The South Dakota Coyotes showed up to play in Omaha, Nebraska for a three-game series over the weekend, but could not get the job done. South Dakota Coyotes softball traveled…
The University of South Dakota is seeing some major roster changes across athletics as a result of the NCAA transfer portal. Changes like the ones that we have been seeing…
The Coyote women’s golf team swung away at the greens at the Summit League Tournament in Mesa, Arizona beginning on Sunday, April 20 at the Longbow Golf Course. At the…
The South Dakota women’s tennis team closed the books on its season with an 10-9 overall record, and two Coyotes earning first-team All-Summit League honors. Senior Grace Chadick led the…
The University of South Dakota track and field teams added more hardware to their collection after breaking three school records and winning four events in a three-meet, three day swing…

The Night is Short, Walk on Girl

When people talk about anime films, the conversation usually relates to movies made by Studio Ghibli or are connected in some way to a popular television series. Rarely do films outside of these two criteria get mentioned in popular discussion, which is a shame. I’ve found many of these more obscure movies to be just […]

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Local Filmmakers Rise to a 48-Hour Challenge

Students and local filmmakers recently faced the challenge of creating a short film within 48 hours. The Vermillion Cultural Association hosts the Fool’s 48 Short Film Project annually to promote local filmmakers by providing a platform for them to gain real-world experience.  Students involved in a directing for video and film class at USD participated […]

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The Vex & The Verm: Is It All Just Too Much?

Is it all just too much? Does it seem like everything just keeps piling up until the stack meets its inevitable fate with gravity?  I’ve been doing a lot this semester, Co-Producing Coyote News, running the social media for Arts & Sciences, recording the SGA meetings, writing this column, taking 16 credits, and trying to […]

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South Dakota Residents Protest “Hands Off”

On Saturday, April 5, thousands of South Dakota residents from across the state gathered in Sioux Falls, Pierre and Brookings to join the national “Hands Off” protest.  The event was a part of the national 50501 project, which aimed and succeeded at holding 50 protests across all 50 states in just one day. Protesters assembled […]

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SDBOR Approves New Summer Rates

A proposal was sent to the South Dakota Board of Regents to determine a potential change in summer housing prices due to the increase of students wanting to stay in Vermillion over the summer.  When it comes to summer in Vermillion, situations can vary, as some students on campus go home, move away for internships […]

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Newman Center Celebrates 60th Anniversary

On April 5, the Newman Center invited alumni and current students to help celebrate 60 years of being a part of the Vermillion community. During the event there were over 160 people that had attended. Alumni were able to reconnect with the community they had once been a part of during their college days. To […]

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The Good, The Bad and The Missing TV

How big are the dorm rooms? In North Complex, where I have been living for the past two years, they are 10’7” x 15’4”. That is about 165 square feet shared between two people. I’ve lived in less than 83 square feet to call my own for two years.  After a while this takes a […]

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Movie Review: To Live is to die Again

For many people, their introduction to South Korean director Bong Joon Ho, was from the immense success of his previous film “Parasite” in 2019. His latest work, “Mickey 17,” pulls ideas from many of Joon Ho’s earlier works while also adapting the sci-fi novel “Mickey 7.” The film presents a fascinating dystopian sci-fi world that […]

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On Campus Housing Requirements Raise Concerns Amongst the Student Body

 With the spring semester coming to an end, the search for on-campus housing for next semester is already underway. Many students have selected their housing situation, however, there have been students that disagree with the South Dakota Board of Regents re-instillment of the two year on-campus housing requirement. South Dakota Board of Regents mandates that students […]

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