September 11, 2014
Fantasy football creates hype, problems for fans and athletes
The NFL season kicked off September 4th, and that means one thing — fantasy football: a game that allows individuals to earn points with NFL players and play against their friends and family. The amount of time I have spent on my phone as it relates to fantasy football is ridiculous. During the week, I […]
Athlete spotlight: Tennis player Dragana Brankovic
Q: Why did you choose to attend USD? A: I heard they have a good tennis program and the business program is very good — like nationally accredited — and I’m majoring in business so I thought it would be a good opportunity to come here. Q: Did you know you wanted to go to college […]
A fitness blog for the rest of us
If you had told me four years ago I’d be maintaining a fitness blog, I’d have told you to shut up and pass the double stuffed Oreos. Yet here I am, living proof that even the least qualified individuals can talk about things on the Internet. Every semester I fantasize about finally getting my act […]
On the rebound: Tennis coach resigns before first tournament
Malcolm Gilreath gathered his team after practice. It was days before the team would play their first matches without him, and every player was sweating as the 80 degree weather hit the hard tennis courts outside the DakotaDome. This week was Gilreath’s last with the team he helped start 10 years ago. He resigned Wednesday for a job in Florida, where […]
Law enforcement, military officials discuss terrorism and police militarization at campus forum
Beheadings, mass executions and the possible threat of more violence to come have consumed news coverage over the past few weeks. On Monday, Vermillion Chief of Police Matt Betzen and Lt. Col. Ross Nelson, a professor of military science at the University of South Dakota, administered the forum “Ready for Another 9/11?,” in Farber Hall. The officials […]
Friends, students mourn the loss of USD student killed in car crash
Jasmine Blue’s eyes welled up with tears as she laughed Wednesday afternoon, remembering the time she and Rebecca Kroeger went to Les Miserables for an impromptu movie date last year at the University of South Dakota. Blue, a sophomore at USD, recalled how the two used to dance together. Or how, without fail, Kroeger would sneak snacks and Skype in […]