April 14, 2014
Wardrobe spring cleaning has many benefits
Spring cleaning may not have been such a to-do in younger years, but it is something to look forward to considering the phrase, ‘out with the old, in with the new.’ Cleaning out a closet of clothes, bags, shoes and other accessories is something a person can benefit from whether it’s for an internship, job […]
Sororities strut their stuff for annual KATwalk
High fashion came to Vermillion April 12 as sorority Kappa Alpha Theta held their annual KATwalk fashion show. Proceeds were used to benefit their philanthropy, Court Appointed Special Advocates For Children, which “advocate(s) for the best interests of abused and neglected children,” according to the organization’s website. Wearing outfits donated by Chelsea’s Boutique, a Sioux […]
Offseason crucial for success during regular season
The typical cycle of a college student includes class five days a week for roughly eight to nine months with the summer off to relax and take a break. Jobs get thrown into the mix, among other things, but the main idea is taking a break from the cycle of going to class every day. […]
Wonnenberg Princeton bound
It not only takes the academic merits, but the characteristics of someone who has the ambition to succeed to get into an Ivy League school. Isaiah Wonnenberg, a junior from Gregory has displayed both these qualities in his three years at the University of South Dakota, so it was no surprise to his family, friends […]
Coyotes bring home 17 track titles
The Coyotes men’s and women’s track and field teams saw a weekend of success at the Sioux City Relays. Hosted at Olsen Stadium on the Morningside College campus, USD brought home two team and 15 individual titles from the two-day event April 11-12. Head women’s coach Lucky Huber said the athletes took advantage of the […]
Former SDSU player and coach Hansen joins Smith with Coyotes
Former South Dakota State player and coach Austin Hansen will be joining University of South Dakota head men’s basketball coach Craig Smith as one of three assistants for the upcoming season. Hansen was a four-year letter winner and two-time captain at SDSU from 1998-2003. He remains the second-leading three-point shooter and third-leading scorer in program […]
NCAA presence brings pride to USD community
While March Madness has come and gone — and with it, the University of South Dakota’s first NCAA Division I women’s basketball tournament appearance — it is time to reflect on what the impact such appearances have on the university.
Misguided sexual education does more harm than good
After the passage of the Mississippi Religious Freedom Restoration Act, Mississippi, a state with one of the highest birth rates in the country is requiring educators to teach abstinence in the place of more comprehensive sexual education programs.
In addition to this legislation, anti-homosexual rhetoric is required by law in the classroom, the product of a controversial bill signed into law last week.
‘Lifeboat’ Lectures offer stage for student-faculty interaction
A natural disaster has caused worldwide flooding. There is only one spot left on the last lifeboat out of the University of South Dakota, and only one discipline can survive. This was the apocalyptic scenario set up as the backdrop to the Honors Association’s second “Lifeboat” Lectures, held April 15 in Farber Hall at 7 […]
African Student Association aims to change perspective
Food derived from African culture passed between the hands of students, faculty and community members as performances depicting culture and dance were presented, all in an effort to convey Africa is a continent filled with more than just war and famine. The African Student Association hosted its second annual African Night, “Africa: The Rainbow Continent,” […]