2024
NEW SDBOR EMAIL POLICY ERASES MORE THAN A SIGNATURE
Winter Break brought sweeping changes to the communication policy for all public university’s faculty and staff. Under the new South Dakota Board of Regents (SDBOR) policy titled, “Communications and Branding,” the SDBOR limited official communication standards to name, location, and institution. The policy includes that any further information, graphics, or links not previously listed are […]
HOW DRAG AFFIRMS IDENTITY FOR USD STUDENTS
Finding your stride as a queer person in South Dakota can come with challenges, but for Pollie Esther, it happened by accident. Since stumbling across RuPaul’s Drag Race in 2019, Pollie Esther has been developing herself and her identity in her parents’ basement. “When I found [RuPaul’s] Drag Race, I got inspired and wanted to […]
USD Athletic Director & Vermillion Mayor Push Attendance Goals
In a bold move to drive up attendance at sporting events, USD Athletic Director Jon Schemmel has introduced a new incentive to increase student attendance at games. At each basketball game, Schemmel will personally offer a cash reward when specific attendance goals are achieved. The incentive began with the goal of seeing 200 students in […]
Wellness Center Expansion Faces Slight Winter Weather Delay
The highly anticipated Wellness Center Pool expansion project was met with challenges this past month. The $31.25 million project was struck with delays from severe weather events that had lasting effects on the construction site. The first few weeks of January brought intense snow and extremely cold weather, which adversely affected construction. The expansion includes […]
Union of African American Students Celebrates Black History Month
February is Black History Month for the United States, and the Union of African American Students (UAAS) has begun celebrating the month with various events. UAAS is an organization on USD’s campus that focuses on creating a comfortable and educational environment for all members of USD’s campus. “We’re here to be a safe space and […]
South Dakota Men’s Basketball Continues to Slide
The Coyote men’s basketball team took on North Dakota on Thursday, Feb. 1 at the Sanford Coyote Sports Center, along with South Dakota State on Sunday, Feb. 4 in Brookings, South Dakota. The first match-up for USD began with tip-off at 7 p.m. The Fighting Hawks scored the first baskets of the night with a […]
Coyotes Fall to Fifth in Summit League Rankings
The Coyotes women’s basketball team faced off against the North Dakota Fighting Hawks in Grand Forks on Feb. 1. After the first quarter, the Coyotes held a 13-7 advantage. They then extended their lead 26-13 through the second quarter after redshirt sophomore Natalie Mazurek made her second of three 3-point buckets. To end the first […]
Golf Team Opens Season in Sunshine State
The Coyote men’s and women’s golf teams are getting ready to start the spring season. The men’s team has six competitions in the spring season and have been projected to finish seventh in the Summit League standings led by fifth-year Max Schmidtke: an All Summit Preseason Watch List player. The season will kick off in […]
Pole Vaulters Vault into the National Rankings
The Coyotes track and field team is currently in the middle of their indoor season, yet some players have begun gaining major recognition. The Coyotes have taken three of the last four “Player of the Week” awards in field events for both the men’s and women’s track as well as field teams. Fifth-year senior Marshall […]
Softball Teams Prepare for the 2024 Spring Season
The softball team is getting ready to kick off their 2024 spring season. With a team of 20 girls, exactly half the roster is new, as the team took on five transfer players along with five new freshmen. Another new face to the program is assistant coach Shannon Privovar. Coming from The University of Sioux […]