February 7, 2017
SGA gives 87 percent of GAF increase to athletics
The Student Government Association passed Senate Resolution 20 Tuesday Night, which allocates 87 percent of new funds raised by the GAF to the athletic department. The controversial resolution needed a majority vote of 13 in favor and received 15. Ten senators voted against the resolution. SGA added rules to discussion to keep the night short, but […]
USD brings in recruits on National Signing Day
The Coyote football team found depth in all the right places on National Signing Day, when high school athletes across the nation chose their future teams Feb. 1. Coyote football head coach Bob Nielson announced in a press conference on Feb. 1 in Sioux Falls that the Coyotes signed 24 student-athletes to a National Letter […]
USD students and faculty react to immigration ban
President Trump’s recent executive order barring travel and immigration from several Middle Eastern countries has caused concern and fear for many international students, and criticism from some faculty members. One critic of the new order is political science professor Tim Schorn, who gave a speech on the topic to the Vermillion Rotary Club on Jan. 31. “People […]
Plans for $30 million renovation for DakotaDome in the works
USD administrators are planning renovations to the DakotaDome that would improve student seating, athletic locker rooms and other building adjustments. The DakotaDome has seen three renovations in its 38 years. In 2001, a steel commercial roof replacement was completed with the help of roofers that offer 24/7 Emergency Roofing Services and the air-supported dome removed to […]
The best ever
Plenty of people like to rag on the food in the MUC. I personally think it’s consistently fine. Still, there’s always at least something available, and I think we should all resolve to focusing on the good parts of a meal as much as we can.Maybe I just feel this way because I’ve been in […]
USD first-year to release album later this year
Lemmons guitarist, Blue Velvette band member, former sushi chef, first-year music major, Sioux Falls native, Beach Boys fan. These are just a few ways to describe Nic McGuire. McGuire is working on their (preferred pronoun) own album under the name Pretty Boy. The name of their album hasn’t been released yet. McGuire records all the […]
Program started by Dolly Parton brings books to local kids
The third annual Dolly Disco was filled with roller skating, Dolly Parton music and big, blonde wigs. Held on Feb. 4, the event’s goal was to support childrens’ literacy through the United Way of Vermillion’s Imagination Library. Imagination Library is a program started by Dolly Parton. According to the Imagination Library website, the singer started […]
Executive orders come at an expensive price
Few today understand that America is actually not a democracy but, instead, a constitutional republic, based on the idea of representative democracy at its inception. The system our founders established truly is the best of both worlds – a perfect compromise between a direct democracy and a political dictatorship. Our country’s founders wanted to avoid […]
People of the Pack — Viviana Akot
Viviana Akot is a first-year nursing major. Morgan Matzen: Where are you from? Viviana Akot: I am from South Sudan, Africa. MM: What brought you here? VA: My parents wanted a better life for me and my siblings, so that’s why they brought us to the United States. They wanted us to have an education, […]
Guest column: Why GAF allocation and increase should pass
While some would like you to believe that a General Activity Fee (GAF) increase shouldn’t happen, they make that claim without stating the consequences of an increase not passing. Not increasing the GAF would result in student organizations receiving less money, the College of Fine Arts would receive no money to enrich the campus through visiting […]