January 2021
Local bars sustain steady business
Vermillion bars have stayed open throughout the later part of the pandemic. The Dakota Brickhouse General Manager, Josh Scherrer said all Vermillion businesses have been affected in some way or another in the past year. Businesses have responded in different ways to the new normal. The Brickhouse closes earlier at 11 p.m. and opens later […]
Beyond Waste student summits seek to improve sustainability on campus
The Post-Landfill Action Network (PLAN), an inter-campus association of students concerned about sustainability, is hosting the Beyond Waste Student Summits from February through March. This comes after USD scored 37% overall on PLAN’s Zero Waste Atlas evaluation of sustainability, below the average score of 40 to 50% on college campuses. Anna Moore, Campus Recycling Coordinator […]
Coyotes pick up 3rd loss of season against #14 Creighton
The USD volleyball team fell to the #14 Creighton Bluejays in five sets (25-18, 26-24, 20-25, 23-25, 7-15) on Sunday to make the Coyotes’ record 1-3 on the season. The loss follows USD’s five-set win against the Bluejays on Friday night which gave USD its first win against a top-25 team in program history. USD’s […]
International Club Explores Europe at Around the World Wednesday Event
University of South Dakota’s International Club hosted an Around the World Wednesday event for the spring semester on January 27 in the Muenster University Center Pit. The event focused on Europe and provided a meal and educational presentations from four international students about Italy, Montenegro, Greece, and France. “It’s a way to share a meal, […]
AWOL encourages diversity in local community outreach
Over Winter Break USD’s Alternative Week of Learning (AWOL) got a chance to embrace local outreach. AWOL brought the alternative break to their students as they stayed in Vermillion to help with community needs. Usually AWOL is out and about in the country where they traveled to different communities who were in need, but with […]
Coyotes edge Mavericks with Plitzuweit’s career night
The USD men’s basketball team escaped the SCSC Saturday night with a 97-93 victory over the Omaha Mavericks to get the Coyotes their ninth straight win and eighth straight in the Summit League. USD was led by redshirt-sophomore guard A.J. Plitzuweit who scored a career-high 37 points by going 14-23 from the field and 5-10 […]
The Lonesome Pandemic
COVID-19 has managed to begin affecting every aspect of life – from the way our classrooms are set up to the new regulations within our dorm rooms. As a current sophomore, I have witnessed firsthand how COVID-19 has shifted the social scene on campus with its ever-increasing difficulties. In this new “day and age,” wearing […]
Honors thesis defense moves to Zoom
While USD has used a combination of remote and in-person classes this year, honors thesis defense has been moved entirely online since the spring semester of 2020. An honors thesis defense comes at the end of the honors program at USD. A student in the honors program researches a topic and prepares a thesis which […]
Coyotes, Umude ease past Mavericks for 8th straight win
The USD men’s basketball team won its 8th straight game 91-59 against the UNO Mavericks on Friday night in the team’s first home game since Jan. 3. The Coyotes were led by senior forward Stanley Umude who finished with 34 points, five rebounds and two assists. This includes 22 points in the first half. “Stan(ley) […]
“The Bachelor” franchise is damaging, but I am still going to watch it
Picture this: it’s a normal Monday night. You’re getting ready to sit down and enjoy another ridiculous, drama-filled episode of “The Bachelor” and “The Bachelorette.” You’re torn between wanting to see Megan P. go home and hoping she sticks around for another night to witness some more fights. Life is good. Sure, this makes for […]