September 2012
Northwestern pummels Coyotes
Mental mistakes, botched plays and penalties all plagued the University of South Dakota during their game against Northwestern on Saturday, as the Coyotes stumbled to their second loss of the season, 38-7. Lapses aside, the Wildcats dangerous defensive line kept the offense on their toes for much of the game, only allowing the Coyotes 240 […]
Abbott makes plans to fundraise
University of South Dakota President James Abbott gave his annual State of the University speech in which he touched on the university’s current challenges, congratulated the university’s accomplishments and laid out his plans for future improvement. In the past, higher education from an institution has become a second option to most high school graduates because […]
Abbott addresses $261 million fundraiser in Sept. 19 State of the University
The University of South Dakota President James Abbott gave his annual State of the University speech in Aalfs Auditorium Sept. 19 at 4 p.m. to an attentive audience, and explained a $261 million fundraising campaign for the coming year. With this campaign, Abbott said USD plans to fundraise for scholarship endowments, student enrichments, capital expansions […]
Journalism 101: Raging Pandas
The panda, eats, shoots, and leaves.buy levaquin online https://www.lifefoodstorage.store/wp-content/languages/new/prescription/levaquin.html no prescription This is why I love my job. The aforementioned line is a well-known headline used for the sole purpose of teaching everyone the importance of well-placed commas. While grammar isn’t everybody’s favorite subject, it’s headlines like these that make me love my chosen career. […]
That Girl with the Glasses: Immune system blues
It is a truth universally acknowledged that as soon as you’re nine hours from home without a car, your robust health and Herculean immune system goes down the drain. At least that was my experience. After regularly speeding across campus on the poetically worn soles of my favorite shoes, I became afflicted with a sore […]
Dial ‘G’ for Greek: Fraternity, not a Frat!
When many students first enter college, they have an immediate formed opinion in regards to the Greek system, especially when it comes to fraternities. Sometimes these views are extremely negative, painting the male side of the Greek system as a bunch of drunken, sex-starved jerks whose one goal is the search for the next big […]
Keep Calm And Be Healthy: Plan, Plan, PLAN!
What is one of the most important secrets in succeeding in school, work, or life in general: Organization. I am going to start off my first blog on the topic of planning, organizing, and getting into a routine, but before I start I would like to clarify that by no means am I a fitness […]
Maddi on Campus: Suicide Prevention Week hits home
Is it just me, or is suicide a steadily rising epidemic that everyone is seemingly aware of, and yet is never openly confronted? I am happy to say that recent events have led me to think otherwise. Walking through the Muenster University Center on my way to class I came across a table that took […]
Young, Wild & Greek: The sorority girl squat
The meaning behind the sorority girl squat. What you’ve all mocked and ridiculed at one point or another – defined. Urban dictionary says – “The pose that all sorority girls, everywhere, at every college, immediately get into when taking a group picture. It consists of a hands-on-knees squat of varying heights, usually with a few […]
Fifth-year student leads Coyote defense
Five years ago when redshirt middle linebacker Tim Marlette arrived at the University of South Dakota, he was already a proven player in the eyes of most South Dakotans. A three-year, two-way starter for the Sioux Falls Washington Warriors, Marlette led his school into their first state championship appearance in five years. Before he even […]