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UPD investigating reported campus sexual assault Trent Opstedahl

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University of South Dakota police are still investigating a reported sexual assault that was reported to officials March 19.

The incident is said to have happened in Coyote Vil-

lage March 18. The incident is also being investigated under the university’s disciplinary process, according to a university statement.

The Vermillion Police Department has not been directly involved with the investigation because the

university recently hired its own investigator for the UPD. Matt Betzen, chief of police for the VPD, said his investigators met last week with UPD’s investigator to over the details of the investigation so far.

“We will work with them to the best of our abilities to help

with the case,” Betzen said.

Betzen said the VPD will continue to coordinate with the UPD as needed, but they will typical only be brought in for major felonies.

Tena Haraldson, USD’s director of communications, said the university is handling

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the report with seriousness.

“There’s no incremental way to treat this,” she said.

“We’re treating it the way we would treat any report of this.”

Pete Jensen, director of the UPD, said this incident appears to be an “isolated

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USD, SDSU students undergo disaster relief training to serve communities Trent Opstedahl

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Kalyana Mondreti can still vividly remember the mangled, dirt covered tree roots that were unearthed by the strong tropical cyclone that swept through her hometown in eastern India last October.

The storm brought extensive damage and loss of life to her town, and it’s what sparked Mondreti’s desire to want to help people in times

of disaster.

“I was moved to the core,” she said. “With such an experience I decided I should be a part of the rescue team, or what simple things I could do I would do.

I need not necessarily to be in India to help someone.”

Mondreti, who is a graduate student at the University of South Dakota, was among more than 300 other health care profession students from USD and South

Dakota State University participating in Disaster Training Day 2015. Held March 20 in the Lee Medical Building on campus, the daylong event taught students skills that would better prepare them in case disaster strikes.

“Medical students of all disciplines have some skills that a lot of us in the general public don’t have, so in times of disaster, they

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43rd Wacipi brings a ‘celebration of life’ Phillip.Millar@coyotes.usd.edu

First-year USD medical student Courtnee Heyduk practices giving an immunization shot to SDSU student Nick Buschette March 20.

incident” and that students are not in any danger. He said the investigation is ongoing and that no further information is being released at this time.

Replacing the normal sounds of basketball and football games, the University of South Dakota’s Tiospaye Student Council organization will host its annual Wacipi pow-wow this Saturday and Sunday at the DakotaDome.

First-year Colton Sierra said the Wacipi is a way to escape other troubles of the world.

“It’s a good feeling, good vibes, and you just feel good with the people you’re around,” he said.

David Alexander, associate professor of Native Studies, said there is an anticipation building for the event.

“This is the first bigger spring pow-wow in this area,” Alexander said.

“It’s the spring, everyone’s anxious to get out and get back at it again.”

Preparation for the Wacipi seems to be on target, Tiospaye President Aspen Ducheneaux said.

“We’re actually a little bit ahead of what we usually are,” Ducheneaux, a junior, said. “Usually we’re still kind of short money right now, but we have the funds that we need to put

the pow-wow on.”

Much of the preparation thus far has had to do with meetings, rather than setting up in the DakotaDome, Ducheneaux said.

“Mostly it’s just been meetings — meeting with the Dome staff, University Police Department, business office, catering with Aramark,” Ducheneaux said. “A lot of emails, text messages, phone calls, printing.”

Tiospaye has been doing a lot of fundraising, as well. Members fundraise by sending out donation letters, hosting taco sales and meeting with USD faculty, Ducheneaux said.

Though most things have run smoothly, Tiospaye has run into some trouble getting people contracted, junior Brittany Youpee said.

“I usually send out vendor applications and contact people that we hire for the pow-wow, and that went a little rough this year,” Youpee said. “Some of them want more money than we are allowed to give.”

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City goes ahead with wholesale tax Beer tax petition killed after City Attorney finds language ‘insufficient’ Nathan Ellenbecker

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A petition opposing a wholesale markup on malt liquor purchases and calling for a city-wide vote on the markup failed to meet the requirements mandated by the City of Vermillion last week, Vermillion City Manager John Prescott said.

The deadline to submit a petition opposing the five percent markup — labeled a “beer tax” by businesses selling malt liquor — was March 19.

City Attorney James Mcculloch turned the petition over to City Finance Officer Mike Carlson, coordinator of city elections, after determining the language of the petition was not complete.

Mcculloch declined to comment on the petition’s language because of potential pending legal circumstances.

Blaine Schoellerman, owner of Bunyan’s Bar and Grille, turned in the failed petition to the city. He said the city should expect another petition to vote on the markup next year because he predicts alcohol sales will suffer with the change.

“Almost all the bars in town had a petition,” Schoellerman said. “We circulated the petition. We turned it in a day early, figuring we would give the city ample amount of time to tell us if there was something incorrectly done, which they did.”

Schoellerman said the city told the circulators they were

close on signatures. The petition received 40 more signatures, putting it at just more than 400 counted signatures.

Then, Schoellerman said, at 3:45 p.m. on Thursday, the city called his mother, Ann Schoellerman, and said the petition was null and void.

Carlson was not available for comment due to a family emergency.

The markup would be charged to businesses’ total profits from sale, not a forced tax on individual purchases.

Businesses would be left to decide if they needed to raise prices.

“Just another reason for people to leave town and go buy their groceries and their beer and their clothing and everything out of town,” Schoellerman said.

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CAMPUS & CITYDigest USD community adapting to anonymous social media apps Phillip Millar

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Anonymous social media is picking up steam at the University of the South Dakota. Apps such as Yik Yak and FADE are allowing students to post anonymously to message boards, opening the door for more student interaction as well as hostility between social groups.

Even university faculty are getting in on the action. Shane Semmler, an associate professor of communication studies at USD, studies Yik Yak. The app allows users within a short range to post text similar to the idea of a tweet on Twitter.

“I use it to take the emotional temperature of my students and see what’s going on in their lives,” Semmler said.

Some of the action is not

always nice.

Sophomore Diego Marquez is another user of the app. Marquez experienced hostility on Yik Yak first-hand.

During the ‘Yotes Got Talent event and Dakota Days royalty revealing ceremony, Marquez was targeted on Yik Yak for his accent.

“There were a couple of comments just making fun of the way I spoke,” Marquez said.

Semmler said he tries to ignore the negative things said on Yik Yak, though he knows they are present.

The negativity, Marquez said, affects the university as a positive learning environment.

“With the whole diversity thing upstairs (MUC room 219), we’re trying to get diversity and the whole uni-

versity to come together and work as one,” he said. “We’re all college students, I get. It’s a stupid app, whatever. But, we’re all one giant family. We shouldn’t be bashing on each other.”

However, Marquez does see some positives in the app.

“With respect to bashing on people, I think it’s calmed down a lot,” he said. “And sometimes it’s good to get the word out on different events that are happening around campus.”

