With their season on the line, the South Dakota men’s basketball team saved its best for last. With 5:22 to go in the second half and an 11-point deficit, South…
The USD women’s basketball team closed out their 2024-2025 season at the Summit League Championships against Oral Roberts on Thursday, March 6 in Sioux Falls at the Denny Sanford Premier…
Vermillion, South Dakota has been named the “Best Small Town Arts Scene” by USA Today. The recognition highlights the town’s artistic community and the significant role of local organizations that…
On Tuesday afternoon, three Coyote men and one Coyote woman were honored with Summit League postseason honors. Senior guard Chase Forte was the Summit League Defensive Player of the Year,…
Now that March has begun, the sporting world is turning their eyes to college basketball. Before the madness begins in two weeks, The 2025 Summit League tournament at the Denny…

President Gestring Delivers Semesterly Report at SGA Meeting

Enrollment records, budget priorities and housing concerns, were just some of the topics brought up by USD President Sheila Gestring during Tuesday’s SGA meeting.  Gestring was the guest speaker at SGA’s meeting, sharing her semesterly report and asking for feedback from the association.  Gestring announced the university’s fall enrollment numbers increased by 4% and broke […]

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Soccer Remains Winless in Summit League Play

South Dakota hosted their second and third Summit League games against Omaha and Denver this past weekend.  On Friday the Coyotes hosted Omaha that ended in a 1-1 tie.  The Mavericks got on the board first with a goal at minute 54. The goal was scored by junior midfielder Alyssa Hansen and assisted by junior […]

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USD Sororities Host Their First Philanthropy Events of the Year

In the third week of September, USD’s Greek life chapters of Alpha Xi Delta, Pi Beta Phi and Kappa Alpha Theta put on their first philanthropy events of the year. On Sept. 21 Alpha Xi Delta hosted a snowcone sale outside of the MUC and Pi Beta Phi held a dessert bar event, Pi Phi […]

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Shira Dentz reads to USD

Farber Hall will host its first poetry reading and book signing of the year on Sept. 30. Visiting poet fellow Shira Dentz, Ph.D., teaches an advanced creative writing seminar this semester for the USD English department but on Friday at 4 p.m. she will be reading from various works including her book, “Sisyphusina” released in […]

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SGA Hears New Campus Opportunity, Clarifies Roles Within Senate

USD’s Lori Costello spoke on the Coyote Career Closet initiative at Tuesday night’s SGA meeting, emphasizing the confidence and empowerment this action will bring. Senators also introduced three new Senate bills, all of which will be seen again next week.  Costello, an assistant professor at USD, pitched the Coyote Career Closet program to Senators, sharing […]

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Coach has Extra Responsibilities During Offseason

Softball head coach Robert Wagner huddled his team around him after practice on Monday evening. With sounds of cleats stomping and softballs smacking the inside of the gloves, his voice peaked above everything giving directions to his players right before their first fall camp. During the Coyotes’ offseason, Wagner and the team decided to host […]

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COVID-19 Pandemic Has Made College Students Lazy

Pushing off assignments until the last minute has always been a part of college life. We all know procrastination will never help us, most of the time pushing something off until later will make the situation worse, and the lockdown just added fuel to the fire.  Procrastination can be caused by several things like stress, […]

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OneNote is Criminally Underutilized by Students at USD

Across USD, students are hunched over their laptops and tablets in every classroom, furiously taking notes as lecturers passionately teach their chosen discipline. Attentive students know they’ll take their midterm exams in a month. They’ll be hitting the books and attempting to review their notes in preparation for the exams.  However, a few will find […]

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