2024
New Lisa Frankenstein Movie Brings 80s Thrills and Nostalgia Back to Life
Hollywood as of lately has had a string of producing movies and TV shows appealing to nostalgia, by adhering to the cultures of previous decades and Lisa Frankenstein is no exception. Stranger Things, for example, revitalized a lot of love people had for the 1980s when it first released in 2016, so much so that […]
USD Hosts Candlelight Vigil to Honor the Life of Non-Binary Student Nex Benedict
On Wednesday February 28, USD’s Activists for Equality alongside Spectrum: Gender and Sexuality Alliance held a candlelight vigil to honor the life of an Oklahoma non-binary student, Nex Benedict. Benedict was a 16-year-old Owasso High School student who passed away this past month after an altercation broke out between themselves and their peers in a […]
SGA Election Met With Tech Issues, Some Students May Still Vote
This week’s Student Government Association (SGA) election was met with unforeseen challenges to the ballot count. The vote took place online over two days from March 5 to March 6, ending at 5 p.m. There were three tickets on the ballot. At the end of the voting period, Ethan Gladue and Jillian Schulte received the […]
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 […]