2016
School traditions, rivalries beneficial to college experience
School rivalries serve no practical purpose. Sure, it makes schools compete with each other, but competing with one other school (typically athletically) doesn’t really do anything to make a school an all-around better place. What benefit do we get from hating South Dakota State University? Some might argue that the only purpose of the rivalry […]
Coyotes upset No. 11 UNI 28-25 in close Dakota Days game
It was revenge two years in the making Saturday afternoon when USD beat No. 11 ranked University of Northern Iowa 28-25 in a close Dakota Days game in the DakotaDome. The Coyotes came out of the gate early with a huge 69-yard rushing touchdown by USD quarterback Chris Streveler in the first two minutes of […]
Photo Gallery: Saturday kicks off with Dakota Days parade
Saturday of Dakota Days kicked off with the Dakota Days parade on Vermillion’s Main St. Photos by Lauren Soulek
Coyotes defeat NDSU to end 10 game skid
USD soccer came out guns blazing to open the weekend of Dakota Days sporting events. The Coyote offense seemed to find their groove as they defeated the defending Summit League champs, the North Dakota State Bison, 4-0. The Coyotes opened the scoring in the 35th minute. Sophomore forward Sammie Villwock was able to put in […]
Coyote volleyball sweeps IUPUI
Coyote volleyball just kept on winning Friday evening. USD took down Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis in straight sets to remain undefeated in Summit League play. USD jumped out to a 25-18 win in the first set and did not look back. The Jaguars caused some problems in the second set and made it close, but […]
Photo gallery: Students perform in Yotes Got Talent, homecoming royalty revealed
Students performed in the Yotes Got Talent talent show Tuesday evening. The top fourteen candidates for Dakota Days Royalty were also announced. The final 14 seniors picked to move on to round two of voting are: KC Herman, Robert McCauley, Nick Fey, Kevin Wagner, Brady Daly, Diego Marquez, Michael Buchanan, Lyndsay Claussen, Rachel Nurse, Erin Bauer, […]
Law school hosts juvenile justice symposium
The topic of about 50,000 children under the age of 18 being incarcerated across the nation was front and center at symposium hosted at the USD School of Law last week. On Thursday and Friday, the South Dakota Law Review and the USD School of Law presented a symposium to discuss issues associated with juveniles in […]
Coyote soccer opens Summit League play with back to back losses
After winning their opener against Idaho, the Coyotes went 0-9-1 in remaining games of pre-conference play. Looking to turn a new page, USD opened Summit League play last Friday on the road against Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis. After a 40-minute weather delay postponed the game, the Jaguars struck first in the 21st minute with a header from […]
Bearded professors form rock band, take Vermillion music scene by storm
Beards are no longer just a trendy style of facial hair — but a local band from Vermillion, which sprouted up like stubble on the face of the local music scene. The Beards are made up of USD biology professors Jake Kerby on electric guitar and Jeff Wesner on drums as well as English professor […]
USD law secretary bikes across country over summer for cancer awareness
A USD alumna and senior secretary at the law school, Christina Schroeder, completed a 70-day biking journey across the United States this summer to raise awareness about young adults who have cancer. The ride was with with 4K for Cancer, a program of the non-profit Ulman Cancer Fund for Young Adults that aims to help young adults […]