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SGA supports county alcohol diversion program Trent Opstedahl

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The University of South Dakota Student Government Association will support a resolution in favor of a program allowing people over the age of 18 who received a Class 1 or Class 2 misdemeanor in Clay County to forgo conviction by completing a series of activities.

Senators of SGA voted 18 to 5 Jan. 28 on Senate Resolution #11, which supports the proposed diversion program in Clay County.

"I'm very excited about the passage of this bill,” Senator Rachelle Norberg said. “I think it's evident students are very much in favor of the bill because of the feedback we've received and not hearing

negative, but hearing the positive."

Norberg, who serves as chair of the State and Local committee, first presented the resolution to SGA Jan. 21. SGA voted the resolution into the committee to allow senators time to gather student input.

“This was a way for us to get more discussion about it and make a decision together to see if this is something we want to go forward with and support,” Norberg said.

The proposed diversion is to be presented to Clay County State’s Attorney Teddi Gertsma before March 10, Norberg said.

The program would not require changes to the law, but it would require a change in the way the

ONLINE ONLY Read Senate Resolution #11, which was presented to the Student Government Association Jan. 21.

Read the diversion program criteria and expectations that will be tentatively presented to Clay County State's Attorney Teddi Gertsma tentatively by March 10.

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As the diversion program currently stands, Gertsma would have the discretion to recommend the

diversion program to offenders in lieu of conviction.

Junior Sam Young said he is in support of the program.

“It sounds like a good idea, because they give them a second chance,” Young said. “They might have made a mistake and didn't realize until after the fact."

If granted eligibility to complete the diversion program, minors would need to complete a set of criteria, which would include a 24/7-sobriety program.

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A Vermillion Police Department officer conducts a breathalyzer test. VPD issued 49 minors for underage alcohol consumption at a house party Jan. 25.

VPD cites 51 after Committee to research gender salary equality among USD faculty party bust

Assessing salary disparity Trent Opstedahl

Trent.Opstedahl@coyotes.usd.edu

Fall 2013 full-time female faculty Professors: 32 Associate professors: 33 Assistant professors: 56 Instructor/lecturer: 92 Total: 213

An in-depth study to assess the possible gender pay gap among faculty at the University of South Dakota is set to begin within the coming weeks.

A seven-member faculty committee made up of four women and three men will be appointed

by President James Abbott by the end of this week or early next, at which point the committee will begin taking a closer look at the pay differences — if any — between male and female faculty.

“I’m very much in favor of equality on this issue, so if we find out that there is inequality on this issue, we’ll do whatever we can to change it,” Abbott said.

Biao Zhang, head of the university’s Institutional Department of Research, will also serve on the committee in order to provide the members with the most current, relevant information pertinent to the study.

The discussion of salary equity at USD was first introduced to the Faculty Senate Dec. 4 by members of the Women’s Alliance Group, who expressed

concern that a gender pay gap existed among faculty based on a report released by www.findthedata.org.

Laurie Lind, a professor of health and sciences and member of the Women’s Alliance Group, introduced the report to the Women’s Alliance Group via email, which was eventually forwarded to senators on Faculty Senate.

“You don’t send out an email and think it’s going to go that far, but frankly, I’m very glad that it did,” Lind said. “I’m very happy to know that it was quickly addressed.”

After further discussion in the Faculty Senate, a request was sent to Abbott and his executive committee to appoint a committee to conduct a study.

According to Abbott, 23 fac-

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ulty either volunteered to serve on the committee or submitted a faculty nomination. For the time being, Abbott said, he will not set a time line for when he would like the committee to report on their findings, and said “it depends upon how much information they feel they need and how much time it takes to do a real analysis.”

Abbot said the committee will have to begin the process by reviewing the website and compare it to the information at USD. Abbott said there are discrepancies with the report compared to official university statistics.

For example, the report states there are 100 faculty employed at USD; but according to the university’s Institutional Department of Research, a total of 443 faculty were employed full-time during the fall 2013 semester.

Also within the report is a listing of average salaries between male and female assistant professors at USD, salary outlays of assistant professors and a gender salary comparison of USD faculSEE SALARY, PAGE A6

Check out VolanteOnline.com for a link to a specialized website that catalogs the positions, salaries and educations of USD's faculty members.

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Fall 2013 full-time male faculty Professors: 61 Associate professors: 66 Assistant professors: 76 Instructor/lecturer: 27 Total: 230

At least 41 of the underage drinkers cited by the Vermillion Police Department at a busted house party Saturday are University of South Dakota students, including 18 studentathletes.

Forty-nine citations for minor possession/consumption of alcohol were filed at the Clay County Clerk of Courts office Tuesday from the incident, after the VPD responded to a noise complaint at 1006 Rice Dr. Saturday at 10:55 p.m.

As many as 100 people were reported at the house when police arrived, and officers issued 49 underage drinking citations, one citation for failure to obey a police officer and one citation for noise prohibition which was given to the renter of the house, said VPD Chief Matt Betzen.

Betzen said to his knowledge, most people cooperated with police, but at least one male was pepper sprayed for resisting.

VPD does not always have all the people on staff for this size of house party, Betzen said, but because of an overlap shift — SEE BUST, PAGE A6

Bill 62 committee deadline extended additional week Josie Flatgard

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Students express their concerns for why the Student Government Association should pass Senate Bill 62 during SGA's meeting Dec. 10. The bill was sent to committee for further review and recommendation.

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The deadline for a task force committee to present their recommendation on Senate Bill 62 to the University of South Dakota's Student Government Association has been extended an additional week to Feb. 4.

A recommendation was scheduled to be presented to SGA Jan. 28, but the deadline has been extended to Feb. 4 due to scheduling conflicts with task force members.

After the reading of Senate Bill 62 Dec. 10, which would reserve four at-large SGA senate seats for traditionally marginalized on-campus organizations, it was referred to the Student and Internal Affairs committee to be reviewed, where it currently stands.

Senator Alexis Oskolkoff, who proposed the bill, said the Student and Internal Affairs

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committee divided their assessment of the bill into two areas — internal affairs is looking at the legislation's in-house disciplinary actions, and student affairs is working with students and the traditionally marginalized organizations recognized by the bill.

“It felt like we were being underrepresented through SGA,” Oskolkoff said. “It felt like our voices weren’t being heard.”

After asking for an ad hoc committee, Oskolkoff said Internal Affairs is planning to bring in a couple of lawyers with background in diversity to check the legality of the bill.

The bill is outlined as a sunset provision, which means it would be effective for four years to observe what worked and what actions should be changed to make it better.

“If it doesn’t work, it doesn’t work, but at least we gave it a

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Video with reactions from students who attended the Dec. 10 SGA meeting, which drew the largest student gallery in SGA history.

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try,” Oskolkoff said.

The bill was first presented to SGA Dec. 10 and drew a student gallery of more than 60 people, the largest in SGA history.

SGA President Erik Muckey said the reason the Dec. 10 reading of the bill sparked so much interest and debate SEE DIVERSITY, PAGE A8

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CAMPUS & CITYDigest SD panel recommends broadening domestic abuse laws Chet Brokaw Associated Press

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota's domestic abuse laws should be expanded to cover dating couples who don't live together, a state legislative committee recommended Tuesday.

The Senate Judiciary Committee also approved some other measures intended to protect abuse victims and their children.

Sen. Deb Soholt, R-Sioux Falls, who chaired a summer study that examined the state's domestic abuse laws, said the law needs to be changed to protect people in dating relationships who do not live with their abusers. The law also should be changed to protect pregnant women who do not live with their abus-

ers, she said.

Current law defines domestic abuse as physical harm, attempted harm or the infliction of fear of harm committed by family or household members against spouses, former spouses, some relatives, people who live or have lived in the same household or people who have a child together.

The main bill approved by the legislative committee Tuesday would broaden the coverage to people who are in or have been in a significant romantic relationship with each other or are expecting a child with each other.

"It's not always about the logistics of where you live.

It's about the relationship," Soholt said.

The bills were written by

a legislative summer study that was set up after the 2013 Legislature killed a bill that would have more clearly defined who is protected.

The House and Senate a year ago could not agree on whether same-sex couples should be protected by the domestic abuse laws. The measure approved Tuesday does not limit coverage to couples of the opposite sex, and lawmakers did not talk about that aspect of the bill.

The bill was supported

by Attorney General Marty Jackley, prosecutors, law enforcement groups and people who work with abuse victims.

Law enforcement officials have said the law needs to be changed, particularly to protect people abused in dating relationships.

"We think this will help

victims from falling through the cracks," said Staci Eggert of the South Dakota Sheriffs' Association.

Lindsey Riter-Rapp, a lobbyist for the South Dakota Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys, opposed the bill. She said applying domestic abuse protections to former spouses could raise questions in cases where people have been divorced for many years.

Courts also could have trouble determining whether a relationship is significant and romantic, she said.

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Vermillion police blotter >> Jan. 22 - Jan. 28

For more information about the crimes featured below or for an interactive map with all of their locations, go to

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reports of damaged property

Jan. 22 Police responded to a theft at the liquor store along the 800 block of Cottage Street. One adult female was charged with petty theft and released.

An assault was reported on the 100 block of Carr Street. Upon arrival, officers could not prove the crime took place. No charges were filed.

Jan. 23 Tenants of an apartment building along the 10 block

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of East Main Street reported damage done to the hallways inside the building, including broken windows. Police have no suspects and no leads.

A report of online purchase fraud in excess of $1000 was reported on the 600 block of North Dakota Street. According to the report, the ongoing case was deferred to the detective division.

A report of online purchase fraud in excess of $1000 was reported on the 600 block of North Dakota Street. Accord-

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Volume 138, Number 15 Jan. 29, 2014

1985 The University of South Dakota landscape and maintenance department worked around the clock to ensure the campus' sidewalks were ice-free after numerous instances of students struggling to stay upright were reported to Student Health Services within a one-week span.

Student Health Services said most of the falls were because of the excessive amounts of ice around campus, but also attributed late-night falls to drugs and alcohol in some cases.

2003 Beede Hall residents were woken up at approximately 3:05 a.m. to the smell of smoke and the sound of fire alarms after a towel was placed in the second floor oven. The hall director said the fire was intentional after seeing the oven had been turned up to 500 degrees and abandoned. The kitchen lounge was locked following the incident and a $500 reward was offered to anyone who had information.

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personal disputes

ing to the report, the ongoing case was deferred to the detective division.

Jan. 24 Caller complained of property damage along the 200 block of East Main Street when a dumpster had been tipped over. Police have no suspects or leads.

Jan. 25 Police responded to juvenile delinquency along the 300 block of Prospect Street.

The female offender was turned over into the custody

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of her grandparents.

Jan. 26 One man was charged with disorderly conduct when police responded to a call of fist fighting outside the Main Street Pub along West Main Street.

Officers were sent to assist a medical call when an ambulance was dispatched to the 500 block of Adams Street, an adult female was transported to the hospital after suffering from a seizure.

Coyote Media Weekly Update LIVE AT 5 • Watch Coyote News tonight on channel 21 to see a story on the new majors and minors coming to the University of South Dakota.

TUNE IN AT NOON • Tune in to KAOR 91.1 FM today to hear from Erik Muckey and Clay Hoffman about their year in the SGA executive office.

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NEWSBRIEFLY let the battle commence

What's trending on our website? volanteonline.com 1. VPD busts house party Saturday, issues 49 underage alcohol citations 2. Students could work off alcohol minors in program proposed by SGA 3. Covington leaves USD for 'personnel matter,' USD to launch search for replacement within the month 4. Tax fraud hits close to home

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Royce Fldung plays Dread Fleet Jan. 24 at Vermincon in the Muenster University Center ballroom. Vermincon is an annual three day convention hosted by the University of South Dakota's games club in conjunction with MAGE, the Midwest Area Gaming Enthusiasts.

