March 2015
Track coach shares Olympian experiences, knowledge with athletes
It’s not every day an athlete gets to train and be coached by a former Olympian. For University of South Dakota pole vaulters, they do get to experience this every day as they train with their coach Derek Miles. Miles is a three-time Olympic competitor who competed in Athens in 2004, Beijing in 2008 and […]
“Another Eternity” the perfect album to dance to
Purity Ring’s latest album, “Another Eternity,” is a pop album that comes across loud and clear. Although the album doesn’t deliver a new sound, the tracks do have the main components, such as powerful synthesizers and catchy vocal samples and loops, to make the listener want to dance. The album is 35 minutes long with […]
Training exercise teaches ROTC cadets leadership, tactical skills
A two-way radio squawks in the distance. The platoon sergeant moves up and down the ambush line, checking his soldiers to make sure they’re in cover. Shots ring out, and someone shouts “Return fire!” The scene isn’t from some far away war zone, but from the Austin Training Area near Elk Point, S.D., where Reserve […]
USD women find empowerment through ROTC
Amber Hansen and Cassie Donahoe are not typical female college students at the University of South Dakota. They go to class every day just like other students, and they admit to having a hard time trying to balance their social lives with their school work. The only difference between them and the hundreds of other […]
Outdoors Club leadership in transition
While keeping its goal to create a connection for students who desire being outdoors, the Outdoors Club has sent out applications for new officer positions this week. President Tanner Comp, vice president Muhammad Suria, treasurer Will Krause and office manager Brant DeKruif are resigning from their positions, but will still make an effort to mentor and guide […]
The seven stages of pulling an all-nighter
1. Optimism You can do this! You’ve stayed up late before. You can and will get this paper done. 2. Procrastination You’ve got more than enough time to get everything done. Checking Twitter and Facebook one more time isn’t going to kill you. 3. The wall You’ve been staring at your computer screen […]
Vermillion lacks certain culinary college necessities
The first time I drove through Vermillion — my junior year of high school, the days of yore — I was not particularly impressed with the apparent selection of services. There was a Burger King. There were a lot of gas stations — a disproportionate number of gas stations. Why do we never discuss this? […]
Seekamp hopes to play professional basketball
While her time as a Coyote women’s basketball athlete might be over, senior guard Nicole Seekamp has her eyes set on either playing professionally in the Women’s National Basketball Association or Euroleague. “In a couple weeks, there is a WNBA combine, or I could sign with an agent,” Seekamp said. “I would like to play professionally.” […]
“Big Break” conference changes lives
There is an endless list of things to do over spring break: take a road trip with friends, visit family, pick up extra hours at work, travel somewhere exotic, get your tan on at a beach down south — the list goes on and on. I chose to go on a nine-day trip to Panama City […]
Symbolic tattoos should celebrate culture
I have a tattoo in Chinese hanzi, or characters. I studied Chinese for four years, and one year my class learned about idioms. One of the phrases we learned meant “seeing is believing.” I adopted this saying as a personal motto, and since learning Chinese was important to me, I decided to get a tattoo of it. There […]