First-year Drake Burnison does not hold Yik Yak in high regard.

“Yik Yak is a horrible idea,” Burnison said. “It can be very misleading to the common user.”

Semmler sees the app in a positive light, saying it gives him something that both he

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The anonymous posting app Yik Yak can be used as a way to spread awareness of campus events, but can also result in cyberbullying.

and students can relate to.

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speeding citations

March 15 Officers responded to a disturbance at a residence. A mother of a teenage daughter went to confront her daughter’s boyfriend. She entered his home without permission and wouldn’t leave when ordered to do so. She was arrested for trespassing.

March 16 An officer stopped a vehicle that made a right turn from the wrong lane.

The driver had an open bottle of alcohol, and three of the four passengers were underage and had been drinking. The violators were cited.

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March 17 Officers were asked to remove a man from a store who was yelling obscenities.

Officers arrived and confronted the man, who was singing along to a popular rap song that contained vulgar language, obscenities and derogatory comments.

He was told repeatedly to leave and finally had to be escorted from the store by officers.

March 17 A welfare check on a possibly suicidal man was requested. An officer

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responded and spoke to the man at length.

He determined that while he was depressed and might need medical care, he did not appear to be suicidal. Officers assisted the man in making a plan to address some of his more pressing issues.

March 17 North Dakota State Radio informed officers they had received information that a woman was texting a friend in ND asking her to call 911.

Officers responded to the residence of the woman, who could be heard screaming for help.

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Officers stopped the assault by handcuffing the suspect. The man was arrested for aggravated assault, interfering with an emergency communication and possession of marijuana.

March 21 University Police requested assistance in securing a dorm room while they applied for a search warrant related to the odor of marijuana.

Marijuana was found, and charges are pending.

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1901 The Volante changed from a bimonthly edition to a weekly newspaper. The reason for the switch was because the students read The Volante specifically for news, but it was outdated by the time it printed. The Volante staff wanted to create a more relevant news source for the community and students.

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Pi Beta Phi hosted its annual Pi Phi Bowtie event from 5 to 6:30 p.m. in the National Guard Armory March 24.

Proceeds go to Pi Beta Phi’s philanthropy, Read > Lead > Achieve. The sorority raised more than $3,400 last year.

The cost was $5 per person, which covered an all you can eat pasta feed.

Event-goers also had the chance to “pie a Pi Phi.” It cost $1 to pie a first-year, and went up a dollar per year. Participants could pay $5 to pie the sorority’s president, junior Mariah Gehle.

(Above) First-years Ashley Stark and Kaitlin Mennenga were two who got pied.

(Left) Pi Beta Phi members serve pasta and drinks to students in line.

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LGBTQ+ panel to be held in Law School

Man shot at Watertown gun show

The South Dakota Law Review and the OUTlaws Organization are sponsoring an LGBTQ+ lecture and symposium March 26 and 27.

The symposium will cover LGBTQ+ marriage rights and transgender rights. The three panel discussions will host a diverse group of presenters with varying perspectives on these issues.

“Many Voices: A Discussion of LGBTQ Marriage Rights and Transgender Rights” is OUTlaws’ third annual Lavender Lecture.

Theatre department to put on production “The Goat or, Who is Sylvia?” will be performed March 26-28 and March 30 at 7:30 p.m. and March 29 at 2 p.m. in the Arena Theatre in the Fine Arts Building.

The play, which contains adult themes and language, focuses on how people react when faced with social taboos, like infidelity.

Tickets are $5 for students, $15 for adults and $10 for non-USD students.

They can be purchased online at www.usd.edu/ theatre.

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Gov. Dennis Daugaard approved more money for the Critical Teaching Needs Scholarship program March 19 to keep soonto-be teachers in South Dakota.

The scholarship, through the South Dakota Board of Regents, gave 19 full scholarships this year, and will give out more next year with the increase from the governor.

Students who are approved for the scholarship must graduate with a teaching degree within two years’ time.

According to a survey by the School Administrators of South Dakota, more than 30 South Dakota school districts had unfilled teaching openings at the start of this year.

A man accidentally shot himself during a gun show March 23.

He shot his left hand with his 9 mm Ruger pistol, which he thought was unloaded.

He was taken to a local hospital. His condition is unknown.

NATION FDA approves GMO apples, potatoes The Food and Drug Administration approved genetically modified apples and potatoes March 20. The apples, designed by Okanagan Specialty Fruits, will resist browning, and the potatoes, from J.R. Simplot Co., will resist bruising and produce less acrylamide, a chemical that can cause cancer in animals.

The FDA stated they are as safe and healthy as those traditionally grown.

Brooklyn fire kills seven children A house fire sparked by a hot plate killed seven siblings, ranging from the ages of five to 16, that were trapped inside of their Brooklyn home shortly after midnight March 21.

The mother and one teenage daughter escaped through a window on the second floor. They are being treated for burns and smoke inhalation. The father was out of town on business.

No evidence found to back UVA rape story Last November, Rolling Stone published a story based on the rape of a UVA student.

Charlottesville Police announced March 23 that they had found no “substantive basis” to support the student’s report.

“Jackie,” who was featured in the story, did not give a statement during the investigation.

Police still welcome any information that may be known about the case.

Steve Coll, dean of the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, has been leading an independent review of the Roll-

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1986 The Spring Fashion of ‘86 gave soon-to-be graduates tips on how to dress for an interview. The use of basic and neutral colors during interviews for both men and women was emphasized. Another tip was to dress similarly to those in the profession that the students were interviewing for.

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WORLD Arrests made for Afghan mob killing Farkhunda, an Afghan woman wrongly accused of burning the Quran, was beaten, tossed off a bridge, lit on fire and thrown into a river by a mob of male attackers March 19.

On Monday her coffin was carried by grieving women, a job normally reserved for men in Afghanistan.

Twenty-six people have since been arrested in connection with her murder.

According to Farkhunda’s parents, a local mullah falsely accused her of burning the Quran after she accused him of distributing false good luck pendants.

U.S. forces withdraw from Yemen All remaining U.S. military personnel in Yemen have been pulled due to the country’s deteriorating security situation, according to the U.S. State Department.

About 100 Special Operations forces members were evacuated from the Al Anad airbase.

Terrorist threats from Yemen will still be monitored from outside its borders.

The United States embassy in Sanaa was closed after rebels took over the capital last month.

More security concerns have been raised with the escape of hundreds of alQaeda members from two prisons last week.

Four vehicle collision kills 36 in Lima, Peru At least 36 people died after three buses and one truck collided about 200 miles north of Lima, Peru’s capital.

The number of people injured has not been confirmed, but the toll is estimated to be more than 70.

Rescue operation believes a bus driver fell asleep before drifting into the opposite lane, where he collided with three vehicles.