Campus Wayne State College recital coming to USD Two of Wayne State College’s musical faculty, Linda Christensen and Philip Pfaltzgraff, will perform for the University of South Dakota during a duo piano recital Feb. 3 at 7:30 p.m. The pair will perform in Colton Recital Hall at the Warren M. Lee Center for the Fine Arts.

The event is open to the public and there is no charge.

Christensen earned her BA from Weber State University, a Master of Music in Piano Performance and Pedagogy from Southern Methodist University, and a Ph.D. in Music Education/Piano Pedagogy from the University of Oklahoma.

She has given various presentations and workshops, served as an educational consultant for the 2000 edition

of The Music Tree, has been involved with summer piano camps and served as musical director and pianist for many theater companies.

Pfaltzgraff earned his Bachelor's of Music Education from Westmar College, his Masters Degrees in Organ Performance and Music Education degree from Central Michigan University.

He has pursued musical composition, arranging works for choir and instruments.

His latest piece premiering at Wayne State College in honor of the college Centennial year, which was Nov. 17, 2009.

Medieval studies professor slated for talk Michael Martin, Ph. D., of Fort Lewis College in Durango, CO, is set to give a speech Jan. 30 at 3:30 p.m. in East Hall room 111.

Martin specializes in pasto-

ral theology of the Carolingian era and late medieval French fables.

He serves as associate professor and coordinator of the John F. Reid honors program.

Martin has taught courses on Medieval Europe and Gender and Women’s Studies Program and language department.

Online grad. program ranked 27 of 172 The University of South Dakota’s Beacom School of Business online graduate business program has been recognized as one of the best in the nation.

The U.S. News and World Report released a 2014 Best Online Graduate Business Programs survey Jan. 9, listing USD’s M.B.A. online program as 27 among 172 institutions.

Schools with online programs which came in below USD

included Lehigh University, the Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University, Florida State University and the Jenkins Graduate School of Management at North Carolina State University.

A total of 239 schools with online programs were surveyed and considered based on selected areas. Areas included student engagement, admissions selectivity, peer reputation, faculty credentials and training and student services and tech-

Abbott appointed as Newseum chairman nology.

University of South Dakota President James W. Abbot will now serve as the Newseum Institute's chairman on the board of trustees. Along with this role, he will serve as a member of the Newseum Institute’s executive committee.

The forum ensures young people learn about the five freedoms — speech, press, religion, assembly and petition — of the First Amendment through educational classes and programs.

Since July 2003, Abbot has been a member of the Newseum Institute board of trustees, and in Dec. 2012 became a member of the Freedom Forum, which helps fund the Newseum and is dedicated to the First Amendment and media issues.

State Proposal could make animal cruelty a felony Animal cruelty could become a felony in South Dakota under a proposal planned to be presented to the State Legislature by state agriculture officials.

According to State Veterinarian Dustin Oedekoven, the planned proposal would make it a felony to commit malicious, intentional acts of torture or mutilation against animals, but also clarifies that standard, accepted livestock raising practices are not mistreatment.

Currently, the inhumane treatment of animals is a misdemeanor in the state. The law outlines a maximum penalty of up to one year in jail and a $2,000 fine.

The proposed bill would make intentional and malicious acts of torture or other cruelty a Class 6 felony, which carries a maximum penalty of two years in prison and a $4,000 fine.

NATION First-class postage price increases 3 cents Students and their families will have to shuck out a few more pennies when mailing letters to each other or paying bills.

The cost of a first-class postage stamp now costs 49 cents — 3 cents more than before. The last increase of postage stamps was one year ago.

The price hike went into effect Jan. 26. The United States Postal Service lost $5 billion last year and has been asking Congress to end Saturday delivery and reduce payments on retiree health benefits.

WORLD Pope seeks rise in women's role in the church

Pope Francis has expressed a desire for the role of women in the Roman Catholic Church to continue to increase.

Speaking to an Italian women's organization — the Centro Italiano Femminile — Jan. 25, Francis said he wants women to take on a role that is "more capillary and incisive" in the church.

Francis recalled the "indispensable role" of women in society, noting how pleased he is to see women sharing pastoral responsibilities with priests and families.

He also noted women's role in the workplace should also be expanded.

The Centro Italiano Femminile is a non-profit group based on Christian values.

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From redesigns to revolutions The Volante renovates print and online editions

Since 1887, The Volante newsroom has made its main goal to inform and educate the campus of the University of South Dakota, a duty that has defined everything we have done for over 126 years.

While our duty has remained the same, the methods and means by which we provide information to the masses has evolved, just as technology and society has evolved.

In that spirit, The Volante enters 2014 ready to redefine what it means to tell the news of USD. No longer will The Volante merely be a stack of newspapers students can pick up each Wednesday, filled with information about the week past and the week upcoming.

No, we are coming to you this time.

While online content is certainly nothing new to The Volante, nor the world, it has yet to be at the forefront of what we do, until now.

No longer is it our job to provide the campus a newspaper each week, it is our duty to provide the reader with information and knowledge they need to face the day at USD. Expect content updated daily on Volanteonline.com and look for us on Facebook and Twitter, because we have undoubtedly filled your feeds

with the campus news of the day. If it’s happening, we are there; if it happened, it’s already online.

The print edition has not been abandoned. In fact, beginning with this issue, The Volante has been given a facelift, including a new frontpage flag, section heads and a newer, crisp look.

As members of the media, we are here to cater the reader’s attention, and making the newspaper aesthetically pleasing and simple to read is a large part of the task.

A part of serving the readers includes being knowledgeable on the content they are searching for. What questions do students and faculty of USD need answered? When they pick up The Volante, what kind of information should be found within its pages?

For that reason, The Volante is reaching out to organizations on campus to form a Reader’s Board. We would like a representative from as many on-campus groups as possible to provide feedback and inform The Volante editorial staff of the needs of its readers.

If interested in joining, please contact Editor-in-Chief of The Volante Emily Niebrugge at emily.niebrugge@gmail. com.

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First-year encourages USD weekend travelers to stay on campus MICHAEL GEHEREN is a first-year majoring in political science College is supposed to be the best time of your life. So far, I have enjoyed it. I have met great friends, gotten a job and became very involved in activities.

The weekends, however, are not always as fun. Many of my friends—like many of the students here—are from South

Dakota. They tend to go home often on the weekends. I am from a suburb of Chicago so the luxury of going home is not in the cards.

I also do not drink. I know, it may sound lame, but I have never had an interest in drinking. I can still have fun without alcohol, but the weekends here consist of: drinking.

How can this be changed?

I think there are many ways we can improve this idea of a “suitcase school” – a college where students pack their suitcases and head home after their last class on Friday.

“Challenge yourself to stay on the weekends,” said Lindsay Sparks, assistant director

of student life. “The weekend is supposed to be your time to enjoy.”

If you don’t believe me, have you seen the Coyote Crazies section at a football game (except D-Days and USD vs SDSU, those are obviously exceptions)?

To become less of a suitcase school the problem can be addressed beginning in admissions and marketing relations.

The University has a tremendous base from South Dakota, Nebraska, Iowa and parts of Minnesota. I think they need to venture out.

We have some great programs here: the Disaster Mental Health Institute, the medical

school, our political science department, a great business school and all of the other highly regarded programs at this campus. The best part though – the cost.

It is cheaper for me to be an out of state student at University of South Dakota student than an in-state student at any Illinois public and private school.

If USD began recruiting east of the Mississippi River the school may grow tremendously.

The only thing standing in the way is, the stigma. To be honest, I never heard of the University of South Dakota and didn’t know much about the state except for Mount Rushmore.

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Now, my views have changed about the state because there is so much more than that.

The university is continuing to provide more weekend activities such as Movies at the MUC for students to enjoy.

“Immerse yourself in the campus community,” Sparks said.

She recommends going to things you never thought of going to such as a symphony concert or track and field meet.

Getting more students to attend these university-sponsored weekend activities is vital in getting rid of the “suitcase school” mentality.

One thing that may help is the new addition on the Muen-

ster University Center. I think USD did a fantastic job creating a place for the students and university to come together.

Now, if only more people stayed on Saturday and Sunday to utilize the MUC. Follow Michael Geheren on Twitter @mgeheren

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5.3% This is exactly what I wanted!

It is OK for the most part.

I am so confused by it’s layout.

I am not a fan of the expansion.

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Commentary HEAD TO HEAD

OVERHEARD Here you’ll find the weirdest, funniest and stupidest things we’ve heard during the week.

Context is for suckers.

“How else do you contemplate life without taking a long, hot shower?”

Students discuss the reasons why chivalry is dead in relationships Equality vs. chivalry

Blame the technology

— Volante Newsroom

“Your stomach looks smaller.”

“That’s because I threw up last night.”

— Main Street

“I love tinder, she is only a few miles away.”

— Muenster University Center

“I would let her represent me in court.”

— Coyote Village

“Now, let’s take a tour of our mouths..

There’s something you don’t hear everyday.”

— Delzell Education Center

“How’s the Blizzard in the blizzard?”

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PLEASE DO, & PLEASE DON’T *Super Bowl XLVIII

DO: Root for one of the teams. These teams worked hard all year to get to this point.

Don’t: Get into heated arguments which lead to name-calling and fist fights. The fans are gathered around the television to watch a football match, not a boxing match.

DO: Attend a Super Bowl party, or gather all of your friends at your place to celebrate the annual event.

DON’T: Miss the biggest game of the year. People will be talking about those four hours for the following weeks to come, so don’t put yourself out of the loop.

DO: Prepare all the right snackage for watching the game. Let’s be honest, the food is just as important as the final outcome of the game.

DON’T: Settle for veggies and fruit trays. This. Is. Football. Not a tea party.

DO: Enjoy your beverage of choice. Water, soda or a brewsky if you’re old enough. Whatever you need to wash down those smokies.

DON’T: Be that jerk who gets drunk and acts obnoxious. No one thinks you’re funny but you.

KATIE MCGUIRE is a sophomore majoring in contemporary media and journalism.

Back in the old days, men would court women by asking them on a date, take them to dinner and get them home at a respectable time to please the parents. While times have definitely changed, I think this concept should still be practiced today for the same reasons it was then, to build a relationship.

Although I do not think a guy should have to go ask permission from my parents to date me, I think that I should be asked out on a “date” not, “hang out and watch a movie… or something.”

One can find countless variations of the same debate on social media (like USD Confessions): Who should ask who on a date? Who should pay? While the argument for equality is clear, I do not necessarily agree with this being the cause. Men of the University of South Dakota, I’ll let you in on a little secret: most women are just like you. We have no idea if a guy likes us and most likely won’t take the risk of asking first because, well, rejection isn’t the best feeling in the world.

According to The Daily Beast, a recent survey suggests that women may be part of the problem: “Women are actually the one’s performing ‘gentlemanly’

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CHRIS MOSER is a senior majoring in contemporary media and journalism.

Chivalry is dead. Women killed it. Just kidding.

Technology killed it. We have become a society built on social networking.

We are living our lives on the Internet.

According to

debate. org a recent poll showed that 83% of people agree that social media has made us less social. We do not know how to communicate beyond text messages or learning about what our friends are up to with their recent tweet. Verbal communication is a dying art. Yes you can argue that before there was even

phones, we used written letters to communicate— but those were not filled with “OMG”s and “LOL”s.

Unfortunately this form of socializing starts at a very young age these days. One of my mom’s day care kids has a smart phone and a Facebook page. She’s seven.

