Research exhibition features 500 entries
In regards to higher education, its common for students to associate academic research exclusively to math and science fields. University of South Dakota associate professor of neuroscience and IdeaFest chairman Brian Burrell wants students to know the notion is untrue for USD. “We tend to talk about research because we think of people working in […]
UPDATED: Capt. Mark Kelly endeavors to USD for IdeaFest April 10
Capt. Mark Kelly, distinguished astronaut, U.S. Navy captain and best-selling author, visited the University of South Dakota campus April 10. Later in the evening, Kelly headlined as the keynote speaker for USD’s Ideafest at Aalfs Auditorium and gave his presentation entitled “Endeavor to Succeed.” The husband of former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords also fielded questions from […]
The importance of the offseason
After a disappointing 2-13-1 fall campaign, the University of South Dakota women’s soccer team has plunged into offseason training and conditioning since returning from winter break. While many USD students lie asleep in their beds, members of the team are doing their offseason training. Sophomore defender Samantha Harvey said finding motivation for offseason training can […]
Women host WBI semis
After dispatching Lamar in the second round of the Women’s Basketball Invitational March 24, the University of South Dakota women’s basketball team will return home to the DakotaDome to host a WBI semifinals match against McNeese State (20-14, 11-7 in Southland) at 7 p.m. March 28. Junior forward Polly Harrington put up 15 points and […]
COLUMN: USD in dire need of baseball
While the weather hasn’t necessarily indicated so, spring is upon us in Vermillion. I’ve always seen March Madness as a bridge that fills the gap between the winter sports and spring sports. After the tournament ends, the weather grows warmer, people begin to venture outside and start their summer tan by tossing a flying disc […]
Iowa collegiate speaker advocates LGBT equality
Having been rasied by Jackie and Terri Wahls, a lesbian couple, Zach Wahls has his fair share of family stories that he believes could resolve several misperceptions often construed upon same-sex parenthood. Wahls, a University of Iowa student, addressed same-sex marriage and gender equality to over 100 University of South Dakota students and Vermillion community […]
COLUMN: Slow pace hurts college basketball brand
With apologies to Andy Williams, it’s officially the most wonderful time of the year: March Madness. College basketball’s postseason tournament draws mass quantities of sports and non-sports fans every year, regardless of personal rooting interests. Millions of Americans eagerly fill out a bracket with varied levels of knowledge and wait for the onslaught of games […]
Clodfelter’s lasting legacy
Kim Clodfelter thumbs through a well-worn University of South Dakota yearbook from 1954, surrounded by a dozen similar titles stacked on a table in ID Weeks library. The 58-year-old Kim Clodfelter stops at the men’s basketball page. His finger circles the team photograph several times, then points directly at it. “This was Dad’s first year […]
Trio finds niche in ‘Yote rotation
With only two seniors on the roster, the University of South Dakota men’s basketball team began the 2012-13 season short on veteran experience. As a result, three first-year players have gained valuable playing time for the Coyotes over the course of the season: Casey Kasperbauer, Eric Robertson and Tyler Flack. Through 26 games, the trio […]
USD falls to Oakland in hard-fought game
With just five games left on the schedule before the Summit League tournament, the University of South Dakota men’s basketball team hoped to snap a three-game losing streak Thursday night against Summit opponent Oakland. With 4.3 seconds left in the game, Oakland guard Duke Mondy missed one of two free throws to put the Grizzlies […]