Students present novel concepts at IdeaFest
IdeaFest, an annual showcase of graduate and undergraduate student research, was held on Wednesday and Thursday for its 25th year at USD. Wednesday’s events included a poster session on the main and second floors of the Munster University Center where students posted their work for anyone interested to interact with and ask questions. Wednesday Jeff Beck, a […]
Elizabeth Acevedo shares poetry, life experiences
By Cheyenne Alexis and Morgan Matzen Race and civility were the main topics during slam poet Elizabeth Acevedo’s visit to USD. Acevedo shared her poetry with an audience of students and faculty in the Muenster University Center Ballroom Thursday night. She lead a lecture and a writing workshop earlier in the day. Acevedo said growing up as […]
First director of National Music Museum dies
The first director of the National Music Museum died Friday in Arvada, CO. According to a press release from the National Music Museum, 74-year-old André Larson, the son of musical instrument collector Arne B. Larson, became the museum’s first director upon its launch in 1973. His father’s 3,000-piece collection of musical instruments formed the basis of […]
Women, Gender and Sexuality Conference focuses on cultures of change
By Morgan Matzen and Cheyenne Alexis “Cultures of Change” was the theme for the Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies Research Conference. The conference lasted from March 22-24. Speakers, presentations and films were all events people could attend to learn and discuss different issues from gender, masculinity and various LGBTQ+ topics. Siavash “Vash” Zohoori About 70 people attended the […]
Women defeated by Iowa in second round of WNIT
The Coyote women fell to Hawkeyes in Iowa City Saturday afternoon in the second round of the Women’s National Invitational Tournament with a final score of 73-78. Sophomore guard Allison Arens led USD’s efforts with 24 points and six rebounds. Other double-figure scorers for USD included sophomore guard Jaycee Bradley and freshman guard Ciara Duffy. Iowa center […]
Update: Sanctuary campus resolution vetoed by SGA president
Student Government Association President Nathaniel Steinlicht announced his plans to veto the sanctuary campus resolution Thursday afternoon. The resolution, which the senate passed 17-7 on Tuesday night, has been a source of heated debate among SGA senators for the past two weeks. “The primary reason I will not sign this resolution is because I will not risk our […]
Former USD football player charged with bank robbery
A former USD student-athlete is under indictment for robbing a bank. David Giese, a 26-year-old former USD football player, was charged in federal court in Sioux Falls last week with bank robbery, according to court documents. The documents show that Giese was charged by a grand jury in a July 2016 robbery of a Wells Fargo bank in Yankton. Giese, […]
USD students react to Trump administration
Donald Trump has been president for 13 days. In that time, he’s signed more than a dozen executive orders and memorandums. Some of those orders include a travel ban on several Middle Eastern countries, a green light on production of the Dakota Access Pipeline and the withdrawal of the United States from the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal. […]
USD graduate named to administration post
The still-developing Trump administration now has the brains of a USD graduate among its personnel. Colonel Andrea Thompson, a 1988 graduate of USD, has been named national security advisor to vice-president Mike Pence. Thompson has been in the army for 28 years, becoming the highest-ranking intelligence officer in her division, the 101st Airborne Division of […]
Lawrence and Schiller to host “Meet Greet Repeat” internship event
On February 3 in Sioux Falls, the Lawrence & Schiller advertising agency will be hosting an internship fair called “Meet Greet Repeat.” The event is intended to give job candidates the opportunity to have a one-on-one experience with potential employers at the agency. The website for the event describes Meet Greet Repeat as a “fast, […]