I think having the access to an infinite amount of information has made our maturity into adult hood happen much later in life.

We say we are adults at the age of 18 and think we know it all and if we don’t, the information we need is usually a few clicks away.

Thinking we are mature when we are not leads to bad decisions and a lot of mistakes.

We are still children on the playground, segregated into our little groups of boys and girls, afraid to talk to the other genders thing to mess around with at that age. Yes, we do interact with one another now that we are older but only on a physical plane, not on a psychological one.

People have become so dependent on their tweets, timelines, and selfies that they have forgotten about truly being themselves and being honest. Chivalry is dead and can stay dead.

We need to be adults and communicate. To be open and true. Who cares if a guy opens a door for you? As long as he’s not slamming it in your face, I think you two are doing just fine as a couple as

long as you are open about it. Maybe you want your man, (or woman,) to hold the door open for you or set their coat down on a wet seat. If so, tell them, if they care about you, they will comply. Don’t send ambiguous texts or break up with them over a text because it’s easier. Be a human with feelings, not faceless words.

Human beings, as far as I can tell, cannot read minds. If you’re a guy or girl, who cares who’s the first to confess. If you like someone, just tell them.

At least they will know.

If something like being honest ruins a friendship, then you two probably were not going to be friends for long anyway. Oh, and if you open up to them and they still just want to be friends, don’t be the jealous d-bag and ruin a potentially good friendship. Maybe someday that person will see you in a different light or even better, you find someone even more right for you. As Steven Stills once sang, “Love the one you’re with.”

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First-years adjust to the closing of the Commons NATHAN ELLENBECKER is a first year majoring in contemporary media and journalism.

The new centerpiece of the University of South Dakota, the expanded Muenster University Center has left students’ mouths drooling through the first few weeks of the 2014 spring semester, and it’s not just the well-crafted burritos of Qdoba or the bomb chicken of Chick-fil-A. It’s also the numerous televisions along the walls, the views through the MUC’s large windows and the

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centered student experience where students are thriving.

But the beautiful addition to our university has, sadly, cut ties to an area once close to our hearts. The North Complex Commons.

For students living the firstyear/North Complex life, it’s been different adapting to the MUC. Seems like the days have passed where students could rush down in their pajama pants, shorts or slippers to The Commons area for a meal in January.

More often now, trips to dinner require students to actually dress themselves (or put a coat on, at least) and make a block-long walk. The struggle has become real.

What was once routine and almost ritualistic trips for first-

year students is now just pages in the history of USD. The space and the memories of the North Complex Commons will soon be swept away, and a small hold in our hearts may never fill.

So, the next chapter in the history of USD is set to begin.

What will happen to The Commons?

If you ask Johnny “Fratastic” Johnson from first floor, Richardson, you’ll hear about this really cool dance hall and activities room in the hallowed Commons.

Meanwhile, Susan “That Honors Student” Misschool from somewhere in Beede is super excited for the new Modern Basket Weaving museum exhibit coming to the first-year dorms.

Those aren’t real students,

obviously. But the ideas for the empty Commons space have been swirling from every populous of students. Sooner or later, I feel I’m going to hear about the new animal shelter set to open next semester in North Complex.

I don’t possess any insider information, but I was lucky enough to have a lunch with Provost Chuck Staben last November. He was as interested in the future of The Commons as much as the hungry freshmen around the lunch table.

His take was vague as expected. Maybe a study space, maybe an organization room, maybe another food option is in order. But he made it sound like more study space is a top option.

“We’ve found that students like to study privately in a public setting,” Staben said. He also mentioned the convenience of the area for cold nights North Complex residents don’t want to make the trek to the MUC and library.

It’s really starting to becoming the Curious Case of The Commons. Whatever happens, happens. Our sweet, gentle cafeteria will slowly fade from our lives while we move on to bigger and better days filled with more variety.

Gone are the days of waiting 20 minutes for a refill of the chocolate milk… Okay, that might still be a thing.

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behaviors.” Giving up seats for the elderly or expecting mothers were among the many observations. This goes along with the idea of equality, that the society we live in now is one where women are changing.

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Social media minor addition coming in fall 2014 Megan Card

Megan.Card@coyotes.usd.edu

“If you build it, they will come” may have worked for Kevin Costner with his corn patch-turned-baseball diamond, but this strategy will not cut it for businesses to reach out to customers on social media.

To combat poor social media strategy, a new social media marketing minor will be offered starting in fall 2014 through the Contemporary Media and Journalism department at the University of South Dakota.

“I love the fact that the college-age generation has no fear of using social media. For some demographics, that is a problem,” said Michelle Van Maanen, CMJ department chair.

“As a faculty, we want everyone

who uses social media to understand what they are doing, how they are doing it and how to be really good at it.”

The minor will require 18 total credit hours, with three required courses: social media marketing, internet marketing communication and either public relations principles or advertising principles.

CMJ majors will not be able to receive a minor with the new program, but Van Maanen said those students could still take the minor’s required courses as possible electives.

The course structure of the minor will include a 200-level class aimed at providing an education on all the current types of social media to a 400-level class, which focuses more on strategy and how to put it to use for a

specific business, said Brandon Nutting, assistant professor of strategic communication and media psychology.

The minor is geared to application, and students will engage in activities like creating a campaign with Google AdWords, the top revenue generator for online ads, Nutting said.

Practical use of the minor in the workforce is already apparent to the CMJ faculty as they field calls on a weekly basis from employers in search of potential hires to use social media to promote their organization, Van Maanen said.

“The need is out there,” Van Maanen said. “Organizations of all sizes and types understand that social media is an important way to get their story across — to tell their message — and

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they know they have to do it the right way. They want someone who understands strategies and tactics that will help their business or their entity.”

Samantha Drake’s career is tied directly to the latest trends of social media strategy. A 2013 USD graduate with a degree in advertising and public relations, she now works as a digital coordinator for Lawrence and Schiller.

Drake said her job is fastpaced, with half her work revolving around project management for website development, and the other half working on social media. Constantly on the move throughout the ad agency’s Sioux Falls office, Drake is not only working with the company’s internal social media sites but also social media man-

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where more officers are on duty when parties are at their prime — seven officers responded to Saturday’s incident.

“We’re able to take a more assertive role in these kinds of situations, which can be dangerous and easily get out of hand,” Betzen said.

The VPD and Clay County State’s Attorney’s office refused to disclose the names of the people issued citations at the party because the incident is an “ongoing criminal investigation.”

Those charged with a minor possession/consumption of alcohol are facing a Class B misdemeanor, and could be facing a fine of $114 and documentation of the incident on their permanent criminal record.

Students cited for minors will report to court as early as March 4, but the university’s administration will not likely pursue further punishment because the incident occurred off campus, according to the Dean of Students office.

No student-athlete who was issued a citation has been cut from his or her respective team, and those in-season will still be able to play in upcoming games, said Athletic Director David

ty in relation to other academic institutions of similar size.

“The committee is going to need to review if this report is even remotely correct,” Abbott said. “They’ll want to begin by looking at this report, since this is the source of the complaint, and then they’ll want to work with the research staff to provide them with the information they want.”

Abbott said the report is not a good representation of the university’s faculty salaries due to its “simplistic approach” and misrepresented bits of information.

Similarly, Kurt Hackemer, interim provost, said the committee’s study is necessary in order to choose a best course of action.

“We really need to figure out what’s going on first before we start talking about what needs to be fixed,” Hackemer said.

“The point of this (study) is to identify if there is a problem.”

Lind said there is a clear problem with salary equity between men and women.

Sophomore Nicole Arbach said she thinks the committee’s plans are important, but does not see to what extent things

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Chief of Police Matt Betzen, the proposed diversion program comes as an alternative to the Good Samaritan Alcohol Policy (GSAP), which has been supported by representatives of SGA in conjunction with the South Dakota Student Federation.

Presented to the South Dakota Legislature in 2011, 2012 and 2013, GSAP has failed to become law at each of its three appearances.

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The Vermillion Police Department cited 49 people for underage alcohol consumption, one person for failure to obey a police officer and a citation for noise prohibition Jan. 25 at 1006 Rice Drive.

Herbster.

Herbster also confirmed some USD recruits were at the party, but none of them were cited by police after taking breathalyzer tests. He said he is less concerned about their presence at the party and more concerned about how the current USD athletes left in charge of them took them to the house party in the first place.

Student-athletes issued a minor consist of at least four volleyball players, two women basketball players, nine football players, two tennis players and one soccer player.

These students still face consequences issued by the ath-

letic department, but the USD student-athlete handbook does not state a mandatory suspension from play for a first violation, Herbster said.

“The student-athletes will have to deal with the citation they received and the consequences set by the athletic department and team,” he said.

Individual punishment is left up to the coach, Herbster said, and could consist of acts like cleaning up trash at the DakotaDome or extra conditioning sessions.

According to Betzen, eligibility for the diversion program will only be considered to those who meet outlined criterion.

“It’s an opportunity for minors committing a first-time minor offense to do a series of activities to make up for violating the law, and really the real focus is on rehabilitating potential behaviors so that they don’t continue to cause that problem or move in that direction,” Betzen said.

The diversion program has been in the works for about a month Norberg said.

Aside from SGA, Howe and

Betzen, Caleb Fink, a South Dakota State University Senator for Student Government, has been involved in the planning process.

Sophomore Samantha Drapeaux can see how the bill might work for some people.

“It might depend on the situation,” Drapeaux said. “Some people might just be in the wrong place at the wrong time, but others might take it as a freebie and it wouldn't stop them."

Depending on how the diversion program plays out in Clay County, Norberg said, Brookings County could implement a sim-

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ilar program in the future. If all goes according to plan, Norberg said the diversion program could become active late this spring or early next fall.

Betzen said the diversion program is a way to rehabilitate people in ways the current system might be lacking in.

“Most of us cross that line (of underage drinking) before we’re supposed to,” Betzen said. “This would be an opportunity where you could learn those lessons that I’m not sure we’re teaching with simply a fine or even jail time.”

agement for clients “You become so passionate about social media, and you become passionate about your client’s work, and you care about their success so much that you don’t mind being so invested,” Drake said.

As senior Tanner Sifferath looks at job applications online, the advertising and public relations major said most job descriptions include “social media coordinator” in the details.

“I feel like I am prepared to take over an organization’s social media sites, but it would be worth the department to explore this for future students,” Sifferath said.

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could change.

“Even though we've tried to even out the gender inequality, it's still not evened out and it’s still male-dominated,” Arbach said.

First-year Trevor Pochop, a pre-med student, said he is in favor of the committee and has hopes for the future as “both men and women should be paid the same amount.”

Referencing to a 2013 report released by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Lind said the fact that on a national average women make 78 cents to a man’s $1 is argument enough that something needs to be done at the university.

“We have this diversity office, and I work with Voices of Discovery — it’s all very prominent, it’s important and it’s what we say matters to us here at the university, you know, diversity and inclusivity — but we have this issue glaring at us and it’s not even being addressed,” she said.

Lind reiterated gender salary disparity is a nationwide concern, and said the fact that the university is willing to address and fix the in-question pay inequality is commendable.

“This could have been worse if they didn’t do anything about this,” she said. “Women are very well represented on this cam-

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skills to be gained from the minor Know what social and emerging media are and why they are important Be able to use today’s media tools to build relationships with consumers Be able to create and execute impactful social media campaigns Know how to measure and track social media tactics Know how to integrate social media concepts into the overall marketing strategy SOURCE: Contemporary Media and Journalism department

pus, but few are in leadership positions.”

