September 2018
National Music Museum prepares to close for expansion Oct. 7
The National Music Museum (NMM) will close its doors to the public on Oct. 7, in order to prepare for upcoming expansions. The construction will officially begin in June 2019 and is planned to be completed in Dec. 2020. The expansion will include additional gallery space, a permanent temporary exhibit gallery, a new concert hall, […]
USD Volleyball opens Summit League play
USD Volleyball opened Summit League play with road wins over North Dakota State on Friday and Oral Roberts on Sunday. USD entered Fargo, North Dakota with a five-game losing streak, but turned things around, beating North Dakota State with the set scores 25-12, 23-25, 21-25, 25-17 and 15-9. The win pushed their record to 7-6 […]
Nylund wins singles at Gopher Invitational
Junior Nanette Nylund remains undefeated, winning all three of her matches at the University of Minnesota’s Gopher Invitational last weekend. Nylund went 3-0 in the flight G singles as she secured her wins over North Dakota’s Alex Revenig (6-4, 7-5), Northern Iowa’s Olivia Fain (6-3, 4-6, 6-1), and Iowa State’s Karen Alvarez (2-6, 6-2, 6-2). The rest of the […]
People of the Pack: Sydney Novak
Sydney Novak is a first-year health services administration major from Viborg, SD. Sara Cappiello: What are you involved in on campus? Sydney Novak: I’m intramural sports and the honors program. I play volleyball and play flag football. Our team is really bad but it’s fun. SC: What have you enjoyed the most about going to […]
Undergraduate enrollment hits new record
This semester, USD has seen the largest enrollment class in its history, with 1,427 first-time, undergraduate students. This is a 6.4 percent increase over the 2017 incoming freshman class. In a university news release, university president Sheila Gestring said she is thrilled to see the high enrollment numbers. “Now, more than ever, is a great […]
USD triathlon finishes second at West Regional Qualifier
South Dakota’s triathletes finished second behind Arizona State at the West Regional Qualifier on Sunday morning. The event consisted of swimming, running and biking. Five other schools competed at this event, including Wagner College, Black Hills State, Colorado Mesa, Northern Vermont and Daemen College. Freshman Leah Drengenberg led USD’s triathletes with a fourth-place finish. Drengenberg completed […]
McVicker Plaza opens doors, welcomes USD community
The McVicker Plaza had its grand opening on Friday evening. The event featured speeches from both community and USD faculty members. Made up of the new Charlie’s store and the Vermillion Area Chamber and Development Company (VCDC) offices the McVicker Plaza’s purpose is to bring the University and the community together. Scott Pohlson, USD Vice […]
Media can help to shine a different light on mental illness
The topic of mental health and illness is one of the hardest things to navigate in today’s culture because it’s still a taboo topic to talk about. This is somewhat problematic for a college student because according to the US National Library of Medicine National Institutes of Health website, 11.9 percent of college students are impacted […]
Men’s Golf places third in Ram Masters Invitational
Men’s golf placed third at the Ram Masters Invitational in Boulder, Colorado on Sept. 17-18. The 17-team invitational, hosted by Colorado State University, was played in three rounds over two days. Tate Arends, sophomore led the Coyotes in ninth place with a 68 at 2-under-par. Senior Tommy Vining moving up four points finished in a […]
USD law students’ bar passage rates rise to 82 percent
Based on results from the July bar exam, the USD law school’s first-time passage rate rose to 82 percent. This is the second consecutive increase in bar passage rates, after the February exam saw a first-time passage rate of 70 percent. In a university press release, Tom Geu, dean of the law school, said he […]