2016
Third food giveaway to serve about 350 families
About 350 families will be given 25,000 pounds of food on Dec. 15 during the third food giveaway in Vermillion. The giveaway is a three-way partnership between the Vermillion Food Pantry, the Vermillion Weekend Backpack Program and Feeding South Dakota, and will help address the community’s high poverty and food insecurity rates. According to FeedingAmerica.org, Clay County […]
AWOL prepares for winter volunteering
Getting through finals and being able to see their families again aren’t the only things students are looking forward to this winter break. Over the break, some students will be venturing out across the United States, and even to Guatemala, to happily surrender their time to communities that need the extra hands and hearts through […]
Students and faculty find music work challenging, rewarding
For USD music professor Luis Viquez, music is a way of life. He started paying clarinet when he was only eight-years-old, and by age 18 he was a musical conductor in his native Costa Rica. Today, Viquez is the director of USD’s Symphony Orchestra. Since coming to USD this year, Viquez said he loves to challenge […]
Top five USD sports moments of 2016
1. Women’s basketball WNIT win After falling in the Summit League Tournament final to rival South Dakota State and failing to get an at large bid for the NCAA Tournament, things seemed bleak for the Coyotes. It was a Women’s National Invitation Tournament berth that saw USD host the majority of their games that sparked […]
Brass quintet plays at National Music Museum
Holiday music and cheer were in the air last Friday night as the National Music Museum on USD’s campus hosted the annual winter concert. This year’s concert featured “A Touch of Brass Quintet,” a brass band made up of USD alumni and professors at other institutions. The performance was free to the public. The members […]
Condom dispensers to be placed in select residence halls in trial run
In an attempt to address the rising cases of STIs in the state, USD housing, the Student Health Advisory Board and Sanford Health are working together on an initiative to provide free condoms and safe sex education to USD students. Starting in January, North Complex will have four condom dispensers and Burgess-Norton will have two. […]
USD theatre department showcases ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ rock opera
“If you strip away the myth from the man, you will see where we all soon will be.” This opening line encapsulates the theme of “Jesus Christ Superstar,” the 1970s rock opera that USD students had the chance to perform in and both USD and Vermillion community members had a chance to see last week. […]
Reeg looks back on last four years as USD athlete
During the final games of her volleyball career at the University of South Dakota, senior and outside hitter Audrey Reeg said she couldn’t have been more pleased to be a Coyote. Reeg has been playing volleyball for about 12 years. She said she likes how “different” the sport is. “I just like how fast-paced it can […]
GAF forum turnout lower than expected as USD looks to raise fees
In an attempt to inform students of the General Activity Fee that is added to every students’ tuition at USD, the executive staff team of the Student Government Association went from table to table in the Munster University Center asking students to attend their forum. The General Activity Fee is a fee that each student […]
SGA discusses changing wording of bylaws to be more inclusive
The use of pronouns in the Student Government Association’s constitution and bylaws is up for debate, as senators discussed a potential change in wording at the last meeting of the semester Tuesday evening. According to some SGA senators, the current constitution isn’t as inclusive as they’d like it to be because of the use of […]