March 2019
Ranchers receive free lunch due to extreme winter conditions
After enduring a seemingly endless winter, South Dakota ranchers are now getting to enjoy a different type of blizzard. Lonnie Heir, a Pierre, S.D. resident, owns four Dairy Queens and is offering farmers and ranchers a free lunch, including ice cream, through the month of March. The four participating Dairy Queens are located in Pierre, […]
Former USD student sentenced to probation in rape case
A former USD student-athlete has served 96 days in the Clay County jail after his arrest on charges of second-degree rape and was sentenced to 10 years of probation after pleading no contest to one count of aggravated assault. Dale Williamson Jr’s probation sentencing came on Monday. The days he spent in the Clay County jail […]
St. Patrick’s Day Pub Crawl raises money for Dakotathon
When someone mentions St. Patrick’s Day, the first thought isn’t usually fundraising. However, the St. Patrick’s Day Pub Crawl sought to combine drinking and supporting a good cause. The $10 buy-in fee from pub crawl held on March 14 was donated to Dakotathon. Over 50 people participated, and $600 was raised. Michaela Goldammer, a senior strategic communications […]
What We Think: Vermillion’s Best Coffee
In this new section, the Verve Team — consisting of Lauren Soulek, Ali Boysen and Sara Cappiello — ventures out to try businesses, restaurants, products and trends so you don’t have to! This week, we ranked coffee shops around Vermillion. At each stop, we ordered a specialty drink, a recommended drink and a common drink college students […]
Dances of Universal Peace provide a place of spirituality at Vermillion library
Once a month people come together in the Vermillion library to celebrate peace through music, inclusiveness through connecting with one another and spirituality in whatever way they may view it. Dances of Universal Peace happen all around the country, but Steve Miller, a dance leader in training, started Vermillion’s dances last May. “They are meditation […]
Neil Fulton named new Dean of USD Law School
After a year-long search, the new USD Law School Dean was named at noon on Wednesday. Neil Fulton is set to take over as Dean on June 3, 2019. Fulton was welcomed to the formal announcement ceremony by a crowd made up of law school students and faculty. He opened his speech by thanking the […]
High school students perform at Coyote Jazz Festival
High schoolers from South Dakota, Minnesota, Nebraska and Iowa performed and were honored March 12 during the annual Coyote Jazz Festival . Michael Swanson, a senior music education major, dealt with the event behind the scenes alongside other student workers and faculty. “I was working backstage,” said Swanson. “In the Knutson Theatre kinda (I was) […]
New SGA executive team announced
The new executive team was sworn in at the Student Government Association (SGA) meeting Tuesday evening. Carson Zubke and Hannah Booth were sworn in as President and Vice President by former President Josh Sorbe, and the rest of the executive team was nominated and confirmed.. Saeed Dabbour will be the next Director of Communication, Sophia […]
Coyotes fall to Jacks in championship, await selection committee decision
South Dakota’s women’s basketball team falls to South Dakota State in the Summit League Championship game 83-71. The Jackrabbits earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, and the Coyotes will have to wait for next Monday, March 18, when the selection committee announces the field of 64 teams and where the opening round games […]
Coyotes stumble in quarterfinal, lose to Purdue-Fort Wayne 96-70
Two teams headed in different directions clashed Sunday night inside the Denny Sanford PREMIER Center, with the Coyote men’s basketball team winning four of their last five games and Purdue-Fort Wayne losing their last four regular season games. Starting out hot was the key to the Mastodons ending their losing streak, and they proved so […]