While Abbott will not be involved in the committee, he said there are four main aspects he envisions the committee assessing during their research process that will make the picture clearer as to if there is a gender pay gap at USD. Abbott’s considerations include which college each faculty works in, their rank within the department, years of service to the university and their terminal degree.

“You have to compare apples to apples and oranges to oranges,” Abbott said, explaining that it is not accurate to compare faculty within the law school to faculty who teach humanities.

Hackemer said the university bases most faculty pay off of the Oklahoma Salary Survey, which is used to set competitive pay levels.

“There’s a lot of wage differentiation between different schools and departments,” he said. “I think we don’t know for sure if there is disparity, and we should know. If there is some disparity, it will lead to some interesting conversation about what to do next.”

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program steps

1. Must be an alcohol-related offense, i.e. alcohol was involved in the crime that was committed.

2. No physical injury to any person(s) could have been involved.

3. Must be offender's first adult offense.

4. Must be classified as a Class 1 or Class 2 misdemeanor. a. Certain cases, as deemed appropriate by law enforcement and the Clay Co. States’ Attorney, may also be considered, under their discretion.

1. 24/7 Sobriety Project - offender must complete twice a day. a. 30 days completing the program for class 2 misdemeanor – $90 b. 90 days completing program for class 1 misdemeanor – $210 2. Make appropriate restitution payments for damages, if any damage occurred.

3. Attend USD Counselling Center as deemed necessary by the States’ Attorney.

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The Volante asked students about the basic science sequence change.

"I think it’s a good idea. If they’re not going into a science related field, now they don’t have to take the same class for a year."

Derek Duerst Junior

"I think it’s a good idea."

Heidi Huether Sophomore

"I think it’s a good idea.

If a person wants to try a science class and they don’t like it then they don’t have to stay in it.”."

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Science sequence dropped Braley Dodson

Braley.Dodson@coyotes.usd.edu

Next fall’s incoming firstyears will no longer have to complete the previously required science sequence for graduation, due to recently passed legislation by the University of South Dakota Faculty Senate.

Faculty Senate voted unanimously for the legislation Jan. 16 after the proposed change had gone through a year of research.

Two semesters of science, including labs, will still be required for graduation, but will not be required to be within the same subject.

The South Dakota Board of Regents requires two semesters of science courses for all six regental schools, but the sequence requirement was unique to USD. A faculty-wide forum was held in April 2013 to discuss the possible change.

De Vee Dykstra, co-chair of the Curriculum and Instruction committee in the Faculty Senate, said faculty brought up concerns about estimating the sizes of second semester science classes.

“I was very pleased with the quality of the discussion and thought put toward it,” Dykstra said.

Faculty in support of the legislation said the change would help students gain a greater knowledge about

Nicole Griffith Sophomore

" I think it’s a good idea."

Kaitlyn Popken Junior

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Physics professor Christina Keller speaks about the sun to an astronomy class Jan. 27 in the Akeley-Lawrence Science Center.

multiple topics, as opposed to a specific area.

“It’s important to have exposure to more than one discipline,” Dykstra said.

Sophomore Rachel Berte said she sees how the changes could be valuable for students.

“I feel like it is a lot more convenient for people who couldn’t get classes in,” Berte said.

Senior Josh Earl took Advanced Placement biology in high school, and therefore only had to take another semester of biology.

Given the chance to take two different science classes, Earl said he probably would have still chosen to take biology.

“Science was never my

strong suit,” Earl said. “I didn’t really want to take any of those anyway.”

Earl said he does not believe the change will affect many students.

“It wouldn’t have made a lot of impact as far as I went,” Earl said. “Maybe I would have done something different.”

Dykstra said the change will help transfer students who enter the university with credits from different science subjects to graduate quicker. It would also give students who do not like a subject the opportunity to switch.

“I don’t want a student to keep going down a major they don’t like,” Dykstra said.

Christina Keller, associate dean for the College of Arts and Sciences, said the change will allow students to explore more subjects than may have been offered at their high school.

“I always thought for students pursuing a Bachelor of Arts, having a breadth of exposure is more valuable than to have depth,” Keller said. “Giving a student the opportunity for exposure to more than one science is a good thing.”

Majors requiring a science sequence will not be affected by the change.

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D2L to be required in courses Faculty Senate to mandate online interaction Payton Randle

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"It’s a smart idea. Now if people want to learn the basics of different sciences they can."

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The University of South Dakota Faculty Senate is endorsing a new policy requiring all 100 and 200-level course instructors to use the Desire2Learn grade book feature and post a syllabus.

According to the Faculty Senate minutes, the proposal was presented on behalf of the office of academic affairs and approved by the faculty senate at the Dec. 4 meeting.

The policy goes into effect starting fall 2014.

Bruce Kelley, the director for the Center for Teaching and Learning, presented the policy to the senate.

Kelley said the main rationale for the policy is to improve retention.

“I don’t know that we have hard data, but we’ve heard over and over again from student comments that they want faculty to use the learning management system (D2L),” he said.

First-year Amanda Hanson said all of her professors use D2L as part of their classroom

instruction.

“It's definitely helpful when they post our grades on D2L so that we can know what they are at all times and make sure that we're doing well,” she said. “It’s helpful with the syllabus as well in case you lose the copy that they give you.”

Kelley said it is known that frequent assessment improves students learning and is an important part of retention, especially for first and second year students.

While Hanson admits she has had friends complain about their professors not using D2L for their grades, she is unsure if it will help retention in certain classes.

“It's a lot more convenient and people will be more aware, but I don't think it will stop people from dropping classes,” she said.

In an effort to preserve the right of the faculty to use the educational technology they considered best for their classrooms, the policy is limited to 100 and 200-level courses.

“We wanted to implement

it in such a way to make sure the faculty had the right training,” Kelley said. “It could move to 300 and 400-level courses in the future.”

Regarding faculty reactions to the policy, Kelley said there has been justifiable concern, but no real complaints. Kelley said some of those concerns involve a faculty member’s freedom to control their own classroom.

“When you look at a faculty member’s traditional role, this is the university pretty seriously intervening in a faculty’s freedom, but we think it’s worth it for the potential benefits to students and faculty as well,” he said.

Rather than set up a list of exceptions and rules, Kelley said they decided to start with 100 and 200-level courses and the basics of using the grade book and the syllabus and hopefully they will want to start to use more of the features.

Kelley assumes a factor of hesitation to use D2L on the part of instructors is the idea of another technology to learn

and overcome.

“For a long time D2L was associated with online, and face-to-face faculty may not understand some of the benefits of using it in their classrooms,” he said. “D2L use has gone up steadily — last year about one third of the courses used D2L. As far as we’re concerned it’s a great way for faculty to engage the students.”

Faculty members will go through four basic training sessions this spring which will help them learn the essentials of using D2L such as uploading a syllabus and maintaining a grade book.

Eventually, Kelley said he wants the policy to evolve into the entire faculty using D2L in some way.

“I would love to see all of our students fully engaged in their classrooms with a variety of techniques,” he said.

“D2L is a great technology so the more that we get faculty to use it in ways that benefit students, that would be my goal.”

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Webcam proctoring system under review Anna Fink

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The South Dakota Board of Regents is considering the implementation of a webcam feature to be incorporated into the Lockdown Browser system as a way to deter students enrolled in any of the state’s public universities from engaging in academic misconduct.

Eric Mosterd, assistant director for the Center of Teaching and Learning at the University of South Dakota, said the program, called Respondus Monitor, is a remote proctoring tool that provides an alternative to a live proctoring session.

Respondus Monitor is a branch of the Lockdown Browser which utilizes a computer’s webcam to record video and sound while a student is taking an exam.

The recorded video is a series of screenshots to be viewed by the instructor if they have suspicions about a student’s answers. The video is stored and can be viewed by the instructor via Amazon Cloud through D2L. While USD currently has agreements with D2L and Respondus, they do not have an agreement with Amazon and is

something they are investigating on how to procure.

Mosterd said proctored exams are in compliance with the Higher Education Act, and more specifically are used for the purpose of identity verification and to preserve the integrity of online courses.

“The idea behind remote proctoring software, like Monitor, is to provide a monitored environment at the student’s location, similar to what they would experience with a live proctor," Mosterd said.

Katie Barnett said the convenience appeals to her because of distance and off-campus learning becoming more popular.

“I could see it as being convenient. In Wagner, where I’m from, there is only one proctor so if there is a conflict then we have to scramble to make something else work and it’s just a hassle,” Barnett said.

As it is still in the planning process at the system (SDBOR) level, Mosterd said a pilot for Respondus Monitor is being set up for the D2L Management Committee to observe not only interest in the tool but also how students and faculty respond to using a webcam.

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Students enrolled in basic math courses must complete a minimum of two hours working on online homework and lessons in the math emporium. The online coursework would be monitored by Respondus Monitor when students take their tests.

she does not find the idea very appealing.

“I don’t like the restrictions a webcam would place on the student," she said. "I think it is an invasion of privacy."

Michelle Van Maanen, department chair of the Contemporary Media and Journalism school, said Respondus Monitor is not an invasion of

privacy due to a probable terms and conditions policy for the program.

“Since the students would sign up for the class knowing about the feature then there is no invasion of privacy," Van Maanen said. "A terms and conditions policy before every exam would serve as insurance for the university that the stu-

dent agreed to the conditions of the webcam.”

Respondus Monitor is not meant to replace Lockdown Browser, but to serve as an alternative for students who don’t have easy access to a proctor, Mosterd said. If a student does not want to use the webcam feature they still have the option of a live proctor.

Mosterd said the Respondus Monitor implementation has not been set on any definitive time line to launch, but because it would need to coincide with the start of a new semester the earliest it could be implemented would be fall 2014.

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is because the bill is nothing like what has ever been seen at SGA. Muckey said regardless of the bill's outcome, the experience is a huge step forward in opening the conversation about diversity and inclusive excellence actions.

“It’s difficult to see such tension over an issue when it’s not necessarily the issue itself that’s the problem," Muckey said.

"It’s the means of attempting to bridge the gap between traditionally marginalized students and SGA." MUCKEY Because of the controversy Senate Bill 62 stirred at the meeting, Senator Tyler Tordsen suggested a task force be created so people could voice their opinions and ideas on the relationship between SGA and students. He said the goal of the group was to have discussion about what changes could be made within SGA itself and between students.

“Students don’t feel connected to SGA anymore,” Tordsen said.

He said having the meetings open to outside students would allow them to express their thoughts, which added to the productivity of their first meeting, Jan. 17, which focused on gaining a better relationship between SGA and the student body.

Tordsen said there are many directions the task force can go about trying to improve this relationship, whether it is requiring safe-zone training for newly elected SGA senators or other ideas brought to the attention of the group.

“I’m really glad that this bill, regardless of what happens to it, created that discussion and that those discussions are continuing in the direction that we need to go, as a student body, as a campus, as a community,” Tordsen said.

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Intergroup discussion program sees increase in participation Kayla Prasek

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A program to increase diversity dialogue between University of South Dakota students will see its membership more than double this semester.

Voices of Discovery: An Intergroup Dialogue Program was started by Jesus Trevino, associate vice president for diversity, in spring 2013 to create a safe space for students to talk across their differences.

“It’s small groups of students representing different identities,” Trevino said. “We create structured interaction over the course of several weeks of meetings for them to talk. Each group is led by a facilitator, who helps lead the group discussion.”

The dialogue groups include GLBTIQ/heterosexual, race in America, women’s intragroup dialogue, Native American/ non-Native student, male/ female, athlete/non-athlete, students of color/white students, global issues dialogue and international/U.S.born students. The groups of eight to 10 students will meet once a week from Feb. 2 to March 7.

