COVID-19
Webber and Coyotes Preparing for Nationals
The Coyotes women’s triathlon team won an at-large bid for the USA Triathlon Collegiate National Championships at Tempe, Arizona. They will next compete on Nov. 11. One of the top performers for the Coyotes this year is sophomore Chelsea Webber. At the West Regional Championships this season, Webber finished second overall for the Coyotes and […]
Abby Ripperda Back for One Final Season
After missing the 2022 indoor track and field season due to a leg injury, graduate student and current cross country runner Abby Ripperda came back to run for one final semester. Ripperda, a native of Sioux Falls, received a medical hardship waiver from the NCAA. The waiver is given to student athletes that missed more […]
New COVID-19 Strain Emerges
A new COVID-19 variant called XBB.1.5 surges on the east coast. According to the World Health Organization, the variant is likely to be more transmissible than the previous variants due to its immune evasiveness. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that the new variant accounts for 43% of new cases, with most […]
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, […]
I’m not sure I want to return to “normal”
I graduated high school in what felt like peak COVID-19 in May of 2020. Before graduation, I spent two months taking online classes or the infamous digital learning. Despite not being able to experience senior year to its fullest, it wasn’t so bad. Neither my teachers, friends or I knew how to make an online […]
COVID-19 not hindering study abroad opportunities
The Study Abroad Expo was held Feb. 3 and allowed students to learn more about study abroad programs at USD through the Gallagher Center. The expo consisted of tables advertising faculty-led programs, financial assistance help and a student ambassador booth where study abroad alumni discussed their previous trips. There was also a virtual reality (VR) […]
SGA hears from Unite for USD
At Student Government Association’s (SGA) meeting, Nate Popp gave a presentation on Unite for USD and the Senate discussed the possibility of another mask mandate. Unite for USD is an annual online fundraiser that lasts 1,862 minutes. This will be the fourth year of the fundraiser. There are over 20 initiatives this year. “This year, […]
Men’s basketball finds season interruptions due to COVID-19
Prior to entering Summit League play, the Coyotes finished their non-conference schedule with a winning record of 8-4. Their last four games against Waldorf, Northern Colorado, Northern Arizona, and Bellarmine all took place in the beginning of December and set the men’s basketball team up for their first conference game. During the Waldorf game on […]
No COVID-19 changes anticipation for spring semester
As students prepare for the close of the fall semester and are scheduling their trips home, USD doesn’t anticipate having to make any adjustments for COVID-19 come the spring semester. Kevin O’Kelley, head of the COVID-19 Taskforce, said while numbers are lower than the university anticipated, it’s important to remember that these cases are not […]
COVID-19 Taskforce encourages testing before Thanksgiving break
Last fall, the University of South Dakota’s COVID-19 cases peaked at 243 according to the USD COVID-19 Dashboard. This year, the highest peak has been 24 in early September. South Dakota has a total of 5,961 cases overall, according to the South Dakota Department of Health website. Kevin O’Kelley, the head of USD’s COVID-19 Taskforce, […]