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A New Face

Meet Josh Snyder, USF’s new Athletic Director.

by Miranda Cain, Paige Petersen, and Rob Goffney

“He has the energy and the drive to take this athletic department to another level.”

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The University of Sioux Falls has named Josh Snyder as the new Athletic Director.

Beginning May 1st, Snyder will step into his new role at USF

and the administration on campus is looking forward to having him on staff.

“He’s been different places. He’s learned different things,” Interim Athletic Director Pam Gohl tells College Week. “He has a lot of experience and USF is looking to take advantage of that. He has the energy and the drive to take this athletic department to another level,” Gohl says.

As the first candidate that was brought to campus, Assistant Athletic Director Taro Fujimoto says that Snyder left a great impression as the week continued and the committee met the other candidates.

“To start a process that was an entire week, to leave an

impression when people were still thinking about you as of Friday when you came Monday I think was a very big help for him,” Fujimoto says.

Originally from Sioux City, Iowa, Synder hoped that a position at USF would bring him closer to home and the USF Athletics administration is excited about his family orientation and his devotion to his Christian faith.

“He just likes to get things done and make sure everything’s successful so I think he’ll be a really good fit for us,” Fujimoto says.

Snyder left an impression of being detail orientated and organized when he met with USF representatives and adminstrators like Fujimoto and Gohl look forward to the way that he will contribute to the USF Athletics Programs.

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Eyes on the Conference Tournament Story by Evan Gentry | Photos by Julia Iversen

The weather is warming up, and the University of Sioux Falls women’s tennis team is finding a roll.

They are finishing up conference play after returning home from a team trip to Hilton Head, S.C. The women currently are 2-5 in conference play, and they are looking to win their last four games in Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference.

“The last four games are really important so we can make to the conference tournament at the end of April,” Joey Bosch said.

Bosch, a sophomore, had to sit out last season because she

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transferred from Minnesota State – Mankato. With the current transfer rules in the NSIC, it was required of Bosch to sit out a season.

Kara Bunkers is in her first season of colligate tennis, and she is excited to be on the court with her teammates. She talks about the rituals that help her win. “I envision myself on the court,” Bunkers said, “and I also pray.”

The tennis team will play Minnesota – Moorhead this weekend in its next conference match.

Pictured: L- Stacey Beard, R - Molly Seigenthaler

Thursday Morning Worship

Photos and story by Julia Iversen

Pictured: Micah Heeren and Matt Harsch

“The purpose of us getting together is to come together one more time throughout the week to worship God,” says Campus Ministries grad. assistant Matt Harsch. “We gather together to worship as a community to grow in our faith and grow with each other here at USF.”

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More stories online The start of spring marks a special time for the students of USF: The start of intramural basketball. This league of basketball can prove to be a great time for many USF students for a variety of reasons.

Read more and watch the video online.

Music Reviews KCFS Manager Zach Dresch has the scoop on some of the latest albums!

Pictured: Thomas Jennings, Matt Harsch, Andrew Kawasaki, Josh Tuttle, Alex Qualm, Ben Mulder, Bryce Wildenauer

Photo by Julia Iversen

Madness.

That’s a word closely associated with March. Yes, that’s right. ‘March Madness’ is upon us. Time for upsets, bracket busters, and Cinderella stories as the NCAA tournament begins.

USF Men’s and Women’s basketball

teams fought hard in the post-season. College Week caught up with both teams prior to the tournament.

A new football season

Gameface | Now is What Matters Now I’ll be honest here…I only discovered this band a few days ago. But in my opinion, aren’t the best artists the ones you discover accidentally? At least that’s what happens to me anyway.

Manchester Orchestra | Cope Hopefully this album is the band’s breakthrough to bigger things. Yes, they are one of the more successful indie rock bands of recent memory, but they belong higher up on the rock food chain.

Read the whole reviews and more

means new coaches. These new coaches are already game planning and working for the success they are looking for.

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In 1967, Sioux Falls College was featured in Time Magazine.

What was the article about? a) the low cost of tuition b) the football season c) the growth of the campus

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Student Senate News

by Dannika Nash | Student Senate President

This month has been a crazy month for your USF Senators—we’re working on a lot of stuff to try to make the school a better place for students to live and learn. The first item of business has been planning our Lifelight concert, which happened on March 24th in our very own Stewart Center featuring Remedy Drive, VOTA, and a few other bands that came along for the ride.

We’ve also made some updates to the Club Application (which anyone can pick up from the Senate Desk and fill out!) and the Club Standards, mostly making the application more simple and the standards more applicable to the clubs we currently foster.

This semester has brought some exciting changes regarding changes in our caf experience, so look forward to announcements about that. Senate has also added a few clubs to our funding recently, including the Environmental Club, which has been active and valuable to our campus already in the short month they’ve been around. Don’t forget to follow us on Twitter @USF_Senate, as our Social Media man Seth Lewis does an amazing job with his clever and informative updates, including live-tweeting the meetings. We also have a Facebook page now that we update very regularly.

During the month of March, we spent a lot of energy trying to get some buzz going in Java now that Java City is open for business from 1-5 on Saturdays! We hosted the talented Cameron Brooks and Alex Qualm playing and singing a variety of sweet music, we hosted a wild karaoke hour, and we also enjoyed a time of poetry reading and chatting with Drs. Cole and Dyer. In the future of Java, we’re greatly looking forward to Sexual Assault Awareness week and all the enlightening activities that will come along with that.

Lastly, elections will be coming up! If you’re interested in joining Student Senate, look for signs that will come up in mid-April.

Pick up a petition from the Senate Desk in Java and turn your 50 signatures into Student Development. You can also help influence your cougar experience by voting in the election for the executives! Have a say in who the next president, vice president, and secretary/treasurer are.

Finish strong, Cougars!

Remedy Drive Manic Drive & Vota

Lifelight Concert at USF

Photos by Taylor Miland and Lauren Nelson

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