VIDEO: DCI brings meth lab to USD
The Criminal Justice Club hosted the South Dakota Department of Criminal Investigation Feb. 4. The department brought a portable meth lab to the Muenster University Center.
Active shooter training in community could mean fighting back
Virginia Tech. Columbine. Newtown. All could be considered shorthand for mass school shootings that sent shockwaves through the United States. Schools and offices, in their wake, have widely adopted a fairly typical lockdown procedure: sound the alarm, call the police and wait behind locked doors. But some security experts believe this approach is insufficient and are offering a […]
MUC expansion: One year in review
More than a year later and the expanded Muenster University Center is finally at a point of completion when it comes to matters of construction and office relocation. The building now boasts 100,000 square feet for student dining, meeting space and staff offices. No immediate plans for changes in the renovated space are planned, said Kim Grieve, vice […]
Students say social change depends on education, dialogue in response to nationwide protests
A group of 250 Syracuse University students staged a “die-in” Monday, which lasted four and a half minutes to symbolize the four and a half hours Michael Brown’s body was in the streets of Ferguson, Mo., following his death. More than 150 protesters, including many UC Berkeley students, were arrested the same day following a march […]
Diversity Center to host discussion Tuesday about Ferguson, U.S. race relations
Campuses across the country are becoming hotspots for protests against police brutality and racial violence in recent weeks. University of South Dakota students may not be protesting in front of Old Main, but administrators on campus are attempting to encourage conversation about race relations in the United States. The Center for Diversity and Community, which […]
City Council approves food pantry funding
The Nov. 16 City Council may have adjourned in a matter of 11 minutes, but many recent developments in the city include increased funding for a program targeting low-income residents in the area and a multi-million dollar renovation in Vermillion’s Prentis Park. Funding for food pantry With the harvest season coming to a close, produce donations to […]
Empire Mall holiday store marks shift in merchandising
The newly-opened University of South Dakota holiday gift shop may include an exclusive vintage line that features a cartoon Charlie Coyote, but its opening in Sioux Falls’ Empire Mall signals a shift in how USD competes in the college logo market. “It’s a fortified billion dollar market. There are schools that are not D-I that have more […]
USD career fair doubles attendance from 2013
In a flurry of handshakes and shuffling of resumes, more than 400 University of South Dakota students attended the university’s Career and Graduate School Fair Oct. 23 in the Muenster University Center. The turnout was a significant change from past years, with twice as many students in attendance as in 2013, said Kasandra Girard, employer relations and […]
USD in ‘must-win’ position to advance in Summit League
If the Coyote women’s soccer team wants to compete in the Summit League Tournament, the team has to hold a “must-win” mentality for the final two matches, head coach Mandy Green said. The University of South Dakota (9-6-2, 2-2-2) is carrying an improved record from last year, but a pair of recent conference losses to Denver and […]
Taylor Nivala: Forward sheds shyness to lead in goals
Junior Taylor Nivala was known as the quiet one on the Coyote women’s soccer team for the past two years. She was shy, kept to herself and didn’t make much of an impression on or off the field. But the forward is making noise her third season at the University of South Dakota (8-6-2, 1-2-2 Summit […]