At each groups’ first meeting, students will get to know each other personally, Trevino said.

“If students are able to bond before getting into discussion, when they get into a heated discussion, that bond won’t break,” Trevino said.

When Trevino started the program in spring 2013, 40 students participated. In fall 2013, 130 students participated, and more than 300 students are participating this spring. Trevino said he has done a lot of recruiting for the program through classes on campus.

“Faculty members will give students credit and then apply to be part of the program,” he said. “This

process won’t happen on its own. It needs to be structured, and we have to give incentives.”

Assistant professor Kelly McKay-Semmler is one faculty member who is giving credit to her students for participating in the Voices of Discovery program. This semester, she has asked her Communication and Gender students to be part of the dialogue.

“I had a really good program experience last semester when I had my Intergroup Communication class take part in the program,” McKay-Semmler said.

McKay-Semmler said she also wanted her students, who are usually Speech Communication majors or minors, to take part in the program to develop their skills.

“Being familiar with communication theories, I also know that you can reduce uncertainty with unfamiliar groups through contact,” she said.

Having her students participate in the program has also helped increase discussion in class, McKay-Semmler said.

“I love that they bring these wonderful conversations into the classroom,” she said. “It increases the productivity in the classroom. I also hope they will be ambassadors and take what they’ve learned in the classroom back to their discussion groups.”

Senior Lena Tran first participated in Voices of Discovery last fall as part of McKay-Semmler’s Intergroup Communication class.

“It was a great idea, especially because we’re in a comfortable setting where we can voice our thoughts and interact with other students,” Tran said.

The program, which was first started at Arizona State University by Trevino during his employment there and

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Jesus Trevino oversees the Voices of Discovery: An Intergroup Program. Trevino started the program in the fall of 2012 and has expanded the program since then.

modeled after a University of Michigan program, “promotes a positive climate for diversity” and inclusive excellence.

“Students come to college to interact with people who are different than they are,” Trevino said. “This program fulfills that expectation. It also helps decrease prejudice, provides students with a greater understanding of diversity and is training for the world of work.”

Tran chose to be part of the racism and sexism group, which she said opened her eyes to diversity sensitivity.

“It’s definitely an issue that is apparent on campus, and it was interesting to see other perspectives,” she said. “We live on a campus where you just don’t see it, but it’s there. It exists. Most of the students in the group were American white, and they didn’t think it was a big deal because they haven’t encountered it.”

Tran said the program was a great opportunity she

would likely take part in again.

“It’s a good way to see different perspectives and be aware of other viewpoints,” Tran said. “It gives you the opportunity to interact with other students you wouldn’t normally, and you get to know one another and form friendships.”

USD is one of the few universities in the country to have a program like Voices of Discovery, Trevino said.

“These programs are rare,” Trevino said. “We just happen to have one because I’m here, but it just makes sense here.”

McKay-Semmler said it’s important for every university to have a program like Voices of Discovery.

“I’m excited that we’re spearheading this program,” she said. “It’s giving students exposure to groups they might not have access to otherwise, plus it’s good preparation for life, and it gives them the possibility of

making friends across other groups.”

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DIALOGUE GROUPS 1. Gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, intersex, questioning; heterosexual identified This group will explore issues related to sexual orientation.

2. Students of color, white students Individuals in this group will dialogue about issues, misconceptions and opportunities regarding race.

3. Male, female Here the focus will be on issues related to gender. (Male, female, transgendered, etc.)

4. International/ U.S.-born students Students will discuss the intergroup issues and knowledge between U.S.born and international students.

5. Native American/non-Native student This group will focus on intergroup issues and cultural dynamics between Native American and non-Natives.

SOURCE: Jesus Trevino

Bill would let SD lawmakers carry guns in Capitol Chet Brokaw Associated Press

PIERRE, S.D. — Saying they were afraid of being attacked while on the job, members of a South Dakota legislative committee approved a bill on Tuesday that would allow elected officials to carry guns in the Capitol and county courthouses.

State law currently permits only law enforcement officials and judges to carry guns in those public buildings. The bill would expand the law to legislators and other elected officials, as long as they have state permits to carry concealed weapons.

Supporters on the House Local Government Committee, which voted 8-5 to endorse the plan, said lawmakers have been particularly worried about security since former Arizona U.S. Rep. Gabby Giffords was shot in 2011. GIffords, 43, is still recovering from a brain injury she suffered when a mentally ill man short her in the head as she met with constituents outside an Arizona shopping center. Six people were killed in the attack.

Rep. Stace Nelson, R-Fulton, said the measure would give lawmakers and other elected officials the ability to protect themselves.

"Criminals do hurt lawabiding people," said Nelson, a retired federal law enforcement official. "The thing criminals fear is lawabiding people who have the ability to protect them-

selves."

But representatives of law enforcement agencies, lawyers, local governments and the courts said they want the law to remain in its current form. They testified that law officers would have a tough time identifying public officials or others who might be allowed to be armed in those public buildings.

Opponents also said armed legislators would not make the Capitol any safer.

"I do not think it makes us safer to have more guns carried among us," said Rep. Karen Soli, D-Sioux Falls, who voted against the measure.

The bill is sponsored by Rep. Betty Olson, R-Prairie City. She originally proposed allowing anyone with a concealed weapons permit to carry guns in the Capitol and county courthouses.

She sought to change it during the committee hearing to cover just elected officials and public employees, but the committee eventually changed the bill so it only applies to state and local officials with concealed weapons permits.

Rep. Anne Hajek, R-Sioux Falls, said she opposed the bill partly because no one knows how many local elected government officials would be covered. She said she has no idea how many township supervisors exist in South Dakota.

Hajek also said the Legislature should not grant

itself a right the general public does not have.

"I do not want to be part of a South Dakota Legislature that would say the rules are different for us," Hajek said.

Law enforcement groups, the court system and the State Bar of South Dakota opposed the early version of the bill, which would have allowed all public employees to carry guns in courthouses and the Capitol. They had no chance to testify on the final version of the bill after the committee made changes, though said they don't want current law changed.

Law enforcement officers and other opponents said allowing more armed people in such buildings would not necessarily improve safety.

Dana Svendsen of the South Dakota Highway Patrol, which provides security in the Capitol, said officers would have a tough time identifying elected officials who had permits to carry concealed guns.

Tom Barnett of the State Bar said allowing more armed people in courtrooms could lead to violence if someone disagreed with a judge or a jury or had a grudge against someone involved in a case.

"Firemen don't take gas to fires," he said.

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NCAA CONCUSSION POLICY Each institution must have a concussion management plan on file that mandates removal of a student-athlete who exhibits signs, symptoms or behaviors consistent with a concussion from practice or competition.

Those student-athletes subsequently

must be evaluated by an athletics healthcare provider with experience in the evaluation and management of concussion.

Student-athletes diagnosed with a

concussion shall not return to activity for the remainder of that day.

NCAA CONCUSSIONS BY THE NUMBERS 10% of all college players sustain a brain injury in any given season.

It is 4 to 6 times more likely to sustain a

second concussion if an athlete receives one.

10,000 concussions are estimated to be

received by NCAA athletes each year.

37% of those concussions are football related.

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Concussion protocol transforms Nathan Ellenbecker

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Concussions have been causing quite a stir in the National Football League recently, but University of South Dakota head athletic trainer Bruce Fischbach said USD and other universities around the nation have always been handling concussions cautiously.

“Concussions are not new. The way colleges treat concussions is not new,” Fischbach said. “The NFL has changed what they’re doing, almost to conform with what the colleges have been doing. Colleges have been doing it right for a long time.”

An injury most prevalent in contact sports such as football or hockey, a

concussion is defined by the Mayo Clinic as “a traumatic brain injury that alters the way the brain functions.”

If there is anything specific that has changed for USD and many universities, Fischbach said, it’s that a much greater emphasis has been recording how they handle each specific concussion for the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).

The long-term goal behind initiatives, such as the NCAA Injury Surveillance, is to educate student-athletes, not just athletic trainers and team doctors, according to the NCAA and Center for Disease Control’ concussion fact sheet.

USD athletic director David Herbster said he’s happy with the program’s work and handling of major head injuries and he said the university’s relationship with the Sanford Health system is a bonus for athletes.

“Our relationship with Sanford Health has aided us tremendously,” Herbster said. “They’ve got some of the leaders in the country handling concussions and concussion management at Sanford Health.”

Herbster said knowing when to sit an athlete down and hold them out at the proper time is especially vital in cases with the brain.

“Sometimes they’re going to shake them off and

try to get back in there. In football those guys always seem to get their bell rung, but they must understand the warning signs of being concussed,” he said.

Fischbach said making athlete protection a priority is for everyone.

“Players, coaches, trainers, it’s a community involvement to recognize who has them,” Fischbach said. “We don’t want our teammates covering up for a kid.”

Testing and evaluation One of the first places USD goes to evaluate its athletes is online, through something called ImPACT testing.

According to Fischbach,

ImPACT gives test-takers a basis as to how well they can perform a test visually and verbally.

Student-athletes are now required to take ImPACT before a given season as a baseline. After an injury, a player can be tested to see if the brain is functioning at the baseline levels.

Usually the test is given 24 hours after injury, followed by every two to three days until fully healed.

The athletes’ tests can be reported to their trainer or doctor immediately under the program.

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First-year Dragana Brankovic prepares for the upcoming season at practice.

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The Coyote women’s tennis team is looking to take the experience it gained from its fall invitational schedule and put it to work this spring.

The team, which was predicted to finish fourth in the seven-team Summit League according to the

preseason coaches poll released Jan. 15, will kick off its season Jan. 31 at Valparaiso.

“We used the fall to gain experience, get ready for academics, do strength and conditioning and hit one-onone,” head coach Malcolm Gilreath said.

The fall season also gave the first-years their first taste of playing NCAA

Division I tennis.

“The fall went well,” Gilreath said. “We played some tough tournaments, but we had a good solid schedule with some tough wins.”

As the team moves from its fall invitational schedule to its spring dual schedule, the women are getting ready to compete as a team, rather than just individually.

“Individual flights still matter, but now it’s us against them,” Gilreath said.

Sophomore Milica Pavlovic said she’s ready for the competitive part of the season to start.

“I can’t wait for our first meet,” she said. “Our last meet was in October, so I’m ready to compete with our full team.”

In their first weekend of competition, Jan. 31-Feb. 1, the Coyotes will face Valparaiso, Utah State and Chicago State.

“They’ll be competitive matches, so the big thing for us is to focus on our doubles and our communication with each other,” Gilreath said.

Junior Rymma Maslova said the first weekend of play is more than just about winning to her.

“Of course I want to win, but more than anything, I’m just looking for a good game,”

Maslova said. “From there, I can fix my weaknesses.”

The women saw Valparaiso and Chicago State in the fall, but it will be the first time they’ll see Utah State this year.

“When you’re playing a team you’ve never seen, our goal is to just focus on us and our strengths and weaknesses,” Gilreath said. “We have a good core returning, but we also have a good group that came in this year, so we’ll have a nice mix.”

Pavlovic said the team also benefits from each member’s full support of each other.

“We’re really close to each other, so we’re always giving each other support,” she said. “We all have different styles, so we’re collectively good in all aspects of the game. We’re also really strong in our bottom flights.”

Maslova echoed Pavlovic’s thoughts on the team’s support.

“We work as a team well, and all support our teammates,” Maslova said.

“We believe in each other.

We work pretty hard, so we should be good this season.”

The Coyotes’ only home match is April 12 against Nebraska-Omaha.

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raise declining record Nathan Ellenbecker

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Before students at the University of South Dakota campus left Vermillion for winter break, the USD women’s basketball team was sitting right where it wanted to be.

