January 2018
USD student announces candidacy for state House of Representatives
Brett Ries, a sophomore political science and criminal justice double major, announced his candidacy for a seat in the South Dakota House of Representatives for District 5 on Saturday morning. A press release from the Ries campaign said he’s running to put South Dakotans first. “I am excited to begin my campaign for the South […]
UPDATED: Classes cancelled this Monday due to weather
Sunday night Classes on the USD campus have been canceled for Monday, Jan. 22 due to an approaching snow storm. According to the university’s website, the campus will remain open and non-instructional personnel should use their best judgment to report for work. The wellness center and the dining hall will be opening at 8:00 a.m […]
Coyotes win 70-46 against Mavericks
The Coyote women’s basketball team continued their winning streak Saturday, beating the Omaha Mavericks 70-46. The Coyotes came out strong in the first quarter, leading with a score of 25-10. They kept control of the game in the first half, but had to adapt when the Mavericks toughened up their defense and became more aggressive in […]
Women’s march in downtown Sioux Falls sees 2,500 participants, encourages midterm voting
More than 2,500 people from Sioux Falls and the surrounding area joined in demonstration downtown for the second annual women’s march Saturday morning. The theme of this year’s march was “Power to the Polls,” as midterm elections approach. Hundreds of sister marches popped up worldwide in support. Marchers met at EmBe gym early in […]
Golden Eagles fall to Coyotes
The Coyote men’s basketball team has earned another season win, beating the Oral Roberts Golden Eagles 70-82 Wednesday night at the Sanford Coyote Sports Center. This makes their record 16-5. Junior Matt Mooney led the Coyotes in scoring with 19 points followed by junior Tyler Hagedorn with 14. Top scorers for Oral Roberts were Same […]
Sorbe and Ireland announce their candidacy for SGA president
At the end of the SGA meeting Tuesday evening, SGA President Teagan McNary announced the executive office campaigns for the spring. There are two campaigns for the upcoming term. Josh Sorbe, a sophomore studying political science and business administration, is running with Madison Green, a junior studying English and criminal justice. Marcus Ireland, a junior […]
Center for Diversity & Community hosts first monthly follow-up meeting
Programming, marketing and past issues were the main topics on Tuesday evening at the Center for Diversity & Community for a follow-up meeting. More than 25 students attended the meeting led by Kim Grieve, dean of student services. Grieve said the meeting was mostly set up to discuss event programming for student organizations. “We met […]
Students participate in Martin Luther King Jr. Day of service on day off
On Monday afternoon, USD students participated in the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service. Students met in the Muenster University Center and then separated into groups to volunteer at different organizations in Vermillion, Elk Point and Yankton. According to the American Association of State Colleges and Universities, this day of national service was created […]
Coyotes defeat Fort Wayne Mastodons 85-43
The USD women’s basketball team triumphed over the Fort Wayne Mastodons with a final score of 85-43 in the Sanford Coyote Sports Center on Saturday. Lead scorer for the Coyotes was first-year Chloe Lamb with 16 points, followed closely by Junior Allison Arens with 14. For the Mastodons, Anna Lappenkuper scored a total of 13 points and De’Jour […]
ICARE panel answers questions about sexual assault grant sustainability, inclusion
An introduction panel question and answer session for ICARE, a $300,000 sexual assault prevention and education grant the university received in 2016, was held in Farber Hall on Thursday night. A panel of ICARE subcommittee and Coordinated Community Response Team (CCRT) members fielded questions from students, faculty and community members about how the sexual assault prevention […]