October 2019
Rawlins Piano Trio reflects, looks to future
While some musical groups stay together forever, one trio at USD is always evolving. The Rawlins Piano Trio, named in honor of 1940 USD graduate Marjorie and Robert Rawlins, has been on the USD campus since 1987. The trio is made up of three USD music professors and has changed members over the years. The […]
Coyotes prevail in tandem five-set matches
USD volleyball (15-1) earned their eleventh straight win Thursday over Omaha (9-9) before adding its twelfth on Sunday against Denver (10-6). The team is now ranked No. 33 in NCAA Women’s Volleyball rating percentage index (RPI). USD vs. Omaha After winning the first two sets, the Coyotes fended off an Omaha comeback 25-21, 25-23, 20-25, […]
Spectrum Hosts Events To Celebrate LGBTQ+ History Month
Since 1994, October has been a celebration for LGBTQ+ history. To commemorate, USD Spectrum is hosting several events for students to get involved and learn more about the LGBTQ+ community and its history. Spectrum is the Gender and Sexuality Alliance on campus. They promote the advocacy of LGBTQ+ individuals and provide them with the resources […]
Coyote basketball receive multiple Summit League preseason accolades
USD men’s and women’s basketball teams garnered an abundance of preseason awards announce during Summit League media day in Sioux Falls, S.D. on Monday. Both USD teams were picked to finish at or near the top of Summit League standings and Coyotes took home both preseason Player of the Year Awards. Coyote women tagged Summit […]
AIGA considers Dakota Days sweatshirts a success
As the Dakota Days buzz dies down and the memories start to fade, students are able to immortalize this year’s D-Days with the Verm Drinking Team sweatshirts. For the last six years, the American Institute for Graphic Arts (AIGA) chapter at USD has created sweatshirts celebrating D-Days. Each year, an individual or group of AIGA […]
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 […]