September 2016
About 100 run in annual police fundraiser
A large police presence could be seen in Prentis Park Thursday evening. The officers weren’t there for a call, however, but to run in the fourth Annual Run with the Cops 5K. Founded in 2012 by Vermillion Police Department officers David Kyte and Jon Cole, Run with the Cops raises money for the Vermillion Fraternal […]
Annual report documents three rapes on USD’s campus in 2015
Three confirmed rapes were reported on the campus of USD in 2015, with one additional rape being reported off-campus, according to data released in the 2015-2016 USD Annual Fire Safety & Security Report on Wednesday. All three on-campus rapes happened in residence halls. In total, there been seven forcible sex offenses on the campus of USD from […]
SGA passes resolution allocating $9,000 for CDC media center
In a 17-8 vote, Student Government Association Senators decided to allocate $9,000 for a new media center for the Center of Diversity & Community Tuesday evening, a move that some Senators thought was an inappropriate use of unallocated funds. There were no empty seats at the SGA’s meeting to show their concern of the CDC’s […]
USD’s new supercomputer ‘Lawrence’ to be installed next semester
It’s an upgrade that has been a long time coming. According to a few experts in Portland, Oregon, USD’s new supercomputer — a computer that runs 10 times faster than the average desktop computer — will be rolled out in the spring. After having written the grant for the new supercomputer in January of 2015, […]
Husband and wife professor duo have diverse backgrounds, teach diverse subjects
In side-by-side offices in Dakota Hall, Tim Schorn and Ilmira Dulyanova are a unique, international husband and wife teaching duo. Dulyanova, an adjunct Russian instructor at USD, first arrived in the United States in 2004 on a Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant program to teach Russian at USD. She is originally from Tashkent, the capital of […]
UPD prepares for increased activity during Dakota Days
With Dakota Days approaching next week, the University Police Department is preparing for the big weekend. Lieutenant Jef Rice said D-Days weekend is something the department plans for all year. “Its one of those deals, it is a very big event here. Just like Move-In Day is and it isn’t something like, ‘oh we’re two weeks out, we […]
‘Two Gentlemen of Verona’ cast prepares for opening night
USD’s Department of Theatre has been hard at work preparing for their upcoming production of “Two Gentlemen of Verona,” a Shakespeare play that is believed to have been written around 1593. The upcoming production will bring both modern and traditional elements to the show. Allie Verry, a senior acting major, said that throwing in some modern music into […]
Coyote volleyball opens Summit League play with two wins
After their winning streak came to an end at the hands of the University of Iowa, USD opened Summit League play with two wins this weekend. At the Iowa Invitational in Iowa City two weekends ago, the Coyotes defeated Lamar University twice in two days in straight sets before going up against the Hawkeyes. The Coyotes were […]
Array of security features protects athletes, fans at Sanford Coyotes Sports Center
A weight room and basketball court aren’t the only features of the newly opened Sanford Coyotes Sports Center. Installed throughout the building is an array of high-tech security features ranging from cameras to doors that can only be opened with an ID card. Associate Athletic Director Jeanette Hubert said there’s more security in the building […]
Students hope to find dark matter in underground lab
USD professors and graduate students are working to find the driving force of the galaxy. Students are working at The Large Underground Xenon (LUX), a dark matter collaboration that is hoping to detect dark matter particles. The LUX laboratory is located nearly a mile underground in the old Homestake Mine in Lead, South Dakota. USD […]