2024
Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity to Host On-Campus Stem Cell Drive
Sigma Alpha Epsilon’s upcoming philanthropy event connects students to science and medicine in a unique way. The fraternity is hosting a stem cell registration drive in an effort to register more people on the National Marrow Donor Program’s (NMDP) donor list. Stem cells are used to treat blood cancers like leukemia. The cells are extracted […]
South Dakota Legislature Passes Bill to Ban Some Hemp-Derived Products
The South Dakota House of Representatives voted almost unanimously to accept Senate changes to an act to prohibit the chemical modification of industrial hemp. These changes to HB 11125 were concurred to on Feb. 29. The bill would ban Delta-8, Delta-9, and THC-O products that were made legal by the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, […]
USD Music Department Presents Spring Showcase
Last weekend USD’s Music Department held one of its biggest events of the year: the Spring Choral Showcase. On Feb. 25, the Spring Choral Showcase presented musical works from the four campus choral groups: Chamber Singers, Symphonic Choir, Jazz Choir and the Collegium Musicum. Chamber Singers is an a capella choir comprised of students in […]
Tuition Freeze Still in Question as the South Dakota Legislative Session Ends
Tuition increases might be another year away for South Dakota university students. On Wednesday, February 14, the Joint Committee on Appropriations announced the state’s revenue estimates, and it looks like 2025 could bring yet another tuition freeze for students attending SDBOR universities. The possibility of extra revenue allows the House and Senate to consider ongoing […]
Five Coyotes Honored During Coyote Senior Nights
The men’s basketball team faced off against North Dakota State for their last home game of the season on Feb. 29. The team’s only senior, Lahat Thioune, was recognized before the start of the game. Thioune led the Coyotes with a career high of 31 points. He also had 11 rebounds, marking this his 12 […]
Coyote Softball Competes at Paladine Classic
Beginning on Friday, March 1, the USD softball team took part in the Paladine Classic in Greenville, South Carolina. The Coyotes played Akron and Furman during the three-day tournament, in which they went 2-2. The first game against Akron was originally supposed to take place on March 1 at 4:30, but due to weather conditions, […]
Kahn leads Coyotes at Summit League Championships
The Coyotes men’s and women’s Swimming & Diving teams traveled to the University of Minnesota Aquatic Center for the Summit League Championships. Senior Stella Fairbanks finished third in the women’s one-meter dive with a score of 223. South Dakota finished second in the women’s 200-yard medley relay with a time of 1:40.56. The team consisted […]
South Dakota Men on Top Again
The men’s and women’s track and field teams made their way up to Fargo to compete in the Indoor Track & Field Summit League Championships. Junior Erin Kinney started by placing first in the women’s 60-meter dash with a time of 7.31. Next was the women’s 200-meter dash where Kinney finished second and following behind […]
Coyote Softball Picks Up First Win of the Season
On Friday, February 16, the USD softball team competed at the Panther Invitational held in Atlanta, Georgia. The Coyotes played a total of five games for the weekend. Friday at 12:30 p.m, USD faced Butler for the first game. The Coyotes started the weekend off great by winning 7-1. Freshman pitcher McKenna Young made her […]
Summit League Championships on the Horizon
Swimming & Diving The Swimming & Diving Summit League Championships are set to take place on February 21-24 at the Jean K. Freeman Aquatic Center in Minneapolis. At the start of the season, the Denver Pioneers were selected to finish first in both the men’s and women’s competitions for the Preseason Poll. Where Coyotes were […]