April 2022
Dakotathon: Helping children one donation at a time
The largest student-led nonprofit organization in South Dakota held its biggest event, the Dance Marathon, in person for the first time since 2019. Dakotathon is a year-long fundraising event supporting the Children’s Miracle Network. This year, the Miracle Children from the Sanford Children’s Hospital were welcomed back to the Sanford Coyote Sports Center (SCSC). Students, […]
Former Dakota Valley star is coming home
After a strong high school career at Dakota Valley High School in North Sioux City, the 2021-22 Summit League Freshman of the Year, Paul Bruns is coming back to South Dakota. “I looked at a lot of different schools and USD stood out to me the most,” Bruns said. “The coaches, the culture they have […]
Coyotes hire former assistant coach Eric Peterson as new head coach
Men’s basketball head coach Eric Peterson was recently hired from the University of Utah. Peterson was the assistant coach at USD from 2014-2018, the assistant coach at Utah State from 2018-2021 and then was the assistant coach at Utah from 2021-2022. During his time at USD, Peterson said he wants to work on being in […]
Transfer portal, extra year changing landscape of college basketball
The NCAA transfer portal made players eligible to transfer with immediate eligibility in recent years and an extra year of eligibility granted to players due to COVID-19 has given players a chance at improving their standing in the college sports world. New South Dakota Coyote men’s basketball coach Eric Peterson is all too familiar with […]
Madeline’s movie Review: The Adam project; I should’ve seen this coming
After watching “The Adam Project” on Netflix starring Ryan Reynolds, Walker Scobell and Mark Ruffalo, I will say there are some good things about the movie and some things I wasn’t a big fan of. I felt it was a nice film with a compelling story line. However, I felt at times it was complicated […]
Coyotes say goodbye to Dawn Plitzuweit and hello to new head coach
The Coyotes have now filled the head coach position for the 2022-23 season, which was left vacant after Dawn Plitzuweit took the position of West Virginia University’s head coach. USD announced on April 10 Plitzuweit’s replacement would be Kayla Karius. Karius was an assistant under Plitzuweit in 2016-18 before she spent time at Wisconsin and […]
Sjerven, Lamb enter WNBA Draft with Sjerven heading to Minnesota Lynx
Redshirt seniors Chloe Lamb and Hannah Sjerven both entered the WNBA draft, with Sjerven being drafted in the third round as the 28th pick by the Minnesota Lynx. Lamb and Sjerven were part of the South Dakota team that took down top-seeded teams in Baylor and Ole Miss. During the conference season, the women’s basketball […]
Carncross Commentary: Let’s fly in “First Class”
Rap star Jack Harlow dropped a song to add to your summer playlist titled “First Class.” This is the second song Harlow has released in 2022, with his first song called “Nail Tech” being released in February. When I first listened to this song, I was honestly not a huge fan of it. However, after […]
Gesteland’s Annual Studio Showcase Made Their First Appearance Since COVID-19
Tracelyn Gesteland, a voice and opera professor, brought back the annual studio showcase this year. This was the first time she has been able to hold this event since 2019. “We’ve had a studio showcase every spring since I began teaching at USD, with the exception of 2020 and 2021 due to the pandemic. It […]
Brodalisque: A look into traditional odalisque paintings
Klaire A. Lockheart, who recently earned her MFA in painting at USD, displayed an exhibit in Gallery 110 at the Fine Arts Building. The exhibit was titled ‘Brodalisque,’ a term Lockheart coined herself, and focused on lounging male figures. “A Brodalisque is the character in these paintings and it’s a combination of a bro and […]