March 2, 2022
USD, SDSU take Summit League regular season
The women’s side of the Summit League basketball tournament has officially been finalized. The final game was Feb. 28 between the South Dakota Coyotes and the Western Illinois Leathernecks. The Coyotes won the game 75-48. The AP poll however, has the Jackrabbits higher on the standings so they will be the higher overall in the […]
The women’s track and field team make program history
The women’s track and field team won the Summit League Indoor Track and Field Championships with a total of 200.5 points which were accumulated from 17 events. This was the first time in program history that the women’s team has won a championship. The women’s team had seven first place event finishes during the two-day […]
Undefeated Jackrabbits head into post-season tournament as No. 1
The Summit League men’s basketball regular season has come to an end. The next goal for eight of the teams will be winning the Summit League Tournament at the Denny Sanford Premier Center in Sioux Fall, SD. No. 1 South Dakota State Jackrabbits (27-4 overall, 18-0 conference) vs. No. 8 Omaha Mavericks (5-24 overall, 4-14 […]
USD women’s basketball sweeps last three games of regular season
With the season nearing an end, the USD women’s basketball team closed out both of their final regular-season home games with wins. The USD women beat the third-ranked Kansas City on Feb. 24 with a score of 71-49. The Coyotes then defeated Oral Roberts the following Saturday by outscoring the Golden Eagles 78-49. Coyotes vs. […]
Laerke Jensen: Summit League Golfer to Watch
The Summit League Golfer to Watch is a list of nine golfers from each of the Summit League schools. These students are chosen based on their achievements in the fall semester and are expected to be successful on the golf course in the spring. Senior Laerke Jensen, an accounting major, was chosen as USD’s Summit […]
Phil, the weather-predicting groundhog, is a lie
Every year on Feb. 2, Groundhog Day is celebrated. The annual tradition for residents of Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania has been happening since the late 1800s. This year Phil has predicted six more weeks of winter weather. According to the famous tradition, if Phil the groundhog sees his shadow he will retreat to his hole and there […]
Don’t say “I love music”
I’m going to tell you all a story. Two years ago, one of my friends and I created a fake Tinder account for historical German Chancellor Otto von Bismarck. The goal was to see how many matches we could make. We made over 300, but that’s not the point. While exploring the wilds of Tinder, […]
Editorial: Hollywood’s glorification of the teenage life needs to be watched carefully and constructively
As Hollywood continues its reflection of hard and difficult topics, people need to be aware and cautious when teenagers are thrown into the stories. The big screen has a way of glamorizing every situation, and to a younger viewer’s eyes who has yet to experience a majority of the world, this could normalize things like […]
A small-town girl’s take on diversity
Oftentimes, people are shocked to find out I, a small-town South Dakotan, am the vice president of the International Club. Although I surround myself with diversity and always try to go out of my comfort zone to talk to new people from all over the world, I wasn’t always so open-minded. My personal journey with […]
Rachel Review: Tyler Perry returns for another “Madea” cash grab
Madea is back and I’m more over it than ever. Tyler Perry’s new Madea movie, “A Madea Homecoming” was released to Netflix on Feb. 25. This is the first Madea movie to receive an R rating giving Madea the chance to finally not have to bite her tongue and let it all out. Since Perry’s […]