January 2016
Annual gallery sees variety of pieces
Students, faculty, staff and community members can now browse about 70 pieces of art created by students and displayed in the Warren M. Lee Center for Fine Arts. The USD Fine Arts program hosted its 29th Annual Stilwell Juried Exhibition on Friday night. The Stilwell Juried Exhibition, USD’s main gallery for art awards, features undergraduate and graduate art. Anyone on […]
Women beat NDSU Bison 80-54 at home
Saturday evening’s game in the DakotaDome against North Dakota State was a far cry from the close 96-94 USD overtime victory in Fargo two weeks ago, as the Coyotes jumped out to a quick lead that only grew larger throughout the game. NDSU, who’s nine-player roster has been limited to seven or eight active players […]
Everyone should practice mindfulness
Everyone has a basic understanding of his or her surroundings, but how well are they really paying attention? The world, especially with technology, can be very distracting — but the human itself can be our biggest distractions. Recently, I, along with many others, have chosen to recognize how frequently we lose ourselves thinking and worrying about […]
Coyotes fall on the road against Denver
In the first leg of a two game road trip, the Coyotes were unable to handle Denver and the Princeton offense losing 52-66 and never leading in the game. Denver got out ahead early and did not look back. The Pioneers led 30-22 at halftime. It was a rough night for the Coyotes from three […]
Pierre tackles South Dakota teacher pay
Gov. Dennis Daugaard is leading the charge to get South Dakota out of last place when it comes to teacher pay. “This is the year to act,” Daugaard said in his State of the State address Jan. 12. A task force commissioned by Daugaard found that South Dakota’s average teacher pay was $11,888, a year […]
SGA senators encouraged to attend basketball games, don red clothing
USD school spirit – and how to promote it – was among the topics of discussion at the Tuesday night Student Government Association meeting. Coyote Crazies President Mackenzie Huber addressed SGA, asking how many of the senators had attended last Saturday’s USD-SDSU basketball game. Less than a majority of the senators said they had attended, […]
International students adapt to new climate
Among the list of official documents, immunizations and fees, some international students choosing to attend USD have another thing to keep in mind – the cold weather. Thirty-one new international students began their time at USD at the start of the spring semester. One of those students, junior April Zhang, had been studying in Hawaii […]
Men’s basketball looks ahead to two game road trip
After a big win over Western Illinois to break a three game skid, the Coyote men dropped a close one to South Dakota State at home. After they jumped out to an early lead against South Dakota State, it looked like the Coyotes had finally found the rhythm and potential they’ve been hinting at all […]
Women’s basketball looks to improve on defense
Of all of their recent wins, the women’s basketball team’s biggest came at Frost Arena, where the Coyotes haven’t won since 1990. Over the past few weeks the Coyote women have gone on a five game roll, defeating the University of Omaha 82-76, North Dakota State 96-94 (2OT), South Dakota State 63-58, Fort Wayne 92-60 […]
Coyotes take first in four events at Jim Emmerich Alumni Invitational
After last week’s dominant performance at the Dakota Realty Alumni Meet, the USD men’s and women’s track and field teams headed north to Brookings to compete at the South Dakota State University Jim Emmerich Alumni Invitational on Saturday. The Coyotes took first in four events Saturday: two in men’s and two in women’s. Sophomore Gawain […]