February 2020
Farmer’s market considering move
The Vermillion Area Farmer’s Market is considering a move to a more permanent structure. The market, open year-round at the Clay County Fair, is currently looking at a new location in Barstow Park. The Farmer’s Market serves as a location for local vendors to sell home-made and home-grown goods, and to educate people in the […]
Selection process is underway for excellence in teaching awards
The USD Office of Academic Affairs is in the process of selecting the annual winner of the Belbas-Larson Awards for Excellence in Teaching. USD students, faculty and staff submitted nominations on Jan. 27, with the winners to be announced in early April and a commencement ceremony in May. The winner will be selected by a […]
South Dakota avenges early season loss, beats Leathernecks 85-72
The South Dakota men’s basketball team bested the Western Illinois Leathernecks 85-72 inside the Sanford Coyote Sports Center. The game was led by senior guard Stanley Umude who scored a season-high 28 points. The Coyotes rebounded after losing to the Leathernecks on the road earlier this season 82-75 at the beginning of conference play when […]
“If it happens once, it’s a problem”: Vermillion’s undercover date rape drug problem
Waking up in her bed, not knowing how she got there, Katherine Meirose made her way to her bathroom. There, she quickly discovered she had a black eye and no memory of how it happened. Meirose said her first thought was, “I didn’t drink that much and didn’t have a hangover. How do I not […]
AASA, CDC ring in Asian Lunar New Year
The Asian American Student Association (AASA) and the Center for Diversity and Community (CDC) held its largest event of the semester Tuesday evening, celebrating the start of the Asian Lunar New Year. The event included food, performances by the Sioux Falls Chinese Association and a presentation about the Asian Lunar New Year. Naivetya Patle, president […]
SGA President Candidate parts ways with vice president, fills position with another campaign member
Katie Brust, Student Government Association president candidate and Erin Weightman, Brust’s vice president, parted ways on Tuesday evening. Brust said the two parted after Weightman expressed interest in merging their campaign with other candidates. “While I respect the other candidates and I think that their platforms are good, I have a lot of pride in […]
Balancing Act: Nationally ranked basketball, nursing
The Coyote women’s basketball team ranked 16th in the USA Today/Coaches Poll and 21st in the Associated Press Top 25 poll this week, but these student-athletes find time to just be students. Juniors Monica Arens and Claudia Kunzer are nursing majors. Both are hoping to get into the nursing program this month and play vital […]
Coyote softball opens season in Iowa
USD Softball picked up a pair of wins in its five-game tournament at Northern Iowa over the weekend. The Coyotes (2-3) won their opening game in UNI’s Doc Halverson Tournament over Northern Iowa 5-3 Friday afternoon. USD dropped its second game of the day against Drake 4-0. The Coyotes went 1-1 on Saturday, picking up […]
In his hands: Joe Schaeffer
Joe Schaeffer’s dream of a career in dentistry died at a convenient time: the end of high school. He scraped through his last semester of science classes and to earn a diploma, but entered that summer with little time to decide on a subject to pursue. That was when he found his father’s portfolio from […]
This Halftime Show was Great; don’t say it wasn’t
With over 110 million views on YouTube, this year’s Super Bowl Halftime show was one to never forget. It incorporated multiple cultures and made an important statement on immigration reform, all while being one of the best Halftime Shows. But people are talking about the wrong things when it comes to the Super Bowl Halftime […]