October 2019
He doesn’t like you, he’s just a bully
Almost every other day I get a text from my mom about something she finds super important, that’s really not important. However, her text the other day was actually alarming. She sent me a picture of my 12-year-old sister’s black and blue fingernail. Some little punk boy slammed her locker door onto her finger, and […]
Freshman standout Juhnke talks school, serves and success
The daughter of two former collegiate volleyball players, Elizabeth Juhnke is continuing the Juhnke legacy as an outside hitter for USD. This year, the women’s volleyball team welcomed five freshmen to the roster, including Juhnke. However, something makes this six-rotation outside hitter stand out. The six-foot Lakeville, Minnesota product through 20 games this season has […]
Symphony Orchestra opens in Aalfs Auditorium, ‘speaks one language’ on stage
Lights shimmered, whispers commenced and audience members filed into Aalfs Auditorium while the orchestra prepared to begin their opening performance on Friday night. The orchestra, who put in weeks of practice leading up to their first performance of the semester opened with “The Planets” by Gustav Holst, robust with the warmth of the viola, the […]
Fast-food restaurants struggle to retain employees
Flipping burgers, cleaning tables and working in customer service isn’t what most college students would call a career goal. In fact, fast-food restaurants in Vermillion have a hard time keeping people at these jobs at all. If you’ve ever tried to hire a new employee and found yourself feeling overwhelmed, it might be time to […]
USD volleyball breaks school record with victories in SCSC, Pentagon
USD (19-1) extended their winning streak to a school-record 16 games over the weekend as they defeated Western Illinois and Purdue Fort Wayne. USD vs Western Illinois The Coyotes swept Western Illinois (5-16) in the Sanford Coyote Sports Center on Friday night 25-17, 25-17, 25-18 in the team’s pink game. The match win broke the […]
Piano students key in on skills overseas
Two USD piano students traveled to Italy last summer at the Brancaleoni International Music Festival. Piano professor Susan Gray was invited to teach a collaborative piano class at the festival and two of her piano students – Nicole Santos and Nicole Gerdes – were selected to attend. Junior piano performance major Nicole Santos participated in […]
Coyote tennis ends fall season at ITA Regionals
The USD women’s tennis team traveled to Norman, Oklahoma to compete in the ITA Regionals for their final meet of the fall season. The four-day event hosted by the University of Oklahoma featured four of USD’s players including sisters Sille and Emma Tranberg, Jana Lazarevic, and freshman Berta Girbau. Freshman Sille Tranberg posted a win […]
Coyotes suffer first conference loss in Cedar Falls
The Coyotes (3-4) turned the ball over six times as they suffered their first conference loss of the season on Saturday to No. 14 Northern Iowa (4-3) 42-27 in Cedar Falls. Despite being the first opposing team to score over 14 points in the UNI-Dome this season (achieving the feat in the first quarter), the […]
‘It can weigh on you a little bit’: Breast surgeon talks importance of in-depth care
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and for Tricia Merrigan, a breast surgeon at Avera Comprehensive Breast Care in Sioux Falls, raising awareness starts at the local level. In high school, Merrigan watched her sister-in-law battle breast cancer, which led to an interest in helping women overcome it, she said. “I remembered her surgery and […]
Coyote soccer shut out by Denver
After conceding an early goal, the Coyotes (6-9, 1-3) fell to Denver (5-9-1, 2-3) 1-0 Sunday at First Bank & Trust Soccer Complex in Vermillion. Denver’s junior midfielder Meg Halvorson sunk a shot into the back of the net six minutes into the game for the lone score. Despite a strong game on both sides […]