January 2019
Erbert & Gerbert’s comes to campus, offers new choices
USD students were welcomed back from break with a new dining option: Erbert and Gerbert’s. The restaurant opened in the Muenster University Center (MUC) on Jan. 7. The soup and sandwich franchise was recently included in Entrepreneur Magazine’s “Top 200 Food and Restaurant Franchises of 2018.” In an email interview with The Volante, Adam Chicoine, […]
Break out the brooms! Coyotes sweep Western and Eastern Illinois in swimming and diving
South Dakota traveled to Illinois for a two-day swimming and diving event and left with victories. According to GoYotes, Coyote freshman diver Hudson Wilkerson qualified for NCAA Zone Diving this weekend in the one-meter and three-meter competitions. Wilkerson said that the team faced some challenges in this event. One struggle was recovering from the first […]
Editorial: Campus accessibility
Amidst the conversations about making USD a more diverse and inclusive campus, students with mobility issues have largely escaped attention. Many schools and universities today, including USD, educate their students about the importance of tolerance. From a very young age, we are taught not to discriminate against individuals who have disabilities, and to be inclusive, for […]
Why 2019 is going to be the biggest year for ‘Star Wars’
A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, fans are in for a ride that is 2019. With numerous television shows such as “Resistance” finishing its first season and “The Mandalorian” being released in the fall this also leaves the highly anticipated “Episode IX” releasing in December. It’s only a matter of time before […]
USD receives patent for dark matter laboratory, applies technology to research
Dark matter makes up approximately 23 percent of the universe, but its consistency isn’t exactly known. The USD physics department received a patent to further develop advanced technology needed to learn more about this abstract concept. Dongming Mei, a physics professor, formed a team with two other researchers eight years ago and started developing new […]
Cleaning to coaching: USD athletics’ weight room interns
Like many college athletes, Ben Hammer begins his day before the sun rises. The senior thrower from Dell Rapids, S.D. awakes around 5 a.m. and takes a walk from Coyote Village to the weight room inside the Sanford Coyote Sports Center. Hammer’s daily workout isn’t scheduled until the afternoon following class, but it’s his job […]
Letter to the Editor: Native American campus organizations are proud to educate and include
Many of USD’s traditions honoring inclusive excellence have roots decades old. In September, the 27th annual Red Road Gathering centered around the theme “Next Generation.” The Tiospaye Student Council will host its 47th annual Wacipi April 6-7, 2019 at USD’s Sanford Coyote Sports Center. Tiospaye also organized a Native American Heritage Month kick-off event with […]
Mental health in the modern world
A survey from the American Psychiatry Association found that millennials are by and large the most anxious generation. Women are reported to have higher anxiety than men, and people of color scored 11 points higher on the anxiety scale than Caucasians. So what does this say about the state of our world? With statistics telling […]
The end of the big bang
After 12 seasons, The Big Bang Theory will end its run this May on a high note. The decision to end the series come from Jim Parsons’ decision to leave the series after season 12. CBS attempted to negotiate Parsons to stay with the show for two more years. If Parsons had, he would have […]
In-state tuition to six surrounding states now offered for SDBOR schools
New freshmen and transfer students from Colorado, Montana, North Dakota and Wyoming will receive in-state tuition at South Dakota state public universities, including USD, beginning next summer. This change is a part of South Dakota Advantage, a tuition program that will offer students from six surrounding states an undergraduate tuition rate equivalent to the rate […]