2013
Swimming and diving prepare for Minn. Challenge
The University of South Dakota men and women’s swimming and dive team are hoping to make a splash in the state of 10,000 lakes and at the Minnesota Challenge. They will participate Feb. 8 in this final meet before the Summit League Championships. The Summit League championships will be held between Feb. 20-23 in Rochester, […]
Tennis team is rich with experience
While February may seem like an early time to be playing a “spring” sport, the University of South Dakota women’s tennis team won’t wait for warmer weather to start what looks to be a promising season. In a recent Summit League coaches’ preseason poll, the Coyotes were ranked third out of eight teams. Kansas City […]
COLUMN: Hall voters need to re-evaluate
The 2013 class of the Pro Football Hall of Fame will be a worthy group of inductees. Bill Parcells, Larry Allen, Curley Culp, Jonathan Ogden, Cris Carter, Warren Sapp and Dave Robinson certainly belong in the HOF. However, it is the names that are still absent from the list that highlights a culture of trivialization […]
Coyotes look to start new winning streak
For the University of South Dakota women’s basketball team, the time to win is now. Unfortunately, the team (11-12) has lost their last two games and dropped below .500. Over the past week head coach Amy Williams saw her team drop two crucial conference games, first versus South Dakota State and three nights later versus […]
This is Nicole Seekamp
Nicole Seekamp had a considerable amount of notoriety before she ever stepped foot in Vermillion, South Dakota. Whether it’s from being recruited by Virginia Tech and Syracuse (to name a few) or whether it’s from being a key component on the South Australian U-20 team, one thing that is certain is that women’s basketball player […]
Quick Hits
The University of South Dakota men’s basketball team will take on the Montana State Bobcats Feb. 24 in Bozeman, Montana. The game is a part of the 11th annual BracketBusters, a three-day men’s college basketball event pitting potential NCAA championship tournament hopefuls against each other. It will be the second meeting between the two programs. […]
COLUMN: Fan support crucial for ‘Yotes
While average fans often overlook it, home court advantage can make all the difference in the world. For the South Dakota-South Dakota State men’s basketball rivalry, it has been the definitive edge this season, as neither team was able to win on the road against the opposition. The last 10 times these two teams have […]
University lands 32 football recruits for 2013-14 season
2012 was a rough year for everyone involved with the University of South Dakota football team. Their struggles may be at an end with the new recruits who signed the university’s National Letter of Intent today at 7 a.m. USD landed 32 football players from 11 states across the nation. The new recruits include 20 defensive […]
Legislature: Fifth week holds crucial bills
South Dakota’s legislature has been busy discussing a multitude of new bills and amendments as it enters its fifth week of session. Many of the bills voted on would directly affect students at the University of South Dakota, such as a “Good Samaritan” bill which cleared the Senate this week. House Bill 1213 House Bill […]
The Gun Debate
Teachers and gun violence have taken center stage since the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary last December. As teachers around the nation contend with the possibility of armed protection in schools, University of South Dakota education students may find themselves locked and loaded in the classroom. The passed South Dakota House Bill 1087 regarding the […]