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University emergency response plan should reassure students In today’s society we must always be prepared for any situation of disaster and emergency. The past 10 years have proven we should be ready for anything and everything, from active shooters, bombings, natural disasters and much more.

The 2007 shooting at Virginia Tech University, which resulted in 32 dead and 17 wounded, sparked a nationwide urgency to improve emergency procedures on college campuses, including our own.

In a small town like Vermillion, it seems unlikely any of these situations would occur, yet the University of South Dakota is preparing itself as best it can if they were to happen — as they should be.

USD has created an Emergency Operations Plan (EOP) committee that has been dedicated to not only consistently being prepared, but also making improvements, if need be, to its Emergency Operations Plan.

Tena Haraldson, director of communications at USD, said President James Abbott is very dedicated to the EOP committee.

Experts are regularly

brought in to lead the EOP committee in simulated exercises and scenarios to fully prepare for situations.

Further, the committee holds an annual training day to brush up on these scenarios. For example, in the past the committee has prepared for things such as the Avian flu, active shooters and fires.

In all the years the EOP has been implemented at USD, it has only been activated twice — once in 2011 when the Missouri River flooded and again in 2013 when Coyote Village had a pipe burst.

Although the staff and faculty are prepared, the students have every opportunity to prepare for such situations on their own.

By simply clicking on the “Campus” tab on the USD portal, a student will find emergency guidelines, procedures, alert systems and contact information.

The five major emergency guidelines in the EOP are for an active shooter, a bomb threat, a fire, a tornado and hazardous materials.

The site has information for other procedures and contacts listed to gain more information as needed.

Within the Emergency

Operations Plan students will find exactly what to do in an emergency. The fact that the university already has plans in place should stand as solid evidence that students and their safety are a top priority.

In other words, students should feel safer knowing our university is one step ahead of an emergency.

Students may believe situations such as a bombing on campus will never happen. However, one can

have piece of mind knowing the university is fully prepared for any situation to the best of its ability.

As residents of the USD community, we should feel blessed we haven’t had to use emergency

plans, despite there being a necessity for the EOP. As students at USD, we should feel safe knowing if something were to ever happen the university is as prepared as it can be.

Racially-motivated police brutality continues to plague US NADIAH ABUSWAI is a senior majoring in media & journalism.

Martese Johnson, 20, was beaten by police outside Trinity Irish Pub in Charlottesville, Va., March

18.

Police officers beat the University of Virginia junior over a suspicion that he was using a fake I.D. to get into the pub. A video shows police after forcing Johnson to the ground and handcuffing him, while Johnson’s head bleeds profusely from a gash on his head that ultimately required ten stitches.

Court records show Johnson was charged on

two counts — obstruction of justice without force and public swearing or intoxication. Police claim that Johnson was “very agitated and belligerent,” but no eyewitness accounts have backed that claim up.

The day after the incident, students at the University of Virginia gathered at the library to protest Johnson’s arrest.

Instances like this remind us that police brutality is

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an issue that is growing nationwide, and that it is important to show support to the victims of aggressive and violent behavior from police.

As social media makes police brutality harder to simply brush under the rug, it is easy to be hopeful for a change, but the question must be asked – what does it mean when these instances can be recorded and still ignored?

OVERHEARDS Here you’ll find the weirdest, funniest and stupidest things we’ve heard during the week. Context is for suckers.

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Members of the black community continue to be subject to extreme use of force by police, and it is being brought to our attention through various media sources more frequently.

Violent behavior from police is atrocious and unnecessary. From UVA, to New York, to Ferguson, we must be dedicated to preventing racism and senseless violence. Police must be held accountable

for their actions, not treated as if they are above the law.

Solidarity with those subject to this form of oppression is of the utmost importance, because it is shameful to ignore the subjugation of the black community by racist police any longer.

Reach columnist Nadiah Abuswai at Nadiah.Abuswai@coyotes.usd.edu

In The Know & In The Dark IN THE KNOW: The Hoodie Allen concert scheduled for March 19 was cancelled due to a medical emergency. It has been rescheduled for April 13.

IN THE DARK: After USD voiced displeasure about the cancellation on Twitter, Hoodie Allen tweeted “wow kids can be dicks” before quickly deleting it. If students weren’t disappointed before, they will be when they see how Hoodie Allen feels about USD students.

IN THE KNOW: Students are being asked to fill out a student satisfaction survey to inform the university of possible improvements that could be made to campus life.

IN THE DARK: There were no questions on the survey about the increase of the General Activities Fund fee.

IN THE KNOW: Texas Senator Ted Cruz announced his candidacy for the 2016 presidential election at a March 23 speech.

IN THE DARK: Fun fact: he was originally born in Canada but renounced his Canadian citizenship.

Because his mother was a U.S. citizen he is legally considered a “born abroad” American. But hey... at least he produced a birth certificate to prove it.

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Society associates ‘fat’ with ugly Post-spring break CHEYENNE ALEXIS is a first-year majoring in English and media & journalism.

Despite beauty being subjective, there will always be the argument of what is deemed beautiful and what is deemed taboo or ugly.

Society has delivered the message numerous times that being fat automatically means that a person is ugly, regardless of any other factors.

Although this stereotype is true anywhere, it is especially true in a college setting.

It’s common to hear students say they want to lose weight because they don’t want to be fat, and they feel “fat” and “gross” on any given day. Some even blatantly state that being fat is ugly.

Losing weight is understandable — I can sympathize with it, because I, too, go through those phases.

But putting down other people just because they are bigger and automatically saying things like “They’d be prettier if they weren’t fat” is entirely inexcusable.

Society plays a huge, inevitably dangerous role on young peoples’ lives, whether we want to admit it or not.

The kind of message displayed on shows such as TLC’s “My 600lb Life,” a show about obese people and their weight loss journey, can be upsetting, but it is an a example of the kind of perceptions society fosters.

Now, I am not promoting obesity as a good thing, of course, because can be an unhealthy lifestyle, but how these people are seen as nothing more than being fat is terrible.

There is always more to people than their weight.

People will watch it and poke fun at the people who cannot move for one minute without catching their breath, and they jokingly say the show makes them want to stop eating forever.

When I watch the show, I pay attention to the fact that many of these people do indeed have a factor of mental unstableness that plays a role in their eating habits. Eating became their coping method to escape whatever was bothering them mentally.

I cheer the people on who make it to their goal weight, and I am happy toward the end of the journey when some of them are happier and on track to a better lifestyle.

It doesn’t make sense how others cannot look at the bigger picture of what the show is trying to convey, and that their only thought is how ugly the person is.

It’s not fair, because

I’ve dealt with these types of comments all of my life — others comparing me to my sister because I was heavier set.

Calvin Klein, for example, sparked controversy for releasing pictures of a size 10 model who was labeled as “plus-sized.” If that is considered plus-sized, then what about actual plus-sized people?

