2016
Study: USD faculty gender pay gap less than one percent
When looking at the raw data, it appears as though women faculty members at USD are paid 16 percent less than their male counterparts. But, when accounting for rank and academic discipline – as one university study recently did – that gap shrinks to less than 1 percent. Associate professors of economics Mike Allgrunn and […]
USD sports teams compete for Coyote Cup
In 2006, USD created a competition among sports teams that has struck up competitiveness among USD athletes: the Coyote Cup. As opposed to the usual physical activity required in athletic competition, this one encompasses a greater amount of skills and participation. Jamie Oyen, the Student Athlete Advisory Committee adviser, said the program was patterned after the Ball […]
Women’s athletics deserve more respect
WNBA. Saying that alone is enough to elicit laughs in most high school classrooms. “Women’s sports” is another guarantee for laughter. Why is this? The negative connotation surrounding female athletics is a strange one. To an outsider, I guess it makes sense. I’ll admit I’ve made my fair share of WNBA jokes. Until this year […]
Movie theaters get cleaned up, cleared out
The sound of drilling and demolition filled the air in downtown Vermillion Saturday, as USD volunteers from Habitat for Humanity and the ROTC came to clean up and clear out the town’s movie theaters as part of a long-term renovation project that began this past fall. Work began at 10 a.m., and Jason Thiel, executive director of the […]
Coyote golf teams look to finish seasons strong
As the spring season nears its finish, the USD golf teams hope to make a late season comeback at the Summit League Championships. After a subpar spring season, both the men and women’s teams want to show their strengths when it matters most. The Coyote men’s team traveled south to Jonesboro, A.R. to compete in the Arkansas State Red […]
USD graduate talks about life in Alaska
USD graduate Vern Halter came to talk to US students, faculty and community members about college and his life in Alaska since graduation. Dr. Timothy Schorn gives his thoughts on why people should attend guest speakers. Produced by Tatum Dean Video and Photos by Andi Hartman
USD recruiters set goal to surpass new student enrollment numbers for fall 2016
As the end of the semester approaches, USD’s Admissions Office is increasing its efforts to enroll more students for the upcoming school year. A total of 1,198 first-year students enrolled at USD this past fall, a 3.8 percent increase from the fall of 2014 when 1,154 new students enrolled. University officials are hoping to stay in line with the same rates of increase […]
Criminal justice students sharpen skills at CSI Competition & Polygraph event
In a dusty basement room, USD students work tirelessly to solve a grizzly murder. There’s a red stain on the floor, a table lies on its side. The victim lies motionless on the floor. It’s imperative that no evidence is left undocumented. This isn’t a scene from the CSI television show, but one that criminal […]
Cherry Street Dollar to close in May
After less than a year of operation, Vermillion’s Cherry Street Dollar Plus store will be closing due to low sales volume and the low-markup nature of the dollar store business. Dennis Whipple, who co-owns the store along with USD student Sarah Stewart, said that the store’s revenue was “not paying any of the bills” since its […]