Jackrabbits Top Seed in Tournament after Perfect Conference Record

This year the Summit League Tournament has expanded to all 10 teams. There will be two play-in games on Friday as the bottom four teams will compete for the last two spots in the quarterfinals. The Women’s play-in games will kick off the tournament in Sioux Falls on Friday with games at 12:30 p.m. and […]

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Oral Roberts Secures Top Spot in Summit League Tournament 

With South Dakota defeating Kansas City in the final game of the Summit League regular season, the teams will be focusing on the Summit League Tournament in Sioux Falls.  This year, the tournament will look a little different as all 10 teams in the conference will be traveling to Sioux Falls. Unlike last year, the […]

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Coyotes Close the Season with a Win

The Coyotes men’s basketball team fell to ORU on Thursday, 70-82. They bounced back on Saturday snapping their five-game losing streak with a 82-48 win over Kansas City On Thursday, the Coyotes played the Oral Roberts Golden Eagles, who are undefeated in conference play. Oral Roberts came in with their regular starting lineup of seniors […]

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Vermillion’s Snow Fall Brings Long Working Hours

Vermillion has seen multiple snowstorms come through town this year, increasing the need for snow removal. This winter, the university’s Grounds and Landscaping team has been hard at work clearing parking lots, roads and sidewalks across campus.  Nate Steele is the Director of Grounds and Landscaping here at USD. According to Steele, this winter has […]

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Women’s Basketball Fall on Senior Day

The Coyotes split their weekend after defeating Omaha 61-41 on Thursday and fell to Denver 74-79 on Saturday. On Thursday, the Coyotes hosted the Omaha Mavericks. It took nearly three minutes for the Coyotes to put points on the board after sophomore forward Morgan Hansen made a 3-pointer to tie the game at three. The […]

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Update on Parking Construction at Julian Hall

Samantha Hartje and Charles Streeter  Following the demolition of Julian and Brookman Halls, construction of a new parking lot and renovations of the South Dakota Union remain on schedule amid winter weather.  The Assistant Vice President of Facilities Management, Brian Limoges gave updates on the construction process.             “We are currently finishing the demolition/removal of the […]

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Continued Rise in International Students

Samantha Hartje and Charles Streeter The University of South Dakota has seen new faces from around the world. In recent semesters, the growth of international students continues to increase.  According to Patrick Morrison, the Director of the Gallagher Center, the international student population increased 59% from the Spring 2022 semester to Spring 2023. Currently, there […]

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Father and Daughter Complete MBA Program Together

Katelyn Conover and her father, Gerry Breen, graduated from the Master of Business Administration (MBA) program offered through the Beacom School of Business last August. Conover said going through this experience with her father was a memorable experience for both of them. “Getting my degree with my father was an awesome experience,” Conover said. “Not […]

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Women’s Basketball Falls to Jackrabbits in Vermillion

On Saturday, the women’s basketball team hosted their in-state rival  South Dakota State. This is the second meeting between the two teams this season as SDSU defeated the Coyotes in Brookings, 118-59.  The game opened up with South Dakota winning the tipoff and instantly hitting a 3-point shot from redshirt freshman guard Cassidy Carson, who […]

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Women’s Swim and Dive Win Before Summit League Championships

The Coyote swim and dive team hosted the Coyote Invite at home on Feb. 3 and 4. Day one of the meet, the Coyotes won four events. Two were relays, and two were individual. The Coyotes started the day as a team made of sophomores Christina Spomer, Skyler Leverenz and Emily Kahn, plus fifth year […]

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