According to the San Francisco SFGate, the average dress size for women is 14. Are these people not good enough to model because people have a mindset so strongly embedded in their minds that being fat is gross?

There is more to people than their physical appearance, and it is not fair to claim someone is ugly just because they are fat.

Reach columnist Cheyenne Alexis at Cheyenne.Alexis@coyotes.usd.edu

YOUR SAY Letter to the Editor

Law school aims to diversify its program A law school may not seem like a focal point for a discussion about diversity, but schools of law have a responsibility to our society as we produce individuals who will represent clients from a diverse range of backgrounds as well as influence law and culture in profound ways.

The University of South Dakota School of Law is no different, and the university’s focus on inclusive excellence corresponds perfectly with our mission. It’s about how we embed

diversity into all our decisions: influencing our curriculum, student services, marketing, policies, traditions, practices and all aspects of the law school.

Lawyers occupy a unique place in our culture. We practice law by representing clients. Those clients come from all backgrounds and walks of life. We create law through practice and as legislators.

Landmark cases have shaped the very fabric of our culture, such as Brown v. Board of Education, which ended segregation.

Therefore, legal education should embrace inclusive excellence, and we have.

Our efforts in the School of Law are done to infuse our decision making with inclusive excellence. We continue to execute this process of continually improving our ability to respond to our diverse student body as well as continually to encourage a diverse student body to attend our school.

This has included conducting an inventory of our current processes to see how well we are

current with incorporating inclusive excellence. We are close to completing this inventory and we will take action to improve ourselves in areas where we are lacking.

It’s a continual process of analysis and improvement to create an inclusive environment and be responsive to an everchanging environment and student body.

—Nicholas McInerney, director of Admissions & Communications for USD School of Law

midterms defeat purpose of break KATIE MCGUIRE is a junior majoring in media & journalism.

For many students at the University of South Dakota, midterms were scheduled right after spring break. This defeats the purpose of what the break is for — to relax and cut loose, in whatever way one chooses.

My break consisted of going home to be with family and working to earn money. While doing this, I also got to catch up on my favorite TV shows while sipping on a glass of wine, and it was like heaven.

A good majority of other students took a trip to popular vacation spots like Florida or Cancun to celebrate making it through the first half of the semester.

For some students, including me, tests and papers loomed over their heads because midterms were scheduled for after break.

While I sat at home relaxing or working at my job, I couldn’t help but think about the test I had when I came back. I had an internal debate with myself on whether or not to study, but Netflix won for most of the week.

To me — and probably the majority of students at USD — midterm week serves as a less intense version of finals week.

Usually, midterms consist of papers or tests over the

first half of the semester and act as a check-in for professors to see if students are actually paying attention in class.

While I do not disagree with this testing method, I do believe it should be before spring break.

I think the stress of the week alone is enough to deserve a break, but if students not done with their tests they will worry over break.

As a junior, I have dealt with the works — tests, papers and projects due around this time, and all while I was very stressed out. It was nice to finally be done and truly enjoy a week of relaxation because after all, I think earned it.

My point is not to do away with midterms week — I think this is actually a good check-in point for the professors. Maybe I’m just crazy, but I take on midterm week like a challenge— to prove to professors that yes, I was paying attention when it looked like I was sleeping, and yes, I do understand how to do this project. It was satisfying to be done with everything and not worry about anything for the remainder of the break.

This year, however, I had a test hanging over my head. For future spring breaks, professors should either plan midterms earlier or be more clear about what midterms week should mean to students.

Reach Opinion Editor Katie McGuire at Katrinia.McGuire@coyotes.usd.edu

Studying abroad enhances Cartoons moving toward LGBTQ+ education, employability inclusiveness with diverse casts KATIA DUSZENKO is a senior majoring in international studies and media & There are lots of reasons not to go abroad.

It’s complicated — paperwork, visas; costly — airfare, tuition; and risky — what if you hate it?

It’s a commitment, and it’s a leap of faith. You are leaving your friends, your home and everything else that comprises your comfort zone. You can’t drive home on the weekend. You won’t know what truly awaits you until you get there. It’s scary.

Do it anyway.

Fill out the paperwork. It can be a little painful, but it’s worth it. You won’t remember forms or questionnaires when you’re flying through the streets of Amsterdam on a bicycle, soaking up the Italian sun with a book in your hand or eating blocks of cheese on a Parisian street corner.

Figure out the cost.

You’d be surprised at how affordable studying abroad can be. The University of South Dakota has several direct programs, wherein you continue to pay your regular USD tuition and fees while living and studying in Australia, Spain, Germany, Japan, France, Hungary or the United Kingdom.

USD also offers opportunities through affiliate programs such as

Cultural Experiences Abroad and International Studies Abroad, which compensate you for various aspects of your time abroad. For example, when I studied abroad, my affiliate program covered the entire cost of my airfare. There are lots of financial incentives and aid out there waiting to be utilized.

This is particularly true at USD, where a substantial amount of money is allocated to help students who want to do something like study abroad. The Farber Fund — established in honor of the late William O. “Doc” Farber, a former political science professor at USD — totals $4.5 million, and provides upwards of $170,000 each year for political science, criminal justice and international studies students to travel in conjunction with their education.

More recently, a $40,000 fund in the College of Arts & Sciences dedicated exclusively to helping fund student study abroad opportunities was announced. The International Opportunity Fund will be open to declared Arts & Sciences majors, and awards are anticipated to range from $500 to up to $2,500. If you went through a direct program and secured additional aid, studying abroad could quite literally cost you less than studying at USD. Take the risk. I understand the stomach-churning anxiety that can accompany the sheer unknowingness of what you might be considering. I can only

encourage you to bite the bullet, and just go. Simply put, it’s worth it. It is challenging, exciting and wildly fun, and I have never spoken with someone who studied abroad and regretted it. Eventually, your anxiety will turn into euphoria.

If my promises seem baseless or are meaningless to you — which is fair, we probably don’t know each other — or you can’t quite shake the risk factor, consider studying abroad a calculated investment in your future.

In an increasingly globalized world, employers are not only looking for people with a global mindset or internationally applicable knowledge and skills, but the personality traits that either made you study abroad in the first place or came about as a result thereof, like openmindedness, pluckiness and adaptability.

Traveling, as more and more people are suggesting, teaches you in a way that classrooms simply can’t.

You’re there, seeing it all — trying, touching, smelling, tasting and stumbling sometimes, but growing in a big way. You learn by doing.

There are certain things you can’t learn in the same way if you are sitting behind a desk.

So, yes — there are reasons not to go abroad.

But they are outnumbered significantly by reasons to go. If you haven’t considered it, you should. If you’re considering it, just do it. It’s an investment in yourself — an on-the-ground education that will be with you for the rest of your life.

MEGAN STREET is a first-year majoring in political science.

