November 2016
Recent protest incidents elicit strong reactions among students
Students who participated in a supply drive earlier this year to support the protest against the Dakota Access Pipeline say recent actions at the North Dakota site don’t reflect the character of the majority of people gathered there and that the media is misportraying the group. First-year Ingrid Cho, first-year Mickayla Armell and junior Jessi Bean […]
SERVE gives students an opportunity to give back
Students Enhancing Resources for Vermillion Enrichment is just one of a handful of organizations at USD that aims to help students give back to the community they call home. John Fanta has been working with SERVE USD for three years and said he continues to enjoy helping others in the community. “I got involved as […]
Longtime USD professor completes “one of the most entertaining sex studies of the year”
“Made it through 17 Drake songs. Loved it. Parked in the woods.” This is how one participant of the 2016 study “Sexual Behavior in Parked Cars Reported by Midwestern College Men and Women” responded about his experience having sex in an automobile. Dr. Cindy Struckman-Johnson, the lead researcher of the study, has taught at USD […]
CDC hosts large Día de los Muertos celebration Monday night
While many students celebrated Halloween on Oct. 31, others celebrated Día de los Muertos, or the Day of the Dead, a popular holiday in Mexico, Latin America and parts of the United States that celebrate the lives of deceased family members. USD’s Día de los Muertos celebration was organized by the Center for Diversity & […]
Costumed senators vote on bills and resolutions at weekly SGA meeting
At this week’s very festive day-after-Halloween Student Government Association meeting, senators handled their weekly business while in costume. The association’s meeting included resolving unfinished business and calling attention to new topics. The unfinished business included a special allocation to Lambda Pi Eta and to the Pre-Occupational Therapy club. New business included the swearing in of new […]
Gender-inclusive facilities to be introduced at USD
Single-stall restrooms in buildings across campus will be getting a new upgrade very soon. The President’s Council for Diversity and Inclusiveness has approved the signs and procedure for gender-inclusive restrooms on USD’s campus. This change will be made to benefit many people, according to officials, such as individuals with disabilities who have caretakers of a […]
Recruiting basketball players a lengthy process for USD team
Every star gets their start somewhere. For some, it could be just another opportunity, for others it could be a life-changing decision. Regardless of the decision, however, many people don’t know where one comes from before they were nationally exposed. The people credited with finding these prime players are a school’s recruiting team. While this […]
Women’s cross country win third straight Summit League title
The Coyote women’s cross country team won their third straight Summit League title last Saturday at the Summit League Championship in Macomb, Illinois. USD became just the fourth school to win three straight Summit League titles. The USD men finished fourth at the tournament. The men came in behind South Dakota State University who won […]
International students share experiences at USD, offer insight into recruiting strategy
Nervous thoughts were going through first-year foreign exchange student Subharaj Pal’s mind as he pictured what his life might be like in the United States. What kind of people would be there? What conditions would society be like? Pal said it was by realizing all people are the same that helped ease his nerves from […]
CDC programs see increasing engagement
The Center for Diversity & Community has been working to provide services for students of marginalized communities for two years now, but has lately seen an increase in engagement and activity, according to CDC officials. “When I came in 2014 to open the Center for Diversity and Community, it was myself and two graduate assistants […]