March 2018
Students unite around college basketball for NCAA March Madness bracket tournaments
March Madness is here, and some students are entering their brackets in various tournaments in hopes of predicting the most accurate outcome for the 2018 NCAA Tournament. Predicting upsets, favoring specific conferences and powerhouse programs are important factors while filling out brackets for students entering local and national bracket tournaments. Cole Morgan, a second year law student, competes against his […]
African Night students take an aim to embrace inclusiveness
The Muenster University Center ballroom was filled with singing, dancing and cultural education during the African Student Association’s African Night held in the MUC ballroom on Sunday, March 18. Lamont Sellers, associate vice president for diversity and advisor for ASA, said he believes the African population does a nice job of getting involved in various groups […]
TEDxUSD promotes diversity and innovation
South Dakotan communal diversity, artistic performances and innovative technology were among the presentations highlighted at the TEDxUSD event in Farber Hall on Saturday afternoon. Lamont Sellers, associate vice president for diversity, presented the first TED talk of the day about the Voices of Discovery program “Talking Change, Making Change.” In his TED talk, Sellers shared […]
South Dakota attorney general and gubernatorial candidate Marty Jackley visits USD
The USD College Republicans hosted South Dakota attorney general and gubernatorial candidate Marty Jackley for a meet and greet in the Muenster University Center Pit Lounge on Friday. Marty Jackley, an alumnus of USD’s law school, discussed his plans for South Dakota, and offered the audience an opportunity to ask questions. Discussion ranged from tuition, […]
Young Democratic Socialists of America hold first meeting, discuss plans
USD’s chapter of the Young Democratic Socialists of America (YDSA) has started meeting after their formation in February due to the approval of YDSA’s national organization and SGA. YDSA is a national organization that works toward progressing change through socialist values. Josh Andrews, president of USD’s YDSA chapter and a political science and history double major, said […]
Coyote women win first round of WNIT
The Coyote women were successful in the first game in the Women’s National Invitation Tournament, beating the Houston Cougars 65-58 Thursday night in the Sanford Coyote Sports Center. Following a heartbreaking loss against South Dakota State University Jackrabbits at the Summit League Tournament Final in Sioux Falls, the Coyote women had an automatic bid to […]
Spectrum’s Spring Drag Show sees crowd full of energy
Spectrum’s Spring Drag Show saw the Muenster University Center Ballroom full of energy on Wednesday night for a show of nationally known drag queens, kings and professional entertainers. For the past 20 years, Spectrum has hosted a biannual drag show. The Fall Drag Show is typically for students who want to try and perform drag for […]
Coyotes lose in first round of College Basketball Invitational
The Coyotes’ bid in the College Basketball Invitational came to an end after a loss to the North Texas Mean Green in the Sanford Coyote Sports Center Wednesday night. Following the loss against South Dakota State University at the Summit League Tournament finals in Sioux Falls, the Coyotes sought after another chance to play. The […]
UPDATED: Death of USD student announced, services planned
USD student Caitlyn Carman passed away in a car crash in Sioux Falls on Thursday according to an email sent to students Friday morning. Carman, a graduate of Roosevelt High School in Sioux Falls, was an elementary education major at USD and a member of the Pi Beta Phi sorority. In an email from Kim Grieve, […]
Coyote men defeated in final round of Summit League Tournament
The second-seeded Coyote men followed a similar route as the women earlier Tuesday, as the No. 1 South Dakota State University Jackrabbits swept past them in a heartbreaking final match of the Summit League Tournament in front of an 11,114 crowd at the Denny Sanford PREMIER Center in Sioux Falls. The Jacks triumphed over the […]