Two weeks ago, the animated television show “Steven Universe” aired an episode in which two feminine characters were revealed to be in a romantic relationship.

“Steven Universe” has already been noted for its unprecedented progressiveness and promotes body positivity, gender queerness and many other themes that, just five years ago, children cartoon developers never could have imagined.

This is not the first time in recent history a show marketed toward a younger audience has introduced openly LGBTQ+ characters. In August, a voice actress for “Adventure Time” revealed two female characters had been in a relationship before the show, and last December, “The Legend

of Korra” finale ended with two of the main characters, both female, becoming a couple.

Even though its last episodes were aired exclusively online, “The Legend of Korra” was called a ground breaking move toward positive LGBTQ+ representation in children’s media.

Naturally, each show has received considerable backlash from opponents of LGBTQ+ rights, but in spite of that, the movement is not currently showing any signs of slowing down.

Joanna Robinson, a writer for Vanity Fair, stated, “When it comes to children’s entertainment, that envelope still needs pushing... American kids’ shows have a long way to go before LGBTQ+ story lines are considered a matter of course.”

One of the first cartoons to include LGBTQ+ characters was the Japanese anime “Sailor Moon” in the 1990s, which included several queer characters. However, in the U.S., one of these couples was changed to be male-female, another two characters were

rewritten as cousins and another character was also changed from male to female to erase his crossdressing.

Of course, some television shows, such as “Orange is the New Black,” have been much more progressive in portraying the LGBTQ+ community in a positive light, but these shows are much more mature in nature and are not suitable for a younger audience.

By opening the door to producers to include such characters and themes in their shows, we will be teaching younger generations more about the world they live in, and we can start to eradicate intolerance at a younger age.

Not only that, but keeping this representation in cartoons is very important to children who might already identify with the LGBTQ+ community by teaching them it’s perfectly OK and not abnormal to be themselves. Otherwise, children will grow up feeling isolated and as though they don’t belong.

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Spanish students dive into service-learning Nathan Ellenbecker

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Uver Rodriguez and Sophia Taggart learned a lot about each other March 24 over the lunch hour. Both enjoy soccer and have specific countries they would like to visit someday.

Rodriguez, a sophomore at the University of South Dakota, will be teaching Taggart, a junior at Vermillion High School, about how to hold a conversation in Spanish. It is part of a course-embedded servicelearning project for his Advanced Oral Practice I course at USD. “I find it a good way to involve what I am learning in class and put it into practice and help others,” Rodriguez said.

Rodriguez and other USD students in SPAN 411 will make the trip over to VHS over the next three Tuesdays to interact with VHS’s Spanish III students.

In her first year at the university, Laura Vidler, professor and chair of the Modern Languages and Linguistics Department, has made service-learning projects a requirement in her Advanced Oral Practice course.

Vidler’s goal is to have the projects challenge students in a real-world

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CONTINUED FROM PAGE A1 Ducheneaux said getting in touch with them was troubling as well.

“Email addresses are wrong, missed calls, having to call them back,” she said.

Tiospaye will be able to begin the set up in the Dome on Friday night, Ducheneaux said. The pow-wow runs from 1 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. on Saturday and 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Sunday.

Drum groups are often some of the main attractions at this event. One drum group that has performed in the past is led by former USD professor Wayne Evans.

The group is unsure if they will perform this weekend due to Evans’ current health problems, Alexander said.

He said the local drum group is still learning and getting better.

“Right now, we’re kind of in a rebuilding stage — there’s lots of people that are still learning and not that

setting while also being a “mutually beneficial” activity.

“It’s a 400-level class in conversation,” Vidler said. “This is the only class where they focus exclusively on conversation.

They’re learning about different modes of conversation, whether it’s interpersonal or presentational.”

In February, Vidler led a team of students to Sioux City for service-learning.

Students worked at the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program, providing translations services to help citizens with tax forms.

The experiences can be unique for each student, who can choose group trips or individual projects. It is about challenging the language-learning status quo.

“The main thing service-learning brings to this course is an authentic conversational experience,” Vidler said. “Instead of just talking to each other all the time in class, we are trying to put them in an authentic experience.

For example, in this case, there is not blanks to fill in. There are not tests. Real people having real conversation, getting to know each other.”

Rodriguez attended both the Sioux City trip

great of singers yet,” Alexander said.

Alexander said he enjoys the Wacipi as it is a sober, carefree event.

“I think it’s a celebration of life,” he said. “Alcohol, drug-free. You just go listen to the music.”

Tiospaye member junior Leah Saiz likes the collaboration offered through the event.

“It’s just a really nice way for everyone who’s involved with the Native organizations to get together and collaborate and work together to make this one of the biggest student-led events in the state,” she said.

Ducheneaux sees the pow-wow as the fruits of Tiospaye’s yearlong labor.

“To me, it shows all of our hard work throughout the year,” Ducheneaux said. “It’s very rewarding. It’s a lot of hard work, but I like seeing so many people showing up for it.”

“Usually we’re still kind of short on money right now, but we have the funds that we need to put the pow-wow on.”

-Aspen Ducheneaux, Tiospaye Student Council president

and the VHS class visit. He said the service-learning projects blend his love of volunteering with language learning.

Both of his parents are from Guatemala. Though Rodriguez has a bilingual background, he sees his fellow students struggle.

“That’s something I have noticed in both high school and college classes,” Rodriguez said.

“There really isn’t conversation classes to build this advanced oral practice.”

Taggart admittedly is not the best Spanish speaker in her class. She has had three different teachers in three years of Spanish classes.

She said having people who want to hold conversations will only advance her learning experience.

“The hardest part is actually talking to them,” Taggart said. “Spanish is a lot different when you are working in the class and doing different projects…

It’s hard to come up with things on the spot.”

The fact that few classes teach day-to-day conversation is concerning for Sarah Stormo, a first-year Spanish teacher at VHS. She said most students in upper-level Spanish courses have mastered grammar and writing. Speaking, however, is a whole differ-

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Sophomore Uver Rodriguez introduces himself to Vermillion High School junior Sophia Taggart as a part of a service-learning experience for SPAN 411 Advanced Oral Practice March 24.

ent ball game.

“Having it broken down into smaller moments, rather than just listening to me will help,” Stormo said. “Also, having students who went through the same thing, are going through classes, and know the struggle of school is good for being relatable.”

Like learning an instrument, learning a language takes a lot of practice,

Vidler said. The difference in American education, however, is language learning does not start until middle school, compared to band classes in elementary school.

During their time with VHS students, conversations revolved around the students first meeting one another. Vidler expects those conversations to continue growing.

“They can fill in blanks.

You can see their brains going,” Vidler said. “Listening usually comes first.

Speaking usually comes last. It’s usually where you need the most practice.

Language learning takes a really long time.”

