2013
THE RANT
Dear non-sports fans, March Madness will soon consume the world of many sports fans with an endless supply of college basketball. Every year, during March, someone always asks the question “What is so different about the NCAA tournament that makes fans go crazy over it?” This seems to be a relative question, but in the […]
Letter to the editor: USD student health plan does not offer sufficient, beneficial support
Brandon Burum, is a graduate student and president of the Graduate and Professional Students Association. The University of South Dakota has a number of policies that disservice our graduate and professional student body. Of particular concern in this letter is the USD-offered health plan, a supplemental plan at best, which does not cover dependents. […]
EDITORIAL: Growing up with Iraq war helped define us
Ten years ago the United States invaded Iraq and began a war that has impacted each and every American. While it may or may not have been at our doorstep, the war helped shape our generation. For almost any undergraduate student today, the beginning of the Iraq war marked a war that would play a […]
COLUMN: Coyotes fall just shy of Big Dance
Those in attendance of the women’s Summit League Tournament Championship game on March 12 in Sioux Falls, watched on as the University of South Dakota Coyotes fell to in-state rival South Dakota State, ending the school’s final chance of making the “Big Dance”. Three days prior, the Coyotes men’s basketball team suffered a one-point loss […]
Track starts season at ASU
The University of South Dakota men and women’s track teams will compete in their first outdoor meet of the season March 22-23. Both squads will send athletes to take part in the 2013 ASU Invitational, which will take place at Sun Angel Stadium in Tempe, Ariz. A number of members have already competed in the […]
USD climbers reach for new heights
The University of South Dakota offers plenty of extra curricular opportunities, and one of those options is on its way to new heights: the USD rock climbing team. USD offers a rock climbing wall for all students at the Wellness Center seven days a week. Around February last year, USD created their own rock climbing […]
Softball sweeps Western Illinois
With a record of 18-10, the University of South Dakota softball team is in business. The team picked up steam with a three-game sweep of Western Illinois last weekend, outscoring the Bulldogs by a score of 16-9. A big reason for the team’s success has been the play of freshman first baseman and outfielder Yvon […]
BLOG: This girl got a job
Folks, I have good news. I got an internship for the summer, and the Earth will continue to rotate and everything will be fine. To be honest, I was worried for a while. I was panicking that I would have to live at home with my mother for the summer, or even worse, stay in […]
COLUMN: Slow pace hurts college basketball brand
With apologies to Andy Williams, it’s officially the most wonderful time of the year: March Madness. College basketball’s postseason tournament draws mass quantities of sports and non-sports fans every year, regardless of personal rooting interests. Millions of Americans eagerly fill out a bracket with varied levels of knowledge and wait for the onslaught of games […]
BLOG: Confessions of a waitress
I’ve been working in food service since I was a sophomore in high school, so roughly four years. There was a six or 7-month period where I thought it was cool to not have a job at all because, I’m a genius. I started as kind of an all-around kitchen worker at a nursing home, […]