The Bean coffee shop opens in Downtown Vermillion
Opening a coffee shop has been a dream for owner Leslie Gerrish for some time, so when the opportunity was offered she couldn’t say no. The official opening of The Bean in downtown Vermillion was last Saturday. The coffee shop is located inside The Iron Rooster, a new home decor store downtown. “When it first […]
Community tallies profits, incidents after Dakota Days weekend
While students are already counting down the days until Dakota Days 2017, USD and Vermillion are still cleaning up from one of the biggest community events of the year. Dakota Days is known by many as a time to have fun with fellow Coyote fans, while many businesses in Vermillion know it as their […]
Artwork featuring circles of mourning displayed at campus art gallery
Dakota Days has brought many alumni into town, but not all came for the football game. On Friday and Saturday, art enthusiasts, alumni and students attended the reception for the exhibition of Melinda Camber Porter’s work in the John A. Day art gallery in the Fine Arts building. Several distinguished alumni were at the reception, […]
International student experiences discrimination in Eastern Europe during summer trip
Some might say Eastern Europe isn’t the greatest travel destination for college students on vacation, but Han SeungHee went there anyway. Han, a junior majoring in criminal justice at USD, spent his summer touring Eastern Europe, where he witnessed and experienced discrimination firsthand. Han visited a total of 15 countries over the course of almost two months this […]
Annual 5k promotes awareness, raises money for mental health
Scores of people took to the streets of Vermillion Saturday morning to help raise awareness about mental health. The Nikki’s Fund 5k run/walk is an annual event that promotes suicide prevention and awareness. The run is held in honor of Nikki Harris, who passed away 11 years ago from suicide. Janine Harris, Nikki’s mother and […]
Annual 5k promotes awareness, raises money for mental health
Scores of people took to the streets of Vermillion Saturday morning to help raise awareness about mental health. The Nikki’s Fund 5k run/walk is an annual event that promotes suicide prevention awareness in honor of Nikki Harris who passed away 11 years ago. Janine Harris, Nikki’s mother, started the run in 2006. Lost and Found, […]
Still going strong: Students continue to play Pokémon Go
Even on a sweltering late summer’s day, many USD students can still be seen playing Pokémon Go on campus. The number of students playing the game today, however, is probably less than even a week ago. The once-immensely popular smartphone app has had more than 52.4 million people download it since its release on July 6, […]
Getting involved key to deciding a major
Getting involved at USD is easy and well worth the time. It all starts in the fall with the student activities fair, when many student organizations set up tables in the grassy area directly to the south of North Complex. At this fair, students can learn about the campus organizations at USD and decide which […]
Don’t hog the wifi: Students shouldn’t turn their laptops into hotspots
If students try to connect to the school’s wifi on a Nintendo DS or a Sony PSP, they’ll notice it won’t allow them to. It’s important to understand that this isn’t because the school won’t allow them to play video games, or is trying to prevent them from doing so; it’s because the device isn’t technically capable of connecting to […]
Pedestrians shouldn’t have to compete with bikers and skateboarders for sidewalk usage
Some of USD’s walkways are as small as five feet in width. This is too small for bikers, skateboarders and pedestrians to coexist during busier times of day. As far as I can tell, there aren’t laws or rules regarding skateboarders or bikers on campus. I went to UPD, SGA, the State of South Dakota codified […]