2019
Students living off-campus deal with cold winter temperatures
Extremely cold temperatures canceled class Tuesday and Wednesday, and some USD students are dealing with the chill in their off-campus homes. Mary Wester, a senior nursing major, lived in a cold house in town two years ago and said they had to get creative to keep their space warm when their heater broke. When this happens […]
Vermillion campus classes canceled Tuesday and Wednesday
USD classes were canceled on the Vermillion campus from 8 a.m. Tuesday until 8 a.m. Thursday. Classes were canceled due to the forecasted weather conditions of extremely cold temperatures and a severe wind chill warning. Wind chill temperatures were forecasted to drop down to -39 degrees on Tuesday night and -40 degrees on Wednesday, according […]
Stilwell exhibit opens, features student’s work
USD community members from all corners of campus gathered on Friday night to celebrate the opening of the 33rd annual Stilwell Student Awards Exhibition. The Stilwell Student Award Exhibition is an annual exhibit that celebrates and recognizes USD students’ work. The exhibit features student work from each discipline including graphic design, photography, ceramics, painting, printmaking […]
Kristi Noem may face challenges as South Dakota’s first female governor
South Dakotans elected the state’s first female governor, Kristi Noem, last November. Noem served in the U.S. House of Representatives for South Dakota before she was elected governor. Although Noem has experience within South Dakota politics, some women said there is still fear she will not be taken seriously as a leader because of her […]
Annual band festival offers high school students new opportunities
The 21st annual Quad State Honor Band Festival was held in Aalfs Auditorium on Sunday and Monday. 132 high school students from South Dakota, Iowa, Nebraska and Minnesota were selected to be a part of the two-day festival. John LoCognata, USD director of bands, said high school students can submit applications and be selected to […]
Coyotes fall to Drake, Iowa State
South Dakota tennis fell to 0-3 on the season after suffering road losses to the Drake Bulldogs and Iowa State Cyclones. USD fell to Iowa State by a score of 6-1 on Saturday. Sophomore Habiba Aly earned individual wins against both opponents. Aly defeated Iowa State’s Regina Espindola (7-6, 6-7, 1-0) in a long match. […]
People of the Pack: Ian Rice
Ian Rice is a junior from Rapid City, S.D. and works for UBrew in the Muenster University Center. Ali Boysen: What were your thoughts when other schools were getting cancelled but USD wasn’t yet? Ian Rice: I honestly wasn’t surprised, USD doesn’t really get cancelled for anything just because so many people live on campus. […]
Ellen Page deserves more recognition
Ellen Page didn’t rise to fame right away, and she deserves much more recognition than she gets. First appearing on Canadian television as a young child, and appearing the Lifetime movie Homeless to Harvard, her first main role was in a 2005 independent thriller, “Hard Candy.” Her first big-budget film was a year later when […]
Swimming and Diving defeats SDSU on Senior Day
The Coyotes hosted South Dakota State on Saturday and claimed final victories in both men’s (163-137) and women’s (213-83) flights. “SDSU has been a ton of fun to compete against since freshman year,” said senior swim captain Chris Pospisil. “It sounds weird but it’s nice to see the competitors looking good because having a big competitive meet is always fun with […]
Why do we watch reality television?
“The Bachelor” and “The Bachelorette” are able to strum up nearly 8 million viewers per week to watch two people fall in love. “Keeping Up with the Kardashians”, a show perhaps about family but on the surface certainly seems like a show about rich people living their richest lives, brings in 1.3 million people per week to E! Network. […]