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SDBOR executive director steps down for retirement Megan Card

Megan.Card@coyotes.usd.edu

Jack Warner came to South Dakota six years ago to take the helm of the state’s public university system as executive director and chief executive officer of the South Dakota Board of Regents.

He came with degrees from Boston College, Springfield College and the University of Vermont, and arrived in South Dakota in 2009 after serving as higher education commissioner in WARNER Rhode Island for seven years with a track record of tackling leadership positions.

A native of Massachusetts, Warner said he did not know what kind of reception he would get in the Mount Rushmore state.

After announcing his retirement March 16 with plans to return to his family on the East Coast, however, he said it is with “sweet sorrow” that he leaves South Dakota.

The Volante spoke to Warner about his past six years working with the public colleges and universities in the state, and what’s next for the long-time higher education advocate.

What was the driving force in announcing your retirement? Was it a difficult decision?

Yes, it was a difficult decision, because I enjoy my work immensely. It wasn’t easy to give it up, especially when I get to work with such a wonderful Board of Regents, excellent university presidents and have a good relationship with the Legislature, the governor and his staff. It was not easy to give that up. At the same time, it was one of those years when you reach one of those magic ages. I had to think through what should I be doing. I have family

back in Rhode Island, and the call of my family back East is very strong. All of those factors contributed.

You had the second longest tenure of an executive director in the history of the South Dakota public university system. What does that mean to you?

I must have been doing something right. I knew I couldn’t reach first place, so I thought I might as well go for second place. But really, I’ve been doing this kind of work in higher education for years, in Rhode Island and Massachusetts, and it’s been a privilege to do so.

When you initially accepted this job, what was the most significant challenge that you wanted to address? Do you feel like you did?

The issues are the same for public higher education systems everywhere. Affordability is a big issue. We’ve done a good job despite some deep budget cuts the first few years I was here. We also reduced the required credits to help with affordability. Maintaining a higher standard of academic quality is also incredibly important.

How did growing up on the East Coast hurt or help you when you first came to South Dakota? Did that change as the years went by?

I think the worst fear of the Regents at the time was that I would come in talking like Teddy Kennedy. But I came from the western side of the state, so we sound like Midwesterners. The people

here are kind and courteous, and the culture in this legislature is the best I have seen with all the legislators I work with. Was it hard to move from a well-populated place? Yes. But the people have made it worthwhile.

Is there anything you regret or wish you could have changed or improved as executive director?

There is still work to be done on the affordability front. The million and a half endowment is still modest, and I’m sure students would like to see it expanded ...

There is always work to be done on facilities. That is an area that could improve. An area that I am quite proud of, too, is the collaborative work with K-12 ... that work needs to stay on track. It is a matter of mindset that higher education should be involved with that.

How do South Dakota college students compare to others you’ve been exposed to?

I would describe South Dakota students as thoroughly engaged, very respectful and incredibly smart. They are not shy about asking provocative questions, but it’s always done in a respectful way.

And respectfulness sets them apart.

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FARM program places future doctors across S.D. Ally Krupinsky

Ally.Krupinsky@coyotes.usd.edu

In an effort to keep medical students in South Dakota after graduating, seven first-year medical students were chosen for the third group of Frontier And Rural Medicine (FARM) students. They will be starting the program in February 2016.

Students in FARM spend nine months completing clinical work at a rural site they are assigned to.

“Our long term goal and hope is that they’re going to be attracted to these sites and come back and practice in those sites,” Susan Anderson, FARM program director, said.

Anderson said the program is introduced early on to ensure students have enough time to meet over Skype with the site physicians and plan their community projects.

The five FARM communities are Milbank, Mobridge, Parkston, Platte and Winner.

This year, Pierre, Spearfish and Vermillion were added to accommodate the growing medical school class.

Other than a difference in location, the FARM program is the same as any regular medical school experience. FARM students are required to see the

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could actually be called on and serve a larger role and become extenders to the medical community,” said Rick LaBrie, assistant administrator for the state’s Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response.

In its 11th year, Disaster Training Day 2015 consisted of interactive hands-on sessions as well as presentations about preparing and responding to events of calamity.

The five sessions covered topics like how to administer immunizations, dealing with psychological first aid, how to triage a mass casualty area and identifying and responding to allergic reactions patients may have due to immunizations.

Deb Wollman, a South Dakota public health nurse, was among a team of about 40 other professionals instructing students. Wollman led a session that covered the administration of immunizations.

“It’s fun (to teach them),” Wollman said. “They’re the ones that are going to be responsible for us.”

In a group of about 12 students, USD first-year medical student Courtnee Heyduk learned how to properly give a patient a shot in Wollman’s session.

“It was fun and interesting,” Heyduk said. “I needed to do it. I wouldn’t have known how to give shots until today.”

The five training sessions of the day were designed to provide students with the basic necessary skills they might need when responding to a disaster area, as the participants had back-

same type of patients as their classmates in bigger cities and come back to the Vermillion campus to take certain tests, Anderson said.

First-year medical student TiAnna Vogt was selected for the Vermillion site.

“Right away, it always sounded like something that I would really want to do,” Vogt said. “Just because being the only student and having a really hands-on experience sounded really beneficial, and I’ve always had an interest in primary care medicine.”

Vogt job-shadowed Vermillion’s Sanford clinic as a USD undergraduate student, so she has already met many of its physicians, she said, and is looking forward to working in a closer capacity with them.

“Since I did my undergrad here, I felt Vermillion as the college student town and experienced in that way, but I’m really excited to become more part of the Vermillion community outside of the college campus,” Vogt said.

Anderson said while visiting the various FARM sites to check on the students working there currently, she’s been impressed by their technology, staff and supportive communities.

grounds in 10 different health care disciplines.

The multi-disciplinary Disaster Training Day event is the only one of its size in the U.S., said Bill Chalcraft, who works for the state’s DOH Office of Preparedness and Response.

“During a response to a major disaster that has health and medical casualties, the number of healthcare professionals in the state won’t be enough.

They’re going to rely on others to help them carry out their duties,” Chalcraft said.

“Who better than students who have received training above a normal person?”

By completing the training, students participants could become certified in Core Disaster Life Support. Students also had the chance to register for SERV SD to volunteer throughout the state in times of disaster.

LaBrie said there are more than 2,000 volunteers registered for SERV SD, roughly half of which are medical professionals. The other half are general volunteers.

Matthew Owens, a South Dakota rural family physician and medical director for the Upper Basin Disaster Training Center in Yankton, spoke to students during a three-hour lecture that covered topics such as putting together a disaster relief plan on a community and personal level and understanding public health ethics.

He said having students register for SERV SD is important in meeting the demand for medical care in the state during times of crisis.

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“There’s quality healthcare being provided in South Dakota and so I think we just need to get students to apply so they can experience it and be part of the program,” Anderson said.

