August 2020
University Housing offers alternative on-campus living options
While the hallways of North Complex are usually full of students socializing, this semester, on-campus housing looks a little different. From campus-wide mask-wearing to isolation housing, there are many new rules and regulations in place to keep students in on-campus housing safe this semester. Unlike previous years, move-in weekend was spread over three days with […]
AWOL Serve and Learn engages freshmen in community service
The Alternative Week of Off-campus learning (AWOL) hosted its annual Serve and Learn event on Aug. 28 and 29 to introduce new freshmen to the community that surrounds USD. Traditionally, Serve and Learn takes place on move-in week, allowing new participants to move in early. However, this year they moved the date back due to […]
Dream come true: USD student to perform at Dreamfest
Dreams of stardom are in close range for one USD student as she is set to perform at Dreamfest Midwest in Sioux Falls this November. Tiffany Knecht, a sophomore medical biology major with a minor in Spanish, is also involved in the Honors Program and Choir at USD. Aside from her academic aspirations, Knecht has […]
PAVE-ing their way through COVID-19
USD’s Promoting Awareness Victim Empowerment (PAVE) is focusing on spreading awareness for sexual assault on USD’s campus. After having to cancel their events last semester, when classes moved online, the group is ready to get back to work on campus. Anyone is welcome to join PAVE, Claire Lorenzen, Vice President of PAVE said. Students can […]
Turning boredom into a blog
The past six months have brought a lot of change for Madison Jurgens — a junior setter for the Coyotes volleyball squad. One of these changes, she said, has been having too much time on her hands. While some opted for Tiktok dances and Netflix binges, Jurgens decided to stir away from the 15 seconds […]
COVID-19 task force re-evaluates pandemic policy
Five and a half months after students and staff were sent home, classes are back in full swing. However, after 235 confirmed COVID-19 cases in the USD community and 637 students and staff quarantined in the first two weeks of classes, USD is making adjustments in COVID-19 policy to avoid sending students home once again. […]
Sticking Together in College
Being on the same team as a sibling is something many never experience. For Joana and Janaina Zanin, they were on the same soccer team in high school and now college. Their dad was a professional soccer player in Brazil and, they said, had them kicking the ball as soon as possible. Joana Zanin said […]
Students attend Virtual Job Fair for work-study opportunities
Students had the oppurtunity to attend a remote job fair this past week. This event provided information for on campus jobs and work-study positions. USD’s annual job fair took place online on Aug. 25. The fair was organized by the Academic Career Planning Center and got a range of employers to participate. Heather Johnson, the […]
Hot Plate introduces Indian cuisine to Vermillion
Until July, there wasn’t a restaurant in Vermillion that served Indian Food. Then, Jimi Patel opened Hot Plate — bringing Indian cuisine to the area. Patel, the owner of Hot Plate, said the Vermillion community was missing Indian culture, so he decided to open Hot Plate. “There is not another Indian (restaurant) within 30 to […]
Syllabus week blues
“Ice breakers are my favorite thing in the entire world” said no one ever. Another syllabus week here and gone and I find myself wondering why we call it “syllabus week” as if that means it’s easy. I’m sure it used to be a very relaxed week with plenty of down time, but now professors like […]