Coyote women advance to WBI semis, USD to host McNeese State Thursday

The University of South Dakota women’s basketball team won a blowout match against Lamar University in the second round of the Women’s Basketball Invitational in Beaumont, Texas March 24. The Coyotes defeated the Lamar Cardinals 71-48, and cemented their place in the WBI semifinals. USD will host McNeese State in the next round March 28. […]

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Annual Wacipi brings together Native American cultures at USD

Tiospaye’s 41st annual Wacipi joined together cultures and generations through a combination of song, dance and drums Mar. 16-17 in the DakotaDome. “I’ve grown up in South Dakota, but I’ve never seen this much of Native American culture before,” first-year Jenna Johnson said. Tiospaye Student Council President Warren Peterson helped create the theme of Wacipi, […]

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Meet Zack Wahls

Emily Niebrugge: What was the hardest part about growing up with two moms? Zach Wahls: Part of the challenge was growing up in the early ’90s. There just weren’t a lot of kids who had openly gay parents. There were plenty of kids who had gay parents, but their parents weren’t out. That was the […]

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USD grads make least in the U.S.

University of South Dakota graduates earn the least in median starting salary among all 50 state “flagship” schools in the country, according to CollegeMeasures.org. Recent graduates from Vermillion earn, on average, $35,900. In comparison, the University of California-Berkeley graduates made the most at $53,900, reported CBS News. Salary information was collected from PayScale.com, a research […]

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