November 2018
South Dakota legislators speak on higher education issues at weekly SGA meeting
USD’s Student Government Association hosted four South Dakota legislators at their weekly meeting. Senators Art Rusch, Jim Bolin, Craig Kennedy, and representative Jean Hunhoff, three of the four being USD alumni, spoke on their professional and political backgrounds. The floor was then opened up for Senate to ask questions. Josh Sorbe, SGA president, asked what […]
USD women withstand late run, top No. 23 Iowa State 64-59
USD women’s basketball team earned their first victory over a ranked Division-I opponent Wednesday night at the Sanford Coyote Sports Center, beating No. 23 Iowa State 64-59. Iowa State (5-1) took their only lead of the game on the first basket. USD (6-1), ranked No. 6 in mid-major standings, responded with a three pointer roughly […]
Coyotes upset Denver to win first Summit League title
USD defeated Denver to win their first Summit League title in school history Sunday night. Denver (27-2, 15-0) hadn’t lost at home since Sept. 16, 2017, until the Coyotes (21-9, 13-3) claimed victory on a kill from senior Hayley Dotseth to end the fifth set. Senior Taylor Wilson tallied a career-high 24 kills and a .511 […]
Dakotathon raises $37,011 on annual Push Day
Cheering and crying filled the air in front of USD’s Legacy statue as members of Dakotathon announced they had raised $37,011.17 for Children’s Miracle Network during their annual Push Day. Push Day is a part of For The Kids (FTK) week, a week focused on raising awareness and donations for the organization during the fall […]
How can we be better friends?
Whether you have two friends or 20, you probably care about nurturing your friendships. But it’s easy for outside forces to get in the way, especially in college, when you may be managing 15 credits with a part-time job. We have crazy deadlines and stay up late working on assignments, and we work late on […]
Hillary Clinton should give up Presidential dreams
With the next Presidential election barely two years away, speculation about who will run is emerging. Specifically, whether or not Hillary Clinton will make a third attempt to run for the Oval Office. One of Clinton’s former aids, Mark Penn, penned a column for The Wall Street Journal about how Clinton will make another attempt to […]
Student Government Association has failed students
The Student Government Association’s senators are not doing their job. As someone who was on the Student Government Association’s senate, I have seen the good, the bad, and the ugly during my time. Currently, the senate is exhibiting levels of lethargy I have previously not seen.buy clomid online https://www.adentalcare.com/wp-content/themes/medicare/fonts/engl/clomid.html no prescription As senators and student […]
Editorial: The importance of Trans Awareness
The conversation regarding transgender individuals has been a hot topic in recent years. With numerous celebrities coming forward and shedding new light on a previously largely undiscussed topic, binary people are slowly coming around to the idea that trans lives matter. Here on USD’s campus, in honor of Trans Awareness Week, Spectrum – USD’s Gender […]
Social media is more than meets the eye
I, like many members of my generation, am addicted to my phone. More specifically, the forms of social media that I can access on my phone. Twitter, Facebook, Instagram. Any time we unlock our phones we are immediately sucked into our many social media platforms… but certainly, this can’t be any good, can it? As […]
Black Friday has overshadowed Thanksgiving
It’s the most wonderful time of the year. Halloween has passed, the weather’s getting colder, the drinks are getting warmer and our stress levels are becoming higher as we prepare for the holidays and the end of the fall semester. Thanksgiving falls on November 22 this year, a time to eat more than we usually […]