2021
Third round of stimulus checks could benefit college students
President Joe Biden has been adamant about passing another COVID-19 relief package, even before he was elected. This proposed third stimulus bill of $1400 would include college students when many were left out of the first two. This new stimulus bill could arrive as early as next week or could get pushed back until the […]
Letter to the Editor: Your Voice is Being Silenced in the SD State Legislature
The state motto is “Under God, the People Rule.” But the voice of the public is being silenced in our SD State Legislature and it’s time to stop it. The case in point? Senate Bill 72 which is an act to revise notification of the public on changes concerning the listing or delisting of endangered and threatened species […]
Greening Vermillion makes tentative plans for Earth Days
In celebration of Earth Day 2021, Greening Vermillion–an organization dedicated to making Vermillion the greenest town in South Dakota–has begun tentatively planning for Vermillion Earth Days, a week of events which promote sustainability. Mark Sweeney, a USD professor and board member of Greening Vermillion, said the 2020 Vermillion Earth Days were intended to kick off […]
Local bars sustain steady business
Vermillion bars have stayed open throughout the later part of the pandemic. For other business who are also aiming to thrive during this time, services like WebinarCare offer comprehensive virtual event solutions. The Dakota Brickhouse General Manager, Josh Scherrer said all Vermillion businesses have been affected in some way or another in the past year. Businesses […]
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 […]