October 1, 2019
Morgan’s Mix: 80s hits I couldn’t live without
I think it’s safe to admit that I am an 80s baby at heart. Despite my 1998 birthdate, the 80s were made for me. My hair is naturally frizzy. I rocked band tees, mom jeans and scrunchies before VSCO existed. What would high school have been like for me if I wasn’t a social outcast […]
Dakota Days through the lens of President Gestring and AD Herbster
Athletic Director David Herbster has spent most of his life on college campuses. It’s been 28 years since his freshman basketball season at Virginia Tech, and every paycheck he’s received since has come from an educational institution. Despite this, Herbster has yet to celebrate a homecoming. Well, he said, he celebrates in a different way, […]
Editorial: Get involved during D-Days
We’ve heard it all. Vermillion is so boring. There’s nothing to do on this campus. We have good and bad news for those of you who feel this way. The bad news is you’re not trying hard enough. The good news is that there are, in fact, things to do in Vermillion. Did you know […]
How the university handled registration before the dawn of computers
Today, class registration is as simple as logging in and checking a few boxes, but it wasn’t always that easy. After over a century of paper registration, USD first implemented computers for class registration in 1963. The first computers used for registration were IBM computers and processing punch cards filed in alphabetical order. Students were […]
Renewing a rivalry: should the Summit League pluck Augustana?
In 2008, the Division-II North Central Conference (NCC) dissolved as USD and North Dakota moved to Division-I and five other schools joined the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) at the Division-II level. The NCC started in 1921 with USD, SDSU, NDSU and UND as four of the nine charter members. NDSU and SDSU started the […]
40 years of the DakotaDome
The Coyotes played inside the DakotaDome for the first time in August of 1979. Now, the Dome is undergoing its third major renovation to keep up with the times. The Dome, when it opened, was unique for its time. The Dome’s roof was not solid like it is now; instead, it was inflated like the […]
The evolution of tailgate: location never stopped the party
Tailgate is a staple of every home football game. Whether in the beloved pre-2018 location north of the Dome, the new spacious location south of the Sanford Coyote Sports Center, or now, across the street at The Heights, there was always something. But it hasn’t always been a staple. In fact, tailgate has only been […]