October 2012
Young USD soccer team prepares for final stretch
This past weekend, the women’s soccer team extended their two-game losing streak to four, with losses to both Fort Wayne and Oakland. Hoping to end the streak, the team will head north to take on North Dakota State (6-8-0) on Oct. 19. Playing at home, USD took on the Indiana-Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons and Oakland […]
USD rugby makes a name for itself
Among the many club sports spawned on the campus of the University of South Dakota, there is almost none more popular than rugby. The club sports over 50 members between both the men’s and women’s team. The men’s rugby club has been involved with the university since the late 1980s, and has had a successful […]
QUICK HITS: USD cross country teams sweep Tim Young
VERMILLION, S.D. — The South Dakota men’s cross country team placed seven in the top-eight and the Coyote women placed six in the top-ten to sweep the team standings at the Tim Young Invitational on Saturday. The USD men won the meet with 16 points. They were followed by Carleton College, Minn. with 51 points […]
COLUMN: The time for a change is now
Disappointment. It’s one word that best sums up the University of South Dakota football teams’ performance thus far in its first full season in the Missouri Valley Football Conference. Pathetic. One word that explains USD’s second half against MVFC foe Missouri State October 13, where the Coyotes blew a 24-10 lead with six minutes left […]
COLUMN: Vikings’ fresh rebuilding process going smoothly in 2012 season
The Minnesota Vikings are off to a surprising 4-2 start, garnering attention league wide. The 2011 season was one to forget for all Minnesota fans, as the Vikings finished last in the NFC North, with a record of 3-13. After the season, the team cut ties with many veterans and was fully entrenched in a […]
Q & A: A conversation with Joe Glenn
Kelsey Kroger: What is your hometown? Joe Glenn: Lincoln, Neb. KK: What sports did you play in high school? JG: Basketball, baseball and quarterback of the football team. KK: What did you major in at University of South Dakota? JG: Health, physical education and recreation. KK: How did you get into coaching? JG: I had three different majors while […]
‘Born to Run’ against Bison
Blowing a 14 point lead and falling to 1-5 (0-3) on the season doesn’t sound like too much fun for the University of South Dakota. Following that up with a week to prepare for the defending FCS champions makes everything that much more difficult. The Coyotes football team is facing adversity after going through the […]
What’s in it for me?: Part I – For those interested in the outdoors. And nature.
As autumn begins to reign in southeastern South Dakota, the time for outdoor recreational activities is starting to come to a close. But before the snow flies, University of South Dakota students still have the chance to take advantage of some of those activities that will get a body out of a desk and into […]
“Pitch Perfect” hits a high note
The previews for “Pitch Perfect” made me think that it would just be another comedy whose only funny parts were revealed in the commercials, however, it was hilarious. Full of fat jokes, projectile vomiting jokes and sex jokes, the movie kept the audience laughing. Where it suffers in pure comedic value, it makes up for […]
Purity Ring’s fairy tale melancholy
The first time I heard of the band Purity Ring was when a close friend of mine sent me their song “Ungirthed.” I was immediately hooked. Composed of two Canadians, Megan James and Corrin Roddick, who sing and play the instrumentals, Purity Ring resounds with an astonishing sense of a Grimm Brother-esque ambiance. Partially due […]