USD Housing Renovations over Summer Break

The 2023 spring semester is coming to an end, which means summer renovations for USD housing will be underway. Three residence halls will be closed for the summer due to emergency roof repair, electrical repair such as electrical panel repair, and plumbing lines installation. Director of Housing, Cody Burggraff, said there will be renovations starting […]

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Carcoana Returns to On-Campus Housing

Mihai Carcoana, the USD basketball player who was arrested on charges of rape in the second degree last week, was released Dec. 13 after a $50,000 bail was paid by a bond company. He has surrendered his passport and is scheduled to appear in court on Tuesday, Dec. 21.  Carcoana’s $50,000 dollar bail was met […]

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Coyote Village evacuated for gas leak

Shortly after 6 p.m. Saturday night, the University of South Dakota evacuated Coyote Village due to a gas leak. Dean of Students Kim Grieve said they hope to have the issue solved as quickly as possible. “We will be sending Coyote Village students an email, asking if they need a place to stay if we […]

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USD students work to build a culture of resourcefulness on campus

For years USD has not had many consistent recycling acts set in place. However, two sustainability students are planning to change that for good. Caitlin Reimers, a junior sustainability major and campus recycling coordinator, and Anna Moore, a graduate student, have been working together to plan a campus initiative for recycling. Starting with North Complex […]

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Extended summer comes to an end on Move-in weekend

After five months away from campus due to Covid-19, new and returning Coyotes moved back to Vermillion over the weekend. The move in the process took place over a three day period. In previous years, move-in was a single-day event, but because of social distancing measures, move-in was spread out over the weekend to limit […]

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Second-year honors students to have housing community in Coyote Village

First-year honors students have a designated housing community on campus. But after freshman year, USD honors students previously didn’t have a specific living community to be a part of. Starting next year, there will be a wing on one of the floors in Coyote Village set aside for honors students. Kate Fitzgerald, USD Housing Director, […]

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Robert the raccoon rocks Coyote Village

Most pet owners on campus have a dog, cat or fish, but first-year Nick Gaes has a pet raccoon named Robert. Gaes has had Robert for two years and currently lives in Coyote Village.  Gaes is a kinesiology and sports management major and plays football at USD. Gaes got Robert from a farm in Iowa. […]

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Freshman women’s basketball player Alexi Hempe overcomes torn ACL

Moving into Coyote Village at the beginning of summer, the women’s basketball team prepared for a summer filled with basketball. However, for freshman forward Alexi Hempe, she faced a summer full of rehab for her torn ACL. During a basketball game her senior year, Hempe’s season came to a halt due to a torn ACL […]

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What being an RA is really like

Waking up to a loud phone call at 3 a.m. and hearing the words, “University Police,” isn’t a situation most college students experience. However, for Residence Assistants, it’s just a part of the job. After recieving this 3 a.m. phone call, resident assistant Blake Brown walked to the front of Coyote Village to meet with […]

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