The team was holding a 7-5 record and was gaining momentum heading into conference play. Everyone was healthy, and they seemed ready for 2014 to make its way onto the calendar.

But since Dec. 20, the team has produced a lowly 3-5 record, including what was a four-game slide in conference play. According to players and coaches, injuries have rattled team chemistry, defense has been a weak point and the women were searching for answers.

“We’re just trying to re-find an identity for our team after losing a couple of kids to key injury,” head coach Amy Williams. “We’re having to ask a couple of people to step in and play different roles.

That’s the first step for us, just trying to re-identify roles and readjust to those changes and just hoping to really focus on being able to protect our home court and play a little bit better defensively.”

Right now, the team is missing a couple of its biggest weapons to injury. Sophomore guard Heidi Hoff has been sidelined for the season with a knee injury, while junior guard Nicole Seekamp, the team’s leading scorer, has been nursing an ankle injury.

Seekamp said she is just taking the injury day-by-day, but she said there’s no rush.

She wants to get back to the court at the right time, not just earlier.

“I just want to get it 100 percent before I come back, rather than playing 75 percent through the whole season,” she said.

The Coyotes were able to regroup a bit last weekend when they picked up their first conference win over NebraskaOmaha Saturday 75-61. The win improved the women to 1-4 in Summit League play, and after an 81-71 loss to Western Illinois two days earlier, the team hopes the time is now for them to make a run in the conference.

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Women’s Basketball Recap: The Coyotes lost a tough battle at home against Western Illinois Jan. 23 losing 81-71. They won their first conference game against Omaha Sunday night 75-51 at the Dakota Dome. The team led the Mavericks 42-16 at halftime. The Coyotes are now 7-1 at home, 1-4 in conference play and with the win Sunday are back at .500 with a 10-10 overall record.

Key Players: Tia Hemiller, brought in 12 points, six rebounds and a steal against Western Illinois.

Hemiller is currently leading the Coyotes, averaging 6.1 rebounds per game, three assists per game and 1.6 steals per game. Junior forward Lisa Loeffler contributed all of her points in the first half Sunday, outscoring Omaha 17-16 herself.

Junior guard Raeshel Contreras is currently leading the team in scoring, averaging 12.6 points per game. She is also leading the team with 3 point field goals made at 1.7 per game. She leads the Coyotes with 34 three pointers. She also has 31 assists on the year and is averaging 23.6 minutes per game. Contreras had seven points against Western Illinois and 10 points against Omaha.

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Track athletes practice in the DakotaDome for their upcoming meet Feb. 1 in Aimes, Iowa. Recently the men placed third at the Jack Johnson Invitational in Minneapolis, Minn. The women placed fourth.

Player to Watch: Junior Kelly Stewart is currently averaging 6.5 points per game, 18 minutes per game and 1.8 rebound per game. Stewart has played in 4 games for the Coyotes.

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Record: 1-4 conference, 10-10 overall

In the Jan. 25 swimming and diving meet junior Colin Krysl won the 100yard butterfly race and the 200 yard IM. Krysl’s efforts earned him the Volante’s Athlete of the Week.

Up Next: USD travels to Fargo, ND to take on North Dakota State Jan. 30 and to Brookings to take on state rival SDSU Feb. 2.

Men’s Basketball Recap: After a five-game win streak the Coyotes are currently sitting at two straight losses. After winning the first three conference games at home they traveled to Western Illinois and Omaha, where they suffered two losses in three days. The Coyotes lost to Western Illinois 79-61. After leading Omaha 32-27 at halftime, the Coyotes fell short, losing 77-73. The Coyotes did play without starting guard Trey Norris on Saturday due to an ankle injury during the game at Western Illinois.

Key Players: Junior guard Brandon Bos lead the team, averaging 13.4 points per game also averaging 29.8 minutes per game. Bos finished the game at Omaha with 14 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists in 31 minutes of play.

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Record: 3-2 conference, 8-11 overall Up Next: USD hosts North Dakota State Jan. 30 at 7 p.m. and South Dakota State on Feb. 2 at 4 p.m.

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SDSU Jan. 12. 100, 200-yard Butterfly, 200- yard IM and earned third place with 200 yard medley relay Earned Summit League Swimmer of the Week Jan. 14

Placed second in the 100-yard butterfly race and on the third place team that won

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Senior Trevor Gruis has stepped up as a leader this season currently sitting as the second leading scorer averaging 12.4 points per game. He is also leading the team with 6.1 rebounds per game, adding in 1.6 assists per game and averaging 29.2 minutes per game.

Player to Watch: Sophomore Tyler Flack is averaging 7.6 points per game with 4.6 rebounds per game and 20.6 minutes per game. Flack has played in 19 games for the Coyotes this season.

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Long term neurological damage and a slew of postconcussion syndromes may be reason enough for athletes at all levels to ease on the side of caution when it comes to ingame concussions, but there is a deeper issue to be considered.

Professional athletes, or any athletes on display, have a responsibility much larger than their own personal health to keep in mind. They need to be mindful of the influence and message they send to younger fans who are active in sports.

This extends to athletes at the University of South Dakota.

If an athlete forgoes the proper treatment and examination for a concussion, the message

lessening the severity of concussions could be passed onto younger athletes off the field.

Not only should athletes take themselves out of games if they think, or their trainers or coaches think they suffered a concussion because it’s the smart choice for their future, but to stop the culture surrounding in-game concussions for this generation.

On Jan. 10, the National Football League’s head, neck and spine committee sent a letter to all 32 franchises informing them that Green Bay Packers offensive lineman David Bakhtiari and New Orleans Saints cornerback Keenan Lewis blatantly violated the NFL concussion policy.

In the case of Bakhtiari, after leaving the field for a possible concussion and being examined, he returned to the field without being cleared. Lewis refused to exit the sidelines, but did not return to the game.

While the two players did not receive fines, the message sent out to teams outlined the violations by the league,

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explaining that according to NFL rule, the “players who had been diagnosed with a concussion and therefore declared ineligible for play” were not allowed back onto the field.

One can only hope USD athletic coaches and faculty take similar precautions and discipline for players who bypass concussion rules. Players need to be held to a strict set of rules and regulations when it comes to violating any sort of guideline.

It can be held true in college more than anywhere that winning and ego come after a player’s long-term health.

Not only this, players need to have a full awareness of concussions and the symptoms and the short-term and longterm effects. In fact, players need to be told that their attitudes and actions toward concussions are not reflected solely upon them, and that they need to set a proper example for those who come after them.

The NFL and more and more professional leagues are gaining a full understanding of the

dangers of concussions while adapting to the times, something equally as important at the collegiate level, where preserving the future is of the utmost importance.

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CONCUSSION SYMPTOMS Effects felt by concussion can often go unattended. Here is a list of possible concussion symptoms:

Imbalance Headache Confusion Memory loss Loss of consciousness Vision change Hearing change Mood change Fatigue Malaise SOURCE: ww.nfl.com

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Athletes named to Summit honor roll

Krzyzewski gets 900th Duke win

Three top 10 teams remain undefeated

Annual Pro Bowl ends with Rice on top

Four NHL teams play outdoors

The men’s and women’s track and field team saw success in Minneapolis, Minn., and Wayne, Neb., over the weekend.

Senior Megan Glisar won the women’s high jump with a jump of 6-0. Sophomore Teivaskie Lewin won the men’s 60-meter hurdles in 7.97 seconds and the men’s long jump, with a jump of 24-0.5.

Senior pole vaulter Bethany Firsick recorded a win for the women with a vault of 13-11.75. Sophomore Amber Eichkorn notched a win at the women’s 5,000-meter run, with a time of 17:30.08 seconds.

Junior Kyle McKelvey won the men’s shot put with a throw of 57-1.5. First-year Tyler Frank won the men’s high jump, clearing 6-9.5.

The Summit League announced its Academic Distinguished Scholars and Academic Honor Roll for the fall season Jan. 24.

The University of South Dakota placed 47 studentathletes to the honor roll, which does not include football, golf, tennis, swimming and diving or basketball. Thirty USD student-athletes were named Distinguished Scholars.

In order to be selected to the Academic Honor Roll, a student-athlete must earn a 3.0 or better grade point average in the semester in which they compete.

To be named a Distinguished Scholar, students must earn a 3.6 GPA.

Duke’s win Saturday comes at the hand of head coach Mike Krzyzewski as he obtained his 900th career win at Duke. He is now the all-time leader of career wins in Division I Men’s Basketball with 973 total wins.

After starting out the season ranked No. 4 in the nation, the Duke Blue Devils have dropped to 16 in week 13 rankings with a 14-4 record.

After losing two conference games to Notre Dame and Clemson, the Blue Devils are on a four-game win streak. The latest win against Florida State turned their conference record to 5-2.

Duke will next travel to Syracuse Saturday.

After another weekend of exciting games, there are still three undefeated teams left in the nation.

No. 1 Arizona, No. 2 Syracuse and No. 4 Wichita State.

No. 1 Arizona defeated Utah 65-56 to remain in first place in the Pac-12.

No. 21 Michigan defeated No. 3 Michigan State Saturday to take the number one spot in the Big Ten Conference. No. 9 Wisconsin snapped a three-game losing streak as they defeated Purdue 72-58 Satuday night.

In Big 12 play, unranked Texas beat No. 24 Baylor with a score of 74-60.

In the ACC, North Carolina beat Clemson for their second conference win with a score of 80-61.

Honolulu, Hawaii hosted the Pro Bowl Sunday night, where Rice defeated Sanders in a close game, winning 22-21.

Dallas running back Demarco Murray caught a 20-yard touchdown with just 41 seconds left in the game. Then, Carolina running back Mike Tolbert ran into the end zone for the two point conversion giving Rice the win.

Philadelphia quarterback Nick Foles was the only of six quarterbacks without an interception and was also named Offensive MVP. Chiefs linebacker Derrick Johnson was named Defensive MVP.

The Los Angeles Kings took on the Anaheim ducks in 60 degree weather at Dodger Stadium Saturday. Anaheim as they swept the Kings 3-0 in the outdoor game.

Left Wing Matt Beleskey, Center Andrew Cogliano and Right Wing Corey Perry all chipped in with a goal Saturday. Dodger Stadium was not the only team to host an outdoor game this weekend.

The New York Rangers topped the New Jersey Devils 7-3 with six straight goals Saturday at Yankee Stadium. Rangers Right Wing Mats Zuccarello scored two goals during the game as the snow continually fell.

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The Coyote men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams beat Western Illinois in their meet Jan. 18 in the DakotaDome.

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full ball games,” Williams said.

The slide began in Lincoln, Neb., where the Coyotes fell by 34 points, 87-53. The team turned around quickly to pick up two victories at Valparaiso and at home against Cleveland State, where the wins stopped.

“In three games, we have given up over 81 points in each of those ball games and into the 90s,” Williams said.

“Certainly that’s not going to get it done. Trying to correct holes in our defense is the biggest focus we have moving forward.”

Those three games were not the way the Coyotes wanted to start conference play, Williams said. Allowing 96 points to Fort Worth, 80 to IUPUI and 91 to Denver left the team with a 9-9 record

before their game Jan. 23 against Western Illinois.

The one bright spot of the games came from senior forward Polly Harrington, who led the team in scoring in the two contests. She said she was more concerned about what’s happening on the defensive side, rather than the offense.

“That’s what we want to get better at because we know that if we don’t get better then we won’t win any games,” Harrington said. “We don’t want that result.”

Harrington said the team looked to move past their mistakes from the last few games and gear up for the season’s stretch run. Both Harrington and Williams are looking forward to everyone getting healthy and playing their best basketball at the right time, they said.