George Ceremuga was in the program’s first group of students, and just completed his nine months in Mobridge.

He is now in Rapid City, doing more clinical work.

Ceremuga said he realized

already medically underserved on any given day.

Medically underserved not just with not enough physicians and health care providers, but the fact that approximately 90 to 95 percent of all firemen and EMTs are volunteer,” Owens said. “So if we had a disaster, whether it be fire, flood, influenza or whatever, we need a reliable and ready trained source of health profession students to serve as basically force extenders.”

Now registered in the SERV SD database, Mondreti said she is ready to help people in any way that she can. Although she is uncertain if she will stay in South Dakota or return to India once she graduates in December, Mondreti knows she wants to help others when they need it most.

“Every single person must have a responsibility to the society they live,” she said. “So volunteering when disaster occurs is something...you are socially responsible for. It’s a simple life — life is a life anywhere, whether it’s in India or America. It’s life and it’s very valuable.”

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early on in the FARM program that Mobridge would be a good experience.

“It was better than I expected. I mean, I went into it with a positive outlook and was very optimistic about the potential of the program,” Ceremuga said. “One of the surprises I had was that I saw and was able to do more than I ever anticipated.”

Because he was the site’s only

student, Ceremuga said he was able to get very integrated in the hospital and overall community.

“We were able to establish great rapport early on and kind of got a feel for how each other liked to work,” Ceremuga said. “By the end, we definitely worked well together and obviously built strong relationships.”

Ceremuga’scommunityproject was bringing a more formal

concussion management program to Mobridge schools.

“I obviously wanted to develop something that would first off benefit the community and number two, sustain and remain there even after I left after nine months,” Ceremuga said.

Ceremuga’s advice for future FARM students is to get as much out of the program as possible.

“As long as you’re very motivated and willing to help out, I think it offers a chance to really exceed the expectation of a third year medical student,” Ceremuga said.

Although Ceremuga wants to practice in South Dakota, he’s not sure if he’ll be in a rural location or not.

Vogt said she plans to practice primary care medicine in a small South Dakota town.

“Medicine is all about buildingthoserelationshipswithyour patients and the long-term relationships,havingthemtrustyou,” Vogtsaid.“Thatsenseofcommunity where you can build that is a really cool part of medicine.”

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Paul Light, professor of public service at New York University, delivered a lecture March 19 in Farber Hall about how governmental reform would impact the upcoming 2016 election.

Farber Lecture sheds light on elections, legacy of Doc Farber Megan Street

Megan.Street@coyotes.usd.edu

The 2016 elections, while still a year away, were at the forefront of this year’s University of South Dakota Farber Fund Lecture.

Presenting this year’s lecture was Paul Light, a professor of public service at New York University. The lecture was held March 19th in Farber Hall and was hosted by the Political Science League (PSL).

Light’s hour-long lecture focused on the role of governmental reform and voter shift in shaping the outcome of the 2016 presidential election. Light, who grew up in Sioux Falls, also made a prediction that it was possible for Rand Paul to win.

Senior Chad Peterson, president of the PSL, opened the lecture before handing the mic to Light, who spoke briefly about Farber’s legacy.

“A lot of great political scientists came out of USD,” Light said. “Farber was a great professor. A lot of what’s good about the government of South Dakota can be traced back to Doc Farber and his work here, so it’s really an honor for me to be here.”

Light’s election research centers on the division of voters based on their trust of the federal government. He also divided the voter population into four groups of government reform: dismantlers, streamliners, priority-setters and reinventors. Light used these divisions to analyze the way elections

“A lot of what’s good about the government of South Dakota can be traced back to Doc Farber and his work here...”

-Paul Light, NYU professor of public service play out.

Light said it was possible for Rand Paul to win the presidency, though he considered this prediction to still be murky.

“He’s a very unusual, very unpredictable candidate,” Light said. “I’d take Kentucky against the entire field for a dollar.”

The lecture was followed up by a Q&A session, in which audience members, such as South Dakota House of Representatives member Ray Ring, asked Light questions pertaining to his research and his other thoughts on the upcoming election – including some speculation about the current situation with Hillary Clinton, who was caught using her personal email at the Capitol.

First-year Jordan Hanson, a political science major, said she was impressed by the lecture’s depth.

“I was actually delightfully surprised,” Hanson said. “He brought forth a lot of points that I just had not thought about, or even if I had thought about (them), he brought them forth in a different way.”

Senior Sam Reuland, vice president of PSL, said while choosing a speaker, the group wanted to offer listeners a more nonparti-

san angle on politics with the lecture.

“We solicited names from the faculty,” Reuland said. “They came up with a list of scholarly individuals who were not really on the far left or far right. They were people who could come in, they could give a good lecture on today’s topic.”

Reuland said one of the points of the lecture is to keep students informed about their government.

“We want to have informed voters,” Reuland said. “We want to have people who will make the correct choices in their minds so that we can have a better-run country.”

Peterson wants students to realize their view of politics should not be obscured by partisanship.

“We’re really about the academia side of politics and the non-partisan approach,” Peterson said.

“So take a step back from the partisan lens and see what else is going on in politics. It’s beyond elections and beyond the face value of politics, and kind of dig deeper into the better looking, inner workings of politics.”

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Emergency plan ready despite infrequent use Micheal Geheren

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On April 16, 2007, the United States experienced the worst shooting by a lone gunman in its history. Thirty-two people were killed and 17 were wounded in the Virginia Tech Massacre. The shooting became a primary case study for many universities across the country to enhance emergency procedures.

It is case studies like the shooting at Virginia Tech and other disasters that help develop and further enhance the emergency operating procedures at the University of South Dakota.

“The President puts a very high priority on this,” Tena Haraldson, director of communications at USD, said. “We go through fake emergency exercises, we bring experts in who come in and lead us through scenarios.”

A university committee meets each quarter to update the Emergency Operation Plan (EOP) and each year hosts a training session.

The EOP covers everything from natural disasters to active shooters, to a fire or even a disease outbreak.

“It’s really complex and (the EOP) is something that changes a little bit every year as technology changes,” Haraldson said.

The plan, however, has only been activated twice in recent years, said Pete Jensen, director of the University Police Department.

It was activated in 2011 for the Missouri River flood and in 2013 when a pipe burst in Coyote Village.

“It’s not activated very often,” Haraldson said, because Vermillion has been lucky enough not to have experienced recent natural disasters, but also, “we don’t want to overuse it because when we do it, we want people to pay attention to it.”

The university puts a primary focus on weather-related incidents.

“We focus more on the weather stuff, because

Braley Dodson

This semester, two university officials are moving out of campus housing, while next fall, graduate assistants will be moving back in to various campus dorms.

Kim Grieve, vice president of Student Services and dean of students, has moved from McFadden Hall to a home off-campus.

Director of Housing Todd Tucker, who has been living on campus while waiting to sell his house, will not live on campus next semester.

