November 2019
Confederate monuments should be removed
The war on the removal of confederate monuments has been raging for decades and is a war that deserves discussion. It only makes sense that monuments memorializing the supposed heroes of the confederacy should be removed for the fact that, in this current political climate, they promote a dangerous rhetoric. In the early hours of […]
Editorial: South Dakota’s anti-meth campaign is confusing
South Dakota is on meth. Governor Kristi Noem launched a very confusing and controversial anti-meth campaign, “Meth: We’re On It” on Monday to bring awareness to the meth epidemic in South Dakota. The campaign will include a TV ad, billboards, posters and a website: onmeth.com. The truth is, the whole thing seems kind of like […]
Streetscape project to refurbish Vermillion’s Main Street stretch
After forty years without an upgrade, the sidewalks and street corners of downtown Vermillion could have a different look by 2021. The $2,450,000 Downtown Streetscape project will remodel Main Street’s streets and sidewalks, adding landscaping and seating features outside of businesses from McVicker Plaza to North Dakota Street. For the best results in transforming your […]
#CancelYourCallout
Is cancel culture effective and can it help people? Can it be taken too far? I unapologetically have been searching for a better understanding to both sides of this issue. Cancel culture, a social media phenomenon also known as call-out culture, is “a way to take away someone’s power and call out the individual for […]
Defense carries Coyotes past Southern Illinois Edwardsville in ‘grind-it-out’ game
A second-half scoring surge in a defensive battle with Southern Illinois Edwardsville led the Coyote men’s basketball team to 71-56 victory in the Sanford Coyote Sports Center Monday night. Tyler Peterson led the Coyotes (5-0) with a season-high 15 points on 6 for 7 shooting. Junior guard Stanley Umude followed with 14 points — all […]
USD Opera program to perform children’s fantasy opera
USD’s Opera program is doubling down on whimsy, fun and raspberry tarts for their new fantasy opera, “Many Moons.“ USD music students will perform “Many Moons” on Nov. 23 and 24. “Many Moons” is the story of a young princess who gets sick from eating too many raspberry tarts. She insists that she is very […]
“Hate Me”: In defense of TikTok
There are two types of people. Those who love TikTok and those who waste their every breath hating on it. No one is above TikTok. It doesn’t make you more mature or of higher taste to look down on it. The world has not been separated childish goons on TikTok from real adults. People from […]
Abby Ripperda earns all-Midwest honors at regional championships
Junior Abby Ripperda placed eighth and secured all-Midwest Region honors at the NCAA Midwest Regional held in Stillwater, Oklahoma on Friday. Ripperda became the third woman in USD history to earn all-Midwest honors as she finished her 6,000 meters in 20:52.buy lipitor online https://pharmacohealthcare.com/wp-content/themes/twentysixteen/inc/engl/lipitor.html no prescription 3 to place eighth among a field of 235 […]
New tuition rate implemented to attract out-of-state students
To attract students outside the borders of South Dakota, the Board of Regents offered a tuition break to students from Montana, Wyoming, North Dakota and Colorado at the beginning of the 2019 fall semester. This is the first semester the university has had to market the tuition advantage to students from theses states. In the […]
Summit League sweep: Coyotes secure road victories to finish unbeaten in conference
Coyote volleyball wrapped up its regular season on a 24-game win streak, securing road victories over Western Illinois and Purdue-Fort Wayne on Friday and Sunday to finish a 27-1 regular season, unbeaten in the Summit League. USD vs Western Illinois The Coyotes tallied their 23rd straight victory, defeating the Leathernecks in four sets (25-18, 20-25, […]