January 26, 2021
USD swim and dive travel to Sioux Falls, Tanagers basketball with a busy schedule
USD: The USD swim and dive team travels to Sioux Falls for the Coyote Quad Duals which take place Jan. 29 and 30. The volleyball team takes on Creighton in Omaha Friday at 7 p.m.. The two teams play again Sunday at 2 p.m. in the Sanford Coyote Sports Center (SCSC) in Vermillion. The men’s […]
Proposed draft plan presented to SGA promoting sustainability
The University Sustainability Committee proposed a plan to raise USD’s Atlas score, a score evaluating how sustainable the USD campus is, at Tuesday’s SGA meeting. Anna Moore, Campus Recycling Coordinator and sustainability grad major, said the most important thing to get the program going is involvement and consistency. USD’s current Atlas score is 36%. The […]
Reaching new heights on the track and in the classroom
In 2014, USD alum Megan Glisar set a school record in the high jump with a mark of 6-0 ¾. That mark is now in jeopardy with sophomore high jumper, Carly Haring, on the brink of matching the school’s record height. Haring opened this season with a 5-10 3/4 jump at the SDSU dual meet […]
Wellness Center hosting boot camp, open at Phase 2
With the USD Wellness Center moving from Phase 1 to Phase 2 of it’s COVID-19 opening protocols, boot camps and fitness classes are able to return. Dottie Kerkman, Fitness and Special Events Coordinator at the Wellness Center, is one of the trainers running the boot camp fitness program that started this week. Kerkman said that […]
Zoom: The Cost of Convenience
Zoom – we all love to hate it, but the truth is it’s made our interactions easier, for better or worse. Unfortunately, it took a pandemic for most of us to dig this and its opportunities, but fortunately, it made the tough times easier. Instead of trekking across campus to attend a meeting, lecture, or […]
DakotaDome records fall in Dakota Realty Invitational
Two DakotaDome records fell during Saturday’s Dakota Realty Invitational Saturday in Vermillion. Sophomore Brithton Senior and Coyote alum Chris Nilsen broke their coaches DakotaDome records in their respective competitions. Senior broke the 60-meter hurdles record by logging a 7.90 second time. Nilsen vaulted 19-4.25, breaking the record by nearly two inches. Gen Hirata set a […]
Leading the Coyotes: Becky Hammon Watchlist, grad school, scoring 1,000 points
Coming off a successful junior year campaign and winning Summit League Tournament MVP, senior center Hannah Sjerven received a nod to the 2021 Becky Hammon Mid-Major Player of the Year Watchlist. Sjerven who is also a full time graduate student studying sports psychology finds new ways to excel in the classroom and on the court […]
Coyote women’s basketball has weekend games canceled
After an Omaha women’s basketball player tested positive for COVID-19, the pair of games scheduled for Friday and Saturday between USD and Omaha were canceled Monday. Omaha had a bye week last week, and the Coyotes defeated Western Illinois in a pair of games in Macomb, Illinois after a bye week the week before. USD […]
Editorial: Let’s wait to give a round of applause to Biden on diversity
President Joe Biden has successfully fulfilled his promise of creating the most diverse White House staff in U.S. history. This is highlighted by the 46th president’s pick for Vice President, Kamala Harris, who is the first women, Black and Asian-American to be Vice President in U.S. history. In addition to this, half of Biden’s cabinet […]
Giant anteaters are repulsive
I don’t understand people’s fascination with giant anteaters. They are gross and disturbing. First of all, why are they so big. They’re like six feet long, and what is with the tail. It’s like its face but without any eyes. Not to mention anteaters stand on their hind legs sometimes. They’re as tall as a […]