This next stretch of games is an important one to the team, Williams said. This week holds matchups with

The University of South Dakota men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams are back in the swing of things, with two wins and two losses each, as their season starts back up from a month-long break.

The Coyote women beat Morningside 142-40 Jan. 17 and Western Illinois 208-82 Jan. 18, and suffered losses against South Dakota State 186-107 Jan. 11 and North Dakota 184-108 Jan. 25.

The Coyote men beat Morningside 130-66 Jan. 17 and Western Illinois 158-142 Jan. 18 and lost to South Dakota State 177-118 Jan. 11 and North Dakota 177-115 Jan. 25.

“We’ve had a lot of improvements over the course of the year, including our midseason meet,” assistant coach Chris Hansman said. “We have seen a lot of time drops with taper. We’re excited to see what they do with our training we had over the winter break.”

The meet against North

Dakota was the team’s last conference meet before the Summit League Championships Feb. 19-22.

“The team has been sick with colds, but it is better to have them at this time rather than in a couple weeks,” Hansman said.

The non-conference swimmers will head to Minneapolis, Minn., Feb. 7-8 for their last meet at the Minnesota Challenge.

“They usually do really well,” Hansman said. “It’s a fun meet and it’s an exciting time for our non-conference swimmers.”

The conference swimmers are now in preparation for the conference meet, which will be held Feb. 19-22 in Indianapolis, Ind. “The team will be in the pool during their taper,” Hansman said. “We lighten the load as to how much they’re doing in the water. We do a lot more speed work at this time of the year. Divers dive more than normal, but they dive more for consistency.”

The Coyotes hope to excel during the preparation for the

Summit League Championships, where they are hoping to bring back a championship, Hansman said.

“Our goal is obviously to win conference, but if not, take second place to Denver. They are the equivalent to where Oakland was before they left the conference, so they will be a tough battle for us,” Hansman said.

Sophomore Jay Nelson said the season still needs improvements.

“Just all around work ethic, you have to keep working hard every day in and out of practice.

You have got to go in and give it your all every day even though you’re tired,” he said.

In preparation for the Summit League Conference Championship, Nelson said the team is attempting to get focused mentally.

“We know what we’re going to swim and we know when everything is,” Nelson said.

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North Dakota State and South Dakota State, two of USD’s biggest rivals.

Still, the team wants to take the games one at a time and look to improve by the time March rolls around, Williams said.

“Our focus has been from the very beginning of this season to try each and every day out here to use that as an opportunity to become the best team we are capable of becoming,” Williams said.

“We feel that is a gradual process, but we want to be playing our best basketball when we head into that conference tournament.”

The Coyotes and NDSU will tip off from Fargo, ND Thursday, starting at 7 p.m.

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First-year forward Bridget Arens and sophomre center Margarot McCloud look to rebound the ball in their 81-71 loss to Western Illinois Jan. 23 in the DakotaDome.

>> TREND intense third grade kindergarten memory cards you could possibly get,” USD sophomore linebacker Colin Buscarini said. “Lines, patterns, words and letters that seem to never stop until you’re done in 20 minutes.”

Buscarini said he has never failed a post-injury test and been diagnosed with a concussion, but believes it’s steps like ImPACT testing that are necessary for everyone.

“As much as we all want to be out here putting it all on the line, we don’t want in five years our dudes being brain dead,” Buscarini said. “We all want to help one another, but it’s up to you to help yourself. It’s pretty easy to mask a concussion-like symptom.”

Fischbach said he was not able to give specific informa-

tion on documented concussions or head injuries from USD’s 2013 football season under guidelines of HIPAA and FERPA privacy acts, but he said blows to the head have a unique evaluation process highlighted in standard injury report forms.

Almost one-fourth of the forms are dedicated to a “concussion checklist.” Plus, the recovery time is a daily process, which is recorded and reported by the medical staff after every practice.

“Because concussions are so individualized, we’ve got to be able to go where that injury takes us,” Fischbach said. “It’s not like a ligament in a knee where you know where and what angle it has to be to be effective.

We haven’t figured out the brain, so we’ve got to be able to adjust our treatment to what’s going on.”

Fischbach said it’s also a priority for him to make sure the student-athletes stay competitive in the classroom

as well. He said he recommends athletes to turn off the video games, cut the Candy Crush games and text their girlfriend less when ordered to rest the brain.

“If you injure your ankle, you have to rest your ankle.

If you injure your brain, rest the brain,” he said. “We get a hold of our academic people and find out when our athlete has class, when they have tests, when they have projects. There are times where I tell them they will be totally ineffectual going and listening to a history lecture. Stay in their dorm and rest. In the end it’s what’s best for them.”

said it took awhile to get a good feel for everyone and it’s still a work in progress.

At this point, he said, he has a much better grasp for divvying up his rotation, depending on corresponding matchups.

Sophomore point guard Trey Norris, who sat out last year after transferring from North Texas, currently leads the Summit League in assists with 4.8 per game. James said Norris is progressively been getting better all season long.

“He’s much more improved now than even a couple months ago because he understands what we’re asking out of him,” James said. “He’s still beginning to become a leader for us and improving in that category.

There’s no question that he’s a better basketball player and we have to remember that he’s just a sophomore. He’s going to continue getting even better.”

Norris said it was tough sitting out last season as a transfer, so playing this season has been nothing but exciting for him.

“I finally am able to be out there with my team, and being able to compete and try and help us win the conference championship is really exciting to me,” Norris said. “From watching last year and now playing, I can say we’ve gotten way better as a team. I’m happy where we’re at right now.”

As of now, the Coyotes are 7-1 in the DakotaDome but only 1-9 on the road. Norris said if they want to take the next step, they’ll have to figure out a way to beat opponents at their home court.

“We have to get better with our defense. On the road, our defense isn’t as good,” Norris said. “I don’t know what the reason is but we need to fix it.

It’ll come, and over time we’ll get better and better.”

Next up for the Coyotes is three straight home games, including in-state rival, South Dakota State. Although it’s still two games away, Norris said, he can already tell it’ll be a fun game to play in.

“I know it’s still two games from now but it will be exciting,” Norris said. “I remember watching us beat them last year and that was a great feeling.

I think our coaches have prepared us the best they could to win the game.”

Before USD hosts the Jackrabbits, they will prepare for the 15-5 (4-1), conference leading, North Dakota State Bison Thursday at 7 p.m. in the DakotaDome.

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Junior guard Brandon Bos guides through IUPUI defenders in the Coyotes 69-57 victory Jan. 16 in the DakotaDome.

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Coming into the 2013-14 season, the University of South Dakota Coyote men’s basketball team featured a roster with nine underclassmen.

Pair that with a team that went 10-20 last year, interim head coach Joey James knew it wasn’t always going to be pretty.

James said the entire season has been a grind for his Coyotes (8-11, 3-2), but the good thing is there’s plenty of games left on the schedule.

“It’s a long year. You don’t want to get down on your guys too early in the year because you don’t want anyone losing their confidence,” James said. “We’ll continue working hard each and every day and challenge the players.”

The Coyotes had a

forgettable stretch in their nonconference play in December, losing six straight games from Dec. 5-29.

Senior center Trevor Gruis said it was important for the team to not get down and for leaders like himself to tell everyone the season had just begun.

“We weren’t playing our best earlier in the season, but we were all excited for conference play to start up,” Gruis said.

“We know this is where it gets very important and I think we’ve been playing better.”

The Coyotes then opened up a three-game win streak in conference play, with wins over Denver, IUPUI and Fort Wayne.

The Coyotes lost back-toback road games to Western Illinois and Omaha. The Coyotes were outscored 50-38 in the second half last Saturday against Omaha and went on to

lose 77-73.

James said it was disappointing to give up a lead on the road in conference play.

“It was very disappointing to lose that game. Omaha is a good team and we have a lot of respect for them, but we had every opportunity to win that game,” James said. “That’s what I think is the frustrating part.”

Despite the loss, James said the game was a good learning experience for the younger players.

“I thought in the first half we were very good defensively, but in the second half we allowed them to shoot 59 percent,” James said. “When you’re on the road you can’t get away with that. That was the difference in the game and something the more inexperienced players are starting to realize.”

With so many unknowns coming into the season, James

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Gender gap in the classroom

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Female nursing students work during a class. Females make up 89 percent of nursing students at the University of South Dakota.

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Graduate student Iseley Marshall works on computer code at the dual screens at her workspace in the Arts and Sciences building. Marshall is the only female in the computer science program.

Computer science, nursing majors experience disparity Katty McNeal

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As graduate student Iseley Marshall sits down in her computer science class, she realizes she is the only female.

As the only female student majoring in computer science at the University of South Dakota, she’s used to being the only female in her classes.

“I think we kind of stereotype it. We kind of decide computer science is for guys,” Marshall said.

Marshall said she first became interested in computer science when she had to take a class to complete her physics undergraduate major.

When looking at graduate programs, Marshall decided to major in computer science as well as physics for her graduate degree.

According to Dave Struckman-Johnson, Computer

“We kind of decided computer science is for guys” -Iseley Marshall, graduate student Science department chair, Marshall is the only female computer science major in the undergraduate and graduate program combined.

Struckman-Johnson said it has not always been that way. He said he remembers a time when he would take computer science students to conferences and half of them would be women.

“That suggests to me that it’s not that women can’t do it, they’re choosing not to,” Struckman-Johnson said.

“Things haven’t changed in ability, it’s attitude.”

Although she said she has never experienced it, Marshall said she worries she may get unfair advantages to her male counterparts because she is the only female in the major.

“I’ve been told, and just recently too, that it will be easier for me to get a job because I’m female,” Marshall said.

Struckman-Johnson said many employers try to have

as even of a workplace as possible when it comes to gender.

Another college informed Marshall that because of her gender it would be easy for her to get accepted into their computer science program.

The University of South Dakota also offers a scholarship called the Amy Fix Scholarship, which takes preference to female students.

While computer science is dominated by men, the opposite is true for nursing.

Men make up only 11 per-

cent of nursing students at USD. “I just think it’s a stereotypically female-dominated profession,” Junior Jesse Pechous, one of the few males majoring in nursing, said. “A lot of men just don’t go into it.”

Pechous said he first noticed the absence of male nurses when he would go to the hospital. He said he has always had female nurses, never a male.

Pechous said he decided to go into the nursing field because he is interested in becoming a nurse practitioner.

Carla Dieter, Nursing Department chair, said the trend of having a few men in the major is changing.

Dieter said it is becoming more acceptable for males to enter the nursing field and said the numbers of male

nurses entering the field is rising both at USD and throughout the country.

Dieter and Pechous said the only disadvantage that occurs from being a male nurse is that some patients prefer to only be seen by female nurses. Dieter said males are still expected to perform at the same level as their female counterparts.

“They are all held to the same standards. Our male students are just as capable as our female students,” Dieter said. “If it’s their passion and nursing is what they want to do then they will meet the standards just as anyone else.”

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The new art exhibit, River, Wings and Sky at the I. D. Weeks Library features both poems and mosaic pieces, combining two mediums into one exhibit.

The art exhibit, on the first floor of the library, is made up of the 10 pieces both Nancy Losacker and Norma Wilson have done together. The exhibit features poetry written by Wilson and mosaic pieces done

by Losacker. The pieces often feature winged creatures such as butterflies and birds. Each poem is paired and placed under a mosaic piece.

“By juxtaposing our work it says more,” Wilson said. “I have no way of making things sound so beautiful or so descriptive because my description comes from a different point of view then hers,” Losacker said.

