2019
USD’s Service Center undergoes facelift
While the National Music Museum experiences a renovation and expansion of its Carnegie Library building, another building on campus is undergoing construction of its own this year. USD’s Service Center, located in-between the Old Main and Dakota Hall, is undergoing multiple renovations which may need services like that wooden cladding painting. This renovation is a […]
Disney classic coming to Knutson Theater
From Disney to the Wayne S. Knutson Theater stage, “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” is coming to life as the largest USD Theatre Department production since 2013. With a crew of over 60 people, Raimondo Genna, the director and chair of the USD Theatre Department, said the school hasn’t seen this size of cast since […]
Edie’s Book Shop: Vermillion’s ‘best kept secret’
The second Friday and Saturday of every month, a book shop opens in the basement of the Vermillion Public Library. Hundreds of books of varying genres are offered Edie’s Book Shop, available to the Vermillion community at low prices. The book shop is named after Edith B. Siegrist, who was a professor for library science […]
Dental hygiene program provides care in a state bogged by poverty and isolation
South Dakota is a rural state with few urban communities, leading to a lack of dental care services statewide. South Dakota News Watch on Oct. 9 reported that 40% of the state has a shortage of dental health services because of geography or low income. However, the USD dental hygiene program is working to help […]
‘A Christmas present from Vermillion to the Bahamas’: Vermillion resident sending relief south
In the landlocked state of South Dakota, hurricanes are nothing more than distant news. However, one Vermillion resident felt the impact from 2,500 miles away and, through a supply collection and community donations, hopes to respond with aid by the end of the year. Vermillion resident Gregory Robinson partnered with Amish Soap Company and First […]
USD earns second win over Green Bay
USD’s women’s basketball (2-0) earned its second consecutive win to open the season, defeating Green Bay (1-1) 66-60 inside the Kress Center in Green Bay on Saturday. The Coyotes ended the first half tied at 22 but used a strong second half — spearheaded by senior guard Ciara Duffy who fell two assists shy of […]
Coyotes steamroll Youngstown State at home, snap three-game slide
USD (4-6, 3-3 MVFC) snapped another three-game losing streak Saturday, defeating Youngstown State (5-5, 1-5 MVFC) 56-21 on Military Appreciation Day inside the DakotaDome. “Things haven’t gone our way these last three weeks,” head coach Bob Nielson said after the game. “We haven’t played the kind of football that I have felt we were capable […]
USD volleyball claims full share of Summit League title after Senior Day sweep
In front of the second-largest crowd in Sanford Coyote Sports Center history, the Coyotes (25-1, 14-0 Summit) swept North Dakota State (11-15, 6-8 Summit) in three sets (25-22, 25-18, 28-26) on Friday. This final home match honored USD’s four seniors – Anne Rasmussen, Mehana Fonseca, Elizabeth Loschen and Pamela Zuluaga – in front of an […]
Life as a ginger: It isn’t always a piece of carrot cake
The Weasley family cracks, gingers have no souls and National Kick a Ginger Day. Gingers have heard it all before. But Monday was National Redhead Day, a day for all the carrot tops of the world to revel in the uniqueness of their hair’s hue. Red hair is a rare trait caused by a recessive […]
SGA: UPD Chief search narrowed to three candidates
The search for the new director of the University Police Department took a step forward as the first candidate held his public forum last Friday in Farber Hall. Hannah Booth, Student Government Association Vice President, attended the forum to hear the candidate, Jef Rice, answer questions about diversity on campus and how working at a […]