October 2013
Fall play mixes time periods
Taking place in two very different time periods, this year’s fall production “Arcadia” challenges the ideas between order and disorder, certainty and knowledge. The play is being showcased Oct. 9-13 at the University of South Dakota, including a matinee Sunday. Directed by junior graduate student Callie Hisek, “Arcadia” revolves around two sets of characters in […]
Anthropology students travel ‘Into the Field’
Sophomore Zach Nelson and senior Jesse Van Maanen spent this past summer working on an archaeological dig in Peru, gaining hands-on experience in the field alongside five other University of South Dakota students and their professor, Matthew Sayre, an assistant professor of anthropology. To document this experience, two of Sayre’s former students were filming a […]
2013 D-Days ends week with big win
Homecoming week at the University of South Dakota is a tradition that calls for students, faculty, and alumni to celebrate what it means to be a coyote. The week was filled with events to bring students together, giving the campus an overall feeling of school spirit. Starting Sept. 29, homecoming week was in full gear. […]
First-year athlete deals with stress in school, on pitch
For first-year student Jamie Karch, coming to the University of South Dakota was exciting. She loves playing soccer and hanging out with her friends. Karch is from Milwaukee, Wis. and majoring in health science along with playing soccer here at the university. School and soccer take up much of her time at USD. “My life […]
‘Dude looks like a lady’ at drag show
There will be glitter, feathers, and a “wildly inappropriate good time” according to the University of South Dakota’s 10% Society president, Gretchen Stanley at their annual drag show. “It’s the least PG thing we have on campus all year,” Stanley said. The show, which will take place Oct. 11 at 8 p.m. in the Muenster […]
Recent storm warning brings stark realization
When I was younger, I was terrified of thunderstorms. If clouds on the horizon looked even a little dark, I’d be seized with gut-wrenching terror. I remember my parents giving me a read-along book and cassette tape —“I Can Read About Thunder and Lightning!”— which I would often pull out and read to my favorite […]
Band of sisters makes a splash with pop-rock debut album
Haim is the new Californian buzz band comprised of three sisters. They all grew up with a music background and first started out with their parents as a family band playing 70s rock covers. Simply named after the girls’ surname, Haim is as stylish as the women are tough. Haim combines elements of 80s pop, […]
Vander Maten benched, Earl named starter in Dakota Days game
The 2013 Dakota Days game began with a twist at the quarterback position. Sophomore Kevin Earl has been chosen as the starting quarterback over junior, team captain Josh Vander Maten, who has started the last 15 games for the Coyotes, dating back to September 2012. Vander Maten was listed as the team’s starting quarterback on […]
Earl guides Coyotes to first Missouri Valley Conference victory
Head coach Joe Glenn and the University of South Dakota football team finally got the monkey off their back with their first conference win Saturday. It may have taken 10 attempts, but by beating the Missouri State Bears 17-14 in the DakotaDome, the program can now say they have won a game in the Missouri […]
USD ‘has come a long way serving veterans’
Victory Media, a national organization that looks to bridge the transition to a civilian lifestyle for veterans, named the University of South Dakota a military-friendly school for the third consecutive year. The recognition has pushed the university to further improve its veteran benefits, said Justin Smith, coordinator for the Student Veterans Resource Center. “We’re always […]