November 2016
Coyotes prepare for SDSU rivalry game
The Coyotes’ path to the playoffs now goes through South Dakota State University and North Dakota State University — two of the best teams in the country. Another close game last weekend didn’t go the Coyotes’ way, as USD lost 28-35 to Southern Illinois. Despite being down 14-35 after a Southern Illinois score early in […]
Campaigning for local office requires long hours, thousands of dollars
Whether it was talking to patrons at The Bean coffee shop downtown or going door to door in an apartment building on the other side of Vermillion in the days leading up to last night’s election, Mark Winegar stopped and talked to anyone that would listen in the waning days of his campaign. The Democratic […]
Coyote volleyball hopes to close out season with wins
The South Dakota volleyball team is coming off of a weekend of mixed results. On Friday, the Coyotes traveled to Indianapolis, Indiana to take on the Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis Jaguars in their second matchup of the season. The Coyotes won the first meeting between the two teams in October three sets to none and they had high hopes […]
Men’s basketball kicks off season with exhibition win
Before jumping into pre-conference play, the Coyote men’s basketball team welcomed Loras College into the Sanford Coyote Sports Center for an exhibition last Friday. A crowd of 645 attended the free game, which was the first chance to watch USD basketball in the new arena. With only five players from last year returning, the exhibition […]
Senator Seitz impeached, gender inclusive restrooms resolution passes
Amidst election night buzz, a Student Government Association at-large senator Jack Seitz was impeached. The impeachment of senator Seitz was the result of a failure to work office hours, and a misunderstanding of exactly what the office hours required of the senator. At-large senator John Slunecka agreed with other senators that a misunderstanding of the […]
USD student acts as campaign manager for statehouse candidate
For one USD student, this year’s election was more than voicing her support for a particular candidate. Chelsea Gilbertson, a senior criminal justice and political science major, worked long hours to try to propel local statehouse candidate Mark Winegar into office. Gilbertson started at USD as an accounting major, but then noticed that she would […]
‘Vote for V’ campaigns at USD
In the closing days leading up to Tuesday’s election, USD’s campus was the site of multiple campaigns forballot initiatives, including Amendment V. The ballot initiative called for establishing non-partisan elections in South Dakota by removing party affiliation from the names of candidates on ballots. Josh Waltjer, the voter outreach coordinator for the Vote Yes on […]
Appearance matters in presidential politics, USD professors and students say
Does appearance matter in politics? Whenever politicians show off their speaking skills, gesture a certain way, say certain things or dress in a certain way, their overall “look” will influence voters’ decisions, according to USD professors and students. The 2016 election saw women become candidates up and down the ballot. Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton […]
Sexual assault update: No continued threat suspected
Though Matt Betzen, Chief of the Vermillion Police Department, couldn’t provide any more details regarding the investigation of a reported sexual assault that happened on-campus last week, he was able to confirm that there is no ongoing threat to the community. “The investigators have no reason to believe there’s a continuing danger to the public,” […]
Vermillion Police Department conducts second community survey
The Vermillion Police Department is in the process of collecting their second community survey in order to gauge what the concerns of the community are. “The goal is to try to get a feel of what the community thinks of our service, what kind of services they’d like us to have, what kind of issues […]