Badgers Saturday, Sept. 24. SGA president […]
Q&A: Kritenbrink makes Chewbacca noises
Kendall Kritenbrink is a freshman outside hitter from Gretna, Neb. on the University of South Dakota volleyball team. She currently leads the team with 199 kills on the season and on Sept. 15, she set a school record for kills in a match with 34. Austin Ashlock: Do the English people eat English muffins, […]
Coyotes’ once in a lifetime game
After two consecutive victories at the DakotaDome, the University of South Dakota football team heads to Madison, Wis., where the Coyotes will play in front of as many as 86,000 fans and face the No. 6 ranked University of Wisconsin Badgers. Head coach Ed Meierkort said he is excited for the game against the undefeated […]