February 2013
Seniors step up on senior day
It was a fight, but the University of South Dakota women’s basketball team managed to grab their last home victory of the season, as well as the win for Senior Day. The Coyotes came away with a victory Saturday afternoon at the DakotaDome, beating Western Illinois 71-67. “It was a big fight for us today,” senior […]
Team play gives Coyotes home win
It was all about team effort as the University of South Dakota women’s basketball team defeated IUPUI Thursday night at the DakotaDome, breaking their two-game losing streak. The Coyotes were able to put two halves together against the Jaguars, defeating them by a score of 56-39. The team completed their first season sweep of a […]
Technology enters the classroom
While most students have smartphones and laptops, the problems of distractions arise. Lack of text in the University of South Dakota student handbook regarding the use of cell phones or laptops by students during class gives USD professors full discretion. Psychology professor Barbara Yutrzenka leaves the responsibility of learning her material in the hands of […]
UAAS traces cultural ‘ties’ on campus
The newly-formed Union of African American Student is expanding its reach on the campus of the University of South Dakota. The Union of African American Students consists of 13 students and was formed last August with the goal of creating cross-cultural dialogue. “We realized there wasn’t a lot of representation for students of color,” said […]
USD professor develops invisible QR codes
University of South Dakota professor Stanley May, along with researchers and engineers from the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, have developed an “invisible” Quick Response code. They are hoping the new technology can help combat security counterfeiting and forgery. Over the past few years, May, who developed a clear ink solvent integrated with […]
Bollinger, Muckey campaigns propose different solutions to campus hot topics
At the annual Student Government Association presidential debate, presidential candidates answered questions posed by the Cross Media Council and students in attendance. Junior Jilanne Doom moderated the debate, and posed questions to the candidates on a variety of topics, including how they would handle negative publicity, the newly instated smoking ban, how they plan to […]
Q&A: Stephen Bollinger & Kara Fischbach
What issues at USD need to be addressed first? SB: “The big thing, as is with any election, is to improve student engagement. This has been a tough topic on this campus, trying to motivate students so that they feel like they are apart of this institution, and to make them want to be involved with […]
Q&A: Erik Muckey & Clay Hoffman
What issues at USD need to be addressed first? EM: What we have right now are three big main points. Developing a Division-I tradition, fostering USD/Vermillion relations and making SGA more accessible for students. How do you plan to go about doing these things? CH: With the DI tradition we want to increase all aspects within the […]
USD debate team returns following five-year hiatus
For the first time in five years the University of South Dakota has a speech and debate team competing on a national circuit. USD’s debate team was forced to disband following their 2007 season due to disciplinary issues on trips and the lack of a coach. According to team adviser Shane Semmler, there was a […]
Students adjust to professors’ sabbaticals
Every few years, professors at the University of South Dakota take sabbatical leaves, where they are paid full or half salary by the university to research, travel or study. This semester, six USD professors are on sabbatical leave, with some doing their research near Vermillion and others traveling overseas to conduct their work in a […]