February 2016
Music festivals offer grand getaway for music lovers of all walks of life
If the chance to attend a musical festival presents itself, take it. Music festival season is right around the corner, which means some may begin to debate if attending a festival is worth the cost. With the growing popularity of music festivals, one may wonder if these events live up to the huge hype that […]
Student takes initiative to vote, encourages others to do the same
Growing up in Northern New York and visiting Vermont frequently (mainly to the Urban Outfitters in Burlington, in all honesty), I knew who Bernie Sanders was when the runners were announced. My good friend Abbie and I packed into her car on Jan. 19 and made the brisk drive to Sioux City, excitedly counting down […]
Students, businesses prepare for Super Bowl 50
Traditions surrounding the Super Bowl may be different, but everyone has one they always follow. The game takes place this Sunday at 5:30 p.m. between the Denver Broncos and the Carolina Panthers. First-year Shyla Keelin said she’ll likely either be ice fishing or driving back from her home in Huron, S.D. during the big game. […]
Transgender restroom bill should be condemned
A bill passed by the South Dakota House of Representatives which aims to restrict transgender individuals from entering certain restrooms and locker rooms in K-12 public schools is discriminatory and should be condemned by USD students, as well as all South Dakotans. If this bill is allowed to be implemented without opposition, it might only […]
Vermillion offers new winter activity for community
Winter is still upon Vermillion, which is good news for the Vermillion Parks and Recreation Center — the cold means the ice rink can be open for a few more weeks. Located at Barlow Park, just south of Hy-vee, the ice rink was originally only going to be a skate park, Ryan Baedke, a supervisor […]
USD men’s club rugby begins spring season
“A lot of people think we’re like polo or the horse polo game and I don’t know why,” USD club rugby’s coach junior Taylor Middlebrooks said with a laugh. Those were the first words out of his mouth Jan. 28 at the rugby club’s first practice of the semester in the DakotaDome. While sharing the […]
Local theater goes through complicated process to get movies
The smell of popcorn filled the Vermillion Coyote Twin Theater Friday night as movie watchers turned their attention to the big screen to see the first showing of “The Big Short.” What many of these movie goers didn’t know was the long process it took to get the movie from the studio to Vermillion. Jason […]
Coyote men’s basketball looks to end three-game skid this week
Hitting the road did not serve the Coyotes well, as they fell to Denver 52-66 and Omaha 83-96 last week. USD had trouble flipping from the two extremes of basketball — Denver plays a slow, grind-it-out style of the Princeton offense and Omaha is one of the fastest teams in the country per possession. Following […]
Students return home to caucus for candidates in Iowa
“Is there anyone to speak for Governor John Kasich?” asked the man in charge of the Sergeant Bluff, Iowa, Republican Caucus for the second time Monday evening. One hand shot up. “ I’ll speak for him,” said 21-year-old USD senior political science and history major Cole Bocklemann. Bocklemann had no intention to speak in front […]
Social media is causing society to become accustomed to unreliable information
Social media, which started as a simple form of communication, has now grown to so much more. It’s not just connecting with people like it used to be, but getting connected with worldly news as well. Applications such as Facebook and Twitter are now full of people sharing various articles, whether they relate to Donald […]