2018
Women’s golf tops field at Loyola Fall Invitational
USD women’s golf team brought home their first tournament victory since 2014, winning the Loyola Fall Invitational at Flossmoor Country Club by 28 strokes on Tuesday. The Coyotes tallied 912 strokes (+48) over three rounds, recording consistent scores of 304, 305 and 303. Drake and Loyola totaled 940 shots (+76) each to tie for second […]
Coyote tennis wins singles at Drake Invitational
USD tennis started its preseason with two singles wins, and a second and fifth place in doubles at the Drake Invitational last weekend. Sophomore Habiba Aly and junior Nanette Nylund each won their singles competitions in the tournament. Aly secured her first two wins posting a (7-5, 6-0,) and (6-3, 7-6 (4)) set matches against […]
STC, DiME team up to advocate for diversity in the Theatre Department
The Student Theatre Cooperative (STC) at USD’s theatre department and the Diversity in Media & Entertainment Organization (DiME) are working together to create an atmosphere of diversity and inclusiveness in the department. Following problems with a lack of female roles in the past, the two student organizations hope to address the issue of diversity. This […]
Cummings accepts Native American Student Services director position, ICARE program coordinator search begins
A search committee has formed to fill Marisa Cummings’ former position of ICARE program coordinator. Cummings accepted the position of director of Native American Student Services over the summer. The position was previously held by Gene Thin Elk. The committee includes Alyssa Fothergill, Deborah Dodge, Bridget Diamond-Welch, Michele Turner and Kim Grieve. They posted an […]
New embroidery, engraving shop welcomes students back to campus
Think Thread and Ink, a storefront new to the Vermillion community last February, is welcoming students’ return to campus with new student organization collaborations, more USD gear and increased awareness to students. The store provides screen printing and embroidery, signs and banners, and awards engraving. The store is located at 106 E. Main St. in […]
Women’s cross country takes second at Woody Greeno Invitational
The women’s cross country team placed second among 21 teams at Nebraska’s Woody Greeno Invitational in Lincoln, Neb. on Saturday. Defending champions of the invitational the last two years, the Coyotes ran to a 96 point second place finish, one spot behind #12 Michigan at 20 points. Senior Megan Billington was USD’s top finisher, taking […]
Late goal gives USD soccer first road win
The soccer team found its first successful road trip of the season, beating Drake 1-0 in Des Moines on Thursday. The first 70 minutes of the game went without a goal until sophomore Abby Ostrem sent a pass in the direction of freshman Joana Zanin, who headed the ball toward sophomore forward Maddison Sullivan. Sullivan’s strike […]
Greek Week sponsors blood drive, events
Throughout the week of Sep. 17 to the 21st, Greek life on USD’s campus is holding numerous events for their community, called Greek Week. During this week there are multiple events that help support fundraising efforts for each fraternity and sorority. The first community event was the blood drive sponsored by Greek life. Kylee Patrick, […]
One professor, graduate students hope to bring home culture to campus
One piano performance professor and her graduate students are working to bring the culture of their home country to the University of South Dakota. Alessandra Feris, an assistant piano professor, and her three graduate students are all from Brazil. She said she knew them before they decided to come to USD to fulfill their […]
1BlueString promotes sexual assault awareness
1BlueString is not only the first music festival to be held at USD, but it’s also the first one centered around sexual assault awareness. While musicians will be performing, raising awareness for male sexual assault victims will be taking center stage. Bridget Diamond-Welch, assistant professor of political science and criminal justice and director of ICARE […]