Losacker said it is not uncommon for visual and written artists to collaborate together, although neither she nor Wilson has seen a combination of mosaic pieces with poetry, besides their own.

Both Wilson and Losacker said their work is inspired by each other’s work. They explained that sometimes a poem will inspire a mosaic and vice versa, or sometimes they are made completely separate

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A community member and student admire the mosaic poetry collaboration at the I.D. Weeks Library.

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Nancy Losacker presents her mosaic pieces in the I.D. Weeks Library.

Allow me to share a story of backpacks, bagels and memory lapse.

Last semester, when Einstein Bros. Bagels first moved into town, I felt as if I’d discovered the answer to life’s every problem. I’d reached bagel nirvana. Fueled by the turkey BAT on asiago, I’d even managed to get a bit ahead on homework. With a jaunty lift in my step, I left Einstein’s for my apartment to spend my evening of freedom in the most enlightened way possible: catching up on my pile of laundry.

As God as my witness this is what happened: I went to my room, plopped my backpack on the floor, gathered some dirty clothes and walked out of the apartment toward the laundry room. The thought

even occurred to me to lock the door, but I was only going to be gone a minute so what’s the worst that could happen?

Talk about famous last words.

Laundry in the washer, I came back to get my iPad out of my backpack and discovered a problem. My backpack wasn’t there. After searching every inch of the apartment twice, I discovered it wasn’t anywhere. No backpack, no iPad, no 5-subject notebook with every scribble of notes from the entire semester.

A few minutes of hysterical crying later, it occurred to me to call the University Police Department to file a report.

Since I was pretty new to being robbed, I half expected a lecture on the virtues of door locks. Instead I was calmly told an officer would come by after he finished with another call.

The officer and I stood in my room surveying the scene as he took notes. Granted, it didn’t make much sense to either of us. I mean, my room is furthest from the door. My computer and some cash were there in plain sight, untouched on my desk. Why the backpack? What kind of sick jerks

had invaded my unguarded fortress?

After the necessary paper work was done, the officer assured me UPD would be on the lookout. He even took the serial number of my iPad so IT services could see when, if and where it connected to university Wi-Fi. He was the picture of sympathy and respect. He almost made me feel like less of a moron.

When the last of my roommates came back from studying with friends in the MUC, she heard the tragic tale. She called our friends, who went to the desk to ask if a backpack had been turned in. One had been and it matched mine’s description.

After I picked up my backpack—with all of its contents inside—I asked the desk attendant if he knew where it had been found.

“We found it at Einstein’s,” he said.

There are several lessons to be drawn from this story, but the biggest is to always lock your doors. That way when you come home under a bagel-induced euphoria, you’ll deduce sooner that you forgot your backpack at dinner.

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4-6p.m.

The Pedagogy of Storytelling Location: MUC Room 216

6-10p.m.

Glow Golf Location: MUC Ballroom

Speed Networking Location: MUC Ballroom

7-9p.m.

Men’s Basketball Location: DakotaDome

7-8p.m.

VLP Reading and Poetry SLAM Location: Raziel’s

12-1p.m.

NMM Live!

(Free Noon Music Series) Location: National Music Museum.

8:30-11p.m.

4p.m.

3:30-4:30p.m.

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Movies at the MUC: Location: MUC Pit Lounge.

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Men’s Basketball Location: DakotaDome

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MediaSketch Little items make big impact Josie FLATGARD is a first-year majoring in contemporary media and journalism.

Don’t be afraid to take a chance now and then with your winter wardrobe.

Though some major fashion trends can seem a bit “out there,” through this column, I can help relieve the stress of translating this to a Midwest university lifestyle.

When did yoga pants and Uggs become the “norm?” While I may hesitantly agree the look could be comfortable, especially in the gloomy days of winter, why not try something a little more exciting to brighten up the day?

Even during winter, there are chances to express your personal style in warmer clothing. I applaud the girls who exemplify this through trendy scarves and knit headbands, colorful mittens and coats.

By starting with a neutral color coat, it can be accessorized with warm weather items.

Contrary to what one might think, neutral colors are not restricted to black, brown or

gray; a deep green or navy can be just the change needed. When feeling daring, try a shade of red — burgundy, maroon or a bold crimson.

When passing by a winter sale in a store, it can be exciting to pick out a new pair of mittens or a new hat. They are a bold way to switch up an everyday wardrobe as we must endure the South Dakota cold when walking between classes.

Scarves in fun prints like chevron, leopard or the classic stripes can shift your outfit of the day from drab to fab, for lack of a better expression.

A fashion statement with a functional purpose, who could object to that?

Maybe I’m just a little oldfashioned, but I prefer to dress up most every day, while still making sure I’ll be comfortable throughout the day of classes and meetings.

A cardigan paired with an infinity scarf or statement necklace is a staple outfit of mine.

Embrace sweater season.

Sweaters can be made fancy or casual, which can be essential with a busy schedule, going from a morning class to a special dinner with an official.

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Graduate student Dani Dornbusch demonstrates her casual outfit.

2-3:30p.m.

Movies at the MUC Location: Arena Theatre

4p.m.

Women’s Basketball Location: DakotaDome

6-10p.m.

Super Bowl Party Location: MUC

Biology Seminar Location: Beacom Room 207

7:30-8:30p.m.

Duo Piano Recital Location: Colton Recital Hall

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First-year Haley Warren wears versatile boots that can be paired with almost any style or color.

Dornbusch uses a fun scarf and cardigan combo..

CAB on par for a glowing purpose 7p.m.

Men’s Basketball Location: DakotaDome

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Black lights and a 60-footby-60-foot mini golf course will be brought into the ballroom at the Muenster University Center to give students the chance to play golf in the dark with neon golf balls and clubs.

Glow Golf will be held in the MUC ballroom Jan. 29 from 6-10 p.m. Admission is $3, with all proceeds going toward USD Dakotathon and the Children’s Miracle Network.

Junior Stephanie Fischer, a

member of the Campus Activities Board who worked on the project, said mini golf was chosen because there isn’t anywhere to do the activity in Vermillion.

“It’s an event where students can give money to philanthropy while having fun,” Fischer said.

Nathan Hofer, the advisor for CAB, said the partnership with Dakotathon helps with the promotion of the event and increases the leadership experience for students.

Hofer said CAB currently has

no plans to partner with other groups on campus for events this semester, but said the group is open to the idea.

“It’s going to be a fun event,” Hofer said. “It’s going to a good cause.”

Hofer said student turnout and feedback will increase the chance of glow golf returning in future semesters.

“We’ll see how successful the student reaction is,” Hofer said.

“What we do is for the student.”

Later this semester, Hofer said CAB will bring back last

semester’s relaxation bar, along with Open Mic Nights and the USD Idol singing competition.

“There is a very unique set of events coming this semester,” Hofer said.

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This Week in Entertainment: Best and Worst of Music, Movies and More Best of:

Worst of:

End of Sundance Film Festival

Justin Bieber’s Arrest

The film festival always produces a handful of go-to films for those craving something different in cinema. This year’s success stories include Dear White People, a satire about racism on college campuses, and Ivory Tower, a documentary exploring the increasing cost of college education and whether or not the prestige of a university is worth the steep price.

Grammy Performances

From Beyonce to Macklemore, everyone brought their best game to their performances, along with killer dance moves and vocals.

Lorde’s Reaction to Winning a Grammy

The New Zealand native’s reaction was priceless. She looked like she was a mixture between surprised, scared and a puffer fish. If you haven’t seen it, watch it immediately.

Pharrell William’s Hat

Forget the gowns and tuxedos, Pharrel William’s “I’m thinking Arby’s” hat was the real star of the Grammys. The hat now has it’s own Twitter account and meme.

The only thing messier than Bieber’s arrest for a DUI is the reaction of his Beliebers, some of which took to Twitter to protest his arrest by using #freebieber.

Grammy Length

There’s only so much that can be done to keep the awards show interesting and this year the show was unnecessarily long.

Bachelor Wedding

The nuptials were beautiful, but with a $250,000 price tag, this wedding not only could have fed a third world country, but also made girls nationwide raise their expectations.

Cory Monteith Misspelling

The late Glee star’s name was misspelled during the Grammy’s In Memoriam tribute. Fans took to social media to express their outrage over the oversight.

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Feminism activists still have progress to make BETSEY HORTON is a graduate student pursuing Interdisciplinary Studies with a Human Rights focus.

When I tell people I’m a feminist, the response is pretty scattered.

The most recent response I have gotten from people is, “We don’t need feminism anymore. We as human beings are all equals. It should be called humanism.”

Well, yes, this is very true, and I do agree with you.

However, there are many very good reasons why we still need feminism in the 21st century, and why we cannot yet use the term “humanism.”

It all comes down to the system.

While theoretically, we as individuals may be able to look at each other and see fellow humans, the system is lagging behind. Misogyny and sexism are still prevalent in our society today.

For example, there is currently a nationwide movement to restrict women’s reproductive rights.

South Dakota is leading the charge with its ridiculously strict waiting periods for abortion, which do not include weekends and holidays on top of the 72 hours already required.

Regardless of your individual views on the matter, women have the right to make their own choices regarding what is best for themselves as individuals.

The Supreme Court decided this in 1973 with its landmark case Roe vs. Wade.

A second example is rape culture. Rape culture is behind the idea that women are asking to be raped because of their clothing choices, amongst many other equally insidious victim-blaming tactics.

Men, when you see a woman in a short skirt, do you immediately pick her up, sling her over your shoulder, and carry her off to your man cave to have your way with her? No? I didn’t think so.

Doesn’t the idea that you are an uncivilized beast incapable of controlling yourself offend you?

It should. That’s what rape culture is reducing you to.

As an undergrad I was attacked, harassed and threatened for addressing these same issues.

They attempted to slander my name with the some of the most misogynist, degrading language you will ever have the unfortunate experience of reading.

If there was no need for feminism, as many people claim, why is there such a vicious reaction whenever a woman, or anyone for that matter, points out the various levels of inequality still operating in our society?

Ultimately, the problem with using the word “humanist” is that such a word implies there is no need for a women’s rights movement whatsoever.

It implies that the system grants the same rights to women as it does to men.

It implies no one will ever be denied basic rights based on who they are and where they come from.

Unfortunately, we are still not there yet. Until we are, I will remain a feminist. I will continue to write about these issues and I will not stop until progress is made.

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>> Exhibit

pieces are what she imagined a bird would see the world as, from flying over it.

“I like the exhibit, and it makes me regret not stopping here to see the art pieces that have been here before,” junior

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and end up being put together.

Wilson said some of her

Katlyn Achenbach said.

Losacker said she started working with Wilson several years ago when officials at the Washington Pavilion asked them to do a collaborative show together. Since then,

they have made 10 pieces in collaboration together.

The River, Wings and Sky exhibit will be on display for the entire spring semester in the I. D. Weeks Library. A reception presenting art from

USD students will be held April 17.

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Tech for life Apps facilitate learning Anna Fink

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As a man once said, “there’s an app for that.”

Whether it’s help counting calories, taking notes or letting Indiana Jones run on an endless bridge while being chased by giant gorillas, there’s an app for it all.

Apps can be used as tools, along with facilitate learning. There are apps that help students learn languages, create flashcards, stay more focused on classwork and quickly learn material. There are even apps to help students stay focused and keep track of learning goals.

These apps can be downloaded for both phones and personal

computers.

Alyssa Duarte, a junior, uses Duolingo, an app which sets up daily exercises to assist in learning a new language.

“I have always wanted to learn French but never had the time,” Duarte said.

“With this app whenever I have a spare moment I can get on the app and do an exercise.”

Follow reporter Anna Fink on Twitter @AnnaLFink

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