As the days grow shorter and temperatures drop, students may find themselves navigating more than just icy sidewalks. From seasonal depression to the looming dread of finals week, students often…
Free naloxone kits are now available at Pump ‘n Pak to help prevent the loss of future community members from the devastating epidemic of opioid overdoses.   On Dec 23 of…
CAB hosted their final event of the semester, allowing students to get into the Holiday spirit before preparing for finals.   The Stuff-A-Buddy Winter Wonderland event was hosted on December 3rd…
  Linda Gay Winters Zimmerman was born and raised here in Vermillion. Growing up, her father worked for the REA and her mother was a school teacher.       In…
 “Anora” is one of those films that once I heard about it, I was curious as to what sort of a tone it would take its story in.      …

Vermillion High School Hosts Veterans Day Service

On Saturday Nov. 11, members of the Vermillion community came together to honor and celebrate the sacrifices made by veterans and their families at the annual Vermillion High School (VHS) Veterans Day Service. The planning for this honorary event begins taking place in August and has been taking place annually for well over a decade. […]

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High Championships Wrap Up in Vermillion

Vermillion was host to the 42nd annual state football championship games this past weekend from Nov. 9-11. On Nov. 9 the 9-man football championship games took place with 9B, 9A and 9AA. In the 9B championship game No. 1 Avon Pirates defeated the No. 2 Faulkton Area Trojans 32-30. The Trojans were driving late in […]

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Football Defeats North Dakota at Home

The South Dakota Coyotes football team overcame a rough start to defeat the North Dakota Fighting Hawks 14-10 Saturday afternoon at the DakotaDome. North Dakota junior wide receiver Red Wilson took the opening kickoff to the house for a 99-yard touchdown, putting the Fighting Hawks up 7-0 after just 13 seconds..  On the next North […]

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Men’s Basketball Victorious in First Game of the Season

The Coyotes men’s basketball team opened up their 2023-24 season with a match against the NAIA team in the Mount Marty Lancers.  This game followed the women’s match against Northern State. South Dakota’s senior forward Lahat Thioune opened the season with a two point jumper to make the score 2-0 with 19:40 in the first […]

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Women’s Basketball Transfers Show Out in Season Opener

The Coyotes women’s basketball team faced off against the Northern State University Wolves on Nov. 6 in their first game of the season. This is the first matchup between these two teams since 2007. The Coyotes defeated the Wolves 85-57 for the first win of the season The Wolves started senior guard Rianna Fillipi, sophomore […]

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SGA Host USD President Sheila Gestring 

On Nov. 7, SGA held their 12th meeting of the year. SGA members heard from USD President Sheila Gestring in regard to the university’s future goals and possible upcoming projects, as well as unanimously passed three senate bills (SB) and two senate resolutions (SR) for further review. Gestring shared information regarding the possibilities of future […]

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Jazz Ensemble Explores Swing and Latin Styles

The USD Jazz ensembles held a concert Wednesday, Nov. 1 in the Colton Recital Hall. The ensembles played different styles of jazz, ranging from the swing era of the 40’s to Latin jazz.   The ensemble consists of two bands with saxophones, trumpets, trombones and a rhythm section. The latter is composed of the piano, guitar, […]

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International Club Brings Taste of Brazil

USD kicked off Brazil night on Nov. 1 in the MUC pit. The event consisted of traditional Brazilian foods, an informative powerpoint and a murder mystery.  The USD International Club hosts monthly events called around the world, where each month the club teaches students about a country’s culture and brings in traditional food. This month’s […]

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Unity Week Highlights Different Cultures

Throughout the week of Nov. 1 through the 4, the College of Fine Arts hosted the inaugural Unity Week that ended with the Unity Ball. The week consisted of four different events held in the MUC to celebrate different cultures at USD.  The president of the Union of African American Students (UAAS) Bennett Clary said […]

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