El Fredo Pizza brings longstanding product to Vermillion

Pizza Hut. Pizza Ranch. Domino’s. And now El Fredo Pizza. El Fredo Pizza opens for business on Wednesday Feb. 12, growing the number of pizza shops in Vermillion by one. The restaurant will occupy the space where Little Italy’s once stood. The original El Fredo Pizza is located in Sioux City. While this particular pizza […]

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USD wins 13 events at Jackrabbit Invitational

For the second time in as many weekends, the Coyote swimming and diving team took on SDSU. Following the Coyotes’ head-to-head victory in Brookings, USD won 13 individual events at the Jackrabbit Invitational in Sioux Falls over the weekend. The women’s team won seven events while the men’s team won four. Junior Duncan Johnson and […]

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Finding their forever Valentines on campus

The transition from graduation gowns to wedding gowns can be a long one. The average age of marriage in 2020 is 29 years old, more than seven years after a traditional four-year graduation schedule. For two USD couples, their gap was shorter than average, but they took the leap and decided to tie the knot. […]

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Success goes deeper than what people see on the court

The Coyote women’s basketball team has their highest ranking ever — 21 AP/17 coaches poll — the second ever at-large bid for the Summit League in 2019 and over 100 wins under head coach Dawn Plitzuweit; how have the Coyote women achieved these? Plitzuweit said the building of the team’s success starts with three main […]

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USD professors reflect on former South Dakota governor’s impact during his visit

USD honored former South Dakota Governor Dennis Daugaard with a portrait of his likeness last Wednesday. Farber Hall contains a portrait of all USD alumni who have served as a governor. Daugaard is the eleventh portrait.  David Earnest, the chair of USD’s Department of Political Science, attended the ceremony. Earnest said one of Dugaard’s impacts […]

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How USD handles classes cancelled for low enrollment

When classes at USD get cancelled due to low enrollment, the academic deans at USD try to help students navigate through these issues.  Beth Freeburg, Associate Provost and Graduate Dean, said USD operates under a 4/7/10 policy, which is a South Dakota Board of Regents rule. Under this rule, undergraduate classes — level 100, 200, […]

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Brust & Weightman

Our campaign stands out. Retention is a complicated topic involving several steps and each of these steps contributes to our platforms: advocacy, accessibility and affordability. We believe there’s more to student government than student representation. One must also be active in their leadership role and support the student body regardless of race, gender, religion, political […]

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USD Family tradition stretches back five generations

Many students who attend USD have some sort of family tie to the school, but for the Lavin family, their history goes back to the early 1900s. The Lavin family has been attending USD for five generations starting in 1903 and continue their legacy with sisters Lauren and Emma Lavin.  Lauren, a junior psychology major, […]

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Coyote Softball Ready for New Season

In the 2020 Summit League Softball Preseason Coaches’ Poll, USD has been projected to take second place. Junior Pitcher Alexis Devers and Senior Camille Fower have both been named Coyote Players to Watch following their accomplishments from last season In the 2019 season, Devers pitched in over 170 innings with 90 strikeouts and four shutouts. […]

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