COLUMN: Breast Cancer awareness comes to pro-sports
While watching your favorite National Football League team play this past weekend you may have noticed the coaches, players, fans, cheerleaders and even referees accessorizing in an abundance of pink. Since 1985, October has been recognized by the American Cancer Society (ACS) as well as other breast cancer charities, as the month of breast cancer […]
COLUMN: Avoid perils of parking on campus
Parking on the University of South Dakota campus can become either a pleasant and convenient experience or a horrible one full of hefty fines. Having the opportunity to work with the university’s ticketing officers last semester really opened my eyes up to some of the things people will try to do to get away with […]
COLUMN: NASCAR deserves more respect
Attending the inaugural NASCAR stock car race at the Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kansas in September 2001 will always hold a special place in my heart. Like a majority of the sport’s fans, I grew up watching NASCAR, as it was something my father and his family spent time watching and enjoying. The undeniable […]
Club baseball offers relaxed atmosphere
Since the University of South Dakota’s decision to disband the sanctioned baseball program in 2004, current club members like Sam Parkinson, a sophomore who had offers to play baseball elsewhere, and junior outfielder Trevor Doyle find themselves part of a club baseball team that relies heavily on club president, senior Joe Millar, to manage all […]
REVIEW: Baseball biopic leaves moviegoers cheering
Director and screenplay writer Brian Helgeland brings a new perspective to the remarkable story of Jackie Robinson, an African-American baseball player who endured the greatest test of character and the hardships of integrating the world of Major League Baseball in the 1940s, in the movie “42.” It’s worth mentioning that this was the first time […]
USD track looks to set tone at Dakota Duals
The University of South Dakota men and women’s track and field teams will head to Williams Field in Yankton to compete in the annual Dakota Duals April 6, originally scheduled in Brookings, against conference opponents South Dakota State, Omaha and the University of North Dakota. From March 28-30 some of the team traveled to Austin, […]
COLUMN: Coyotes fall just shy of Big Dance
Those in attendance of the women’s Summit League Tournament Championship game on March 12 in Sioux Falls, watched on as the University of South Dakota Coyotes fell to in-state rival South Dakota State, ending the school’s final chance of making the “Big Dance”. Three days prior, the Coyotes men’s basketball team suffered a one-point loss […]
USD professor develops invisible QR codes
University of South Dakota professor Stanley May, along with researchers and engineers from the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, have developed an “invisible” Quick Response code. They are hoping the new technology can help combat security counterfeiting and forgery. Over the past few years, May, who developed a clear ink solvent integrated with […]
Alternative textbook sites on rise
The beginning of the academic semester is filled with a variety of stresses that each student must endure, like organizing class schedules, making sure financial aid is in order and determining where to buy textbooks. For professors, the purchasing of the courses’ required textbook or textbooks is essential in knowing and understanding the material, but […]
Relay For Life raises funds for cancer research
The Relay for Life held Feb. 10 fundraised $7,000 for the American Cancer Society. Those who have survived the battle with cancer, and those who have died fighting were honored with the annual charity event, hosted by Colleges Against Cancer (CAC). “Relay For Life is an event put on by (CAC) to fundraise money for […]