January 2020
Dog Instagrams create an online community
Pet Instagrams are popular among celebrities such as Lindsey Vonn and Kylie Jenner, and now more pet owners are getting into this trend. At USD, three Instagram accounts featuring a Great Pyrenees, a French bulldog and a Shiba Inu part husky have all become part of an online community on campus. Baker Kasey Jensen, a […]
Professor brews graphic design in the classroom and the taproom
Academics and alcohol may not always be the best brew, but in professor Mitch Torbert’s case, it is a match made in the taproom. Torbert is a professor of graphic design and is the graphic designer for the Sioux Falls native, Fernson Brewing Company. After earning his bachelor’s degree in printmaking at South Dakota State […]
Coyotes men’s basketball holds off Oral Roberts 91-80
South Dakota (14-8, 5-3) beat Oral Roberts (11-9, 4-3) 91-80 Saturday night. This win was the Coyote’s third in a row and their fifth win in their last six games. Senior forward, Tyler Hagedorn, led the Coyotes with 31 points, 9 rebounds and was 6-8 on three pointers. His 31 points were two shy of […]
Trump isn’t as pro-life as you think
Trump’s base praises him for being pro-life, but he revealed the limits of these virtues this past weekend. While he attended the March for Life, his administration released new visa rules advocating for the very opposite. The new visa rules aim to restrict birth tourism, which refers to women traveling to another country with the […]
Art students honored at Stilwell Exhibition
From a Beyonce tribute to a giant painting of a blanket to an Aphrodite sculpture, ninety-five works of art crafted by USD students are featured in the 34th annual Stilwell Art Exhibition. The annual art exhibition is meant to honor art students and their work. Students can submit up to five pieces made within the […]
LifeScape announces plans for new rehabilition center, hospital in USD Discovery District
The USD Discovery District in Sioux Falls will soon become home to a LifeScape hospital, school and rehabilitation center, USD and LifeScape announced last Thursday. Such a hospital may benefit a ton from technologies like that ai-powered medical imaging platform. LifeScape, a non-profit organization specializing in youth-to-elderly lifetime care, will lease 31.6 acres from the […]
Coyotes remain unbeaten in conference with thrashing of Mastodons
The Coyotes (18-2, 7-0 CONF) kept their record in the Summit League perfect on Friday with a 79-25 victory over Purdue Fort Wayne (4-15, 0-6 CONF) inside the Sanford Coyote Sports Center. USD has now won seven games in a row, all by at least 21 points. USD’s defense led the charge, holding the […]
Coyote men’s basketball beats Purdue Fort Wayne 83-60
South Dakota (13-8, 4-3) defeated Purdue Fort Wayne 83-60 (9-12, 2-4). The game was led by senior guard Cody Kelley who boasted 18 points and junior guard Stanley Umude who led defensively with three blocks. After this game, the Coyotes are now 4-5 in their last nine games. “We don’t call it a hump, any […]
What being an RA is really like
Waking up to a loud phone call at 3 a.m. and hearing the words, “University Police,” isn’t a situation most college students experience. However, for Residence Assistants, it’s just a part of the job. After recieving this 3 a.m. phone call, resident assistant Blake Brown walked to the front of Coyote Village to meet with […]
Editorial: Make the 20’s your decade
Every new year there’s a feeling of hope and desire for a fresh start for the year ahead. The beginning of 2020 felt even more monumental since it was the start of a brand new decade. The years 2010 through 2019 had historical moments. There were moments of terror, like the mass shootings in […]