Grieve said one of the big reasons she decided to move out of student housing is because with the high demand to live in McFadden, she didn’t want to take the space of four students.

“I loved my time in the residence halls, but it was time to have some space,” Grieve said in an email.

“My husband really enjoys working on projects and gardening.”

Tucker said the apartment Grieve lived in is no different than the others in McFadden Hall.

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that’s probably our biggest threat,” Jensen said.

However, Haraldson said the university is preparing for active shooter situations.

“I think we all think it won’t happen to us,” she said. “Even though we are in a small population area, we understand that it can happen anywhere.”

Prepping for disaster To prepare for a disaster, the EOP committee hosts an annual table-top training in late spring. In the past they have run exercises for Avian Flu, active shooters and fires.

For UPD, a majority of the training takes place in everyday scenarios. The simple burnt food fire alarm in residence halls is handled the same way a real fire would be handled.

“We still do the same procedure,” said Lt. Jef Rice, who said UPD handles a fire alarm on average at least once a week.

“We would maybe just go to next level (if it was a real fire).”

Maintaining communication USD and the South Dakota Board of Regents have invested in emergency operations. At the Regental level, all public South Dakota universities use the Everbridge emergency alert system to notify students and faculty of university emergencies.

Haraldson said Kim Grieve, dean of students and vice president of Student Services, is in charge of issuing alerts via the Everbridge system.

“It’s really important to go back and update (EverBridge) if they get a new phone because it is going to take your preferred method of communication first,” Haraldson said.

The university pays for special access of certain cell phones to cell towers during an emergency.

This allows for vital communication among the university’s top officials during a disaster.

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But the North Complex apartments where graduate assistants will be living this coming fall semester are different than the rest of the rooms in the building. As opposed to two-person rooms, these rooms are more like traditional apartments.

Two graduate assistant hall directors will move into North Complex. Tucker said in the past, graduate assistants had previously lived in the residence halls, but have not since lived there since he became the director of Housing. The graduate assistants will live in apartments in Richardson and Beede Halls.

Tucker said next year will be the deciding factor to determine if housing will add graduate assistants to other buildings in future years.

First-year Alex Moberly said adding more staff to North Complex could be a positive change.

“It’s always good to have a little more authority,” Moberly said.

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The construction for the University of South Dakota Sports Performance Enhancement Facility is on schedule, project manager Lorin Wilcox said.

“Right now, it’s on schedule, it’s neither ahead nor behind,” he said.

Laying stuctural steel is the next step in construction, Wilcox said.

“That’s what we’ll see a lot of over the next couple of weeks,” Wilcox said.

The construction won’t connect to the Dome for some time, Wilcox said.

“What you see out there right now is insulated pre-cast wall panels.

They are the first phase of panels. There will be another stage of panels that will go up sometime later,” he said. “ The large wall that you see on the western edge of the site is actually the interior wall for between the practice courts and future locker room.”

When students come back for next school year, they can expect most of the skeleton of the building to be in place, Wilcox said.

“At the end of this summer, I would anticipate that most if not all of the structural steel will be in place. A lot of the exterior walls will be up,” Wilcox said. “The intent is to have the building be weather tight before winter time.”

As for the Outdoor Track & Soccer Complex, Wilcox said things will move faster now.

“This week, they’re going to start putting some foundations for the bleacher systems. So there will be a lot more activity that starts to happen over there as well.”

Wilcox doesn’t see any significant setback ocurring, he said.

“This time of year, the setbacks that we incur are due to weather,” Wilcox said. “Other than that, I don’t anticipate there are going to be any kind of significant setbacks.”

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Ti’Esha Jones cleans her room regularly — not just for herself and her roommate’s benefit, but with the hopes that it will attract students to the University of South Dakota.

“Having the tours motivates me to keep (my room) clean, so it’s a win-win,” Jones, a first-year who lives in Coyote Village, said.

Residence Hall Director Tommy Rice said there are eight rooms on campus that are shown to potential students who come through on USD tours. If all goes well, the roommates could take away $400 together at the end of the semester for housing compensation, with a maximum credit of $200 per student, depending on circumstances.

Four first-floor rooms in Coyote Village and four rooms in Mickelson are shown on tours.

Jones admits there can be “small annoyances” in the setup, like the strange smells that seem to drift in with a tour or accidentally getting woken up from a nap, but being able to talk with potential students while in the room outweighs that.

“It’s really fun, and if you’re in the room when tour groups come in, you can actually talk to (potential) freshmen yourself, give them the rundown of things,” Jones said.

Sophomore Tessa Musil, another student with a Coyote Village showroom, agree Musil said tours are occasionally talkative, and family members and students are able to ask questions or comment on things seen in the room.

“Some of the people giving the tours have never lived in Coyote, they’re just

“Having the tours motivates me to keep (my room) clean, so it’s a win-win.’”

-Ti’Esha Jones, first-year student kind of saying their speech that they give, so it’s kind of nice to actually get a viewpoint from someone living there,” Musil said.

Each room picks one day of the week, Monday through Thursday, to be scheduled for tours on a regular basis after they show the interest in being a showroom, Rice said.

“We’ll keep an eye on the room, make sure they’re keeping up with (everything), make sure it’s clean, there’s nothing on the walls that would be questionable,” Rice said.

“The best way I like to say it, is ‘Don’t decorate (with)

anything that you wouldn’t want your parents to see.’

Otherwise, it’s just keeping up with them, talking with them, making sure they pay attention to the schedule so they know when it’s their room.”

Rice said Admissions and Housing are looking to make some changes to the showroom system. A possible increase in compensation to gain more interest from students and bettering and maintaining good communication between the two departments are high on their working list.

“We’re trying to redo it a bit but I don’t know

where we’re at with that yet,” Rice said. “It’s kind of hard to figure out ‘cause it’s between Admissions and Housing so we’ve gotta kind of talk with them, see what their needs are, and then we have to meet their needs.”

He has received 0pinions from current showroom students to see how they like or dislike the way things are set up now.

“It’s kind of an evolving process, and from semester to semester we keep reevaluating how we want to do it, what’s going to work best,” Rice said.

As of now, students do not receive credit in their accounts until the end of the semester, and if they missed a day, that percentage is calculated and an amount is deducted from their starting total.

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Junior Amber Eichkorn qualified for the NCAA Cross Country Championships to take place in the fall, and was the first Coyote to do so.

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Just before their last race of the indoor season, Amber Eichkorn turned to her running partner Kelsey Barrett and told her, “If you have to, during the race remind me that I’ve already ran two races and I did great in them.”

“Up here she has this big, big goal, and

it’s realistic, but she has to tell herself that she can settle sometimes,” Barrett said.

But settling isn’t a word in Eichkorn’s vocabulary.

“The hardest thing for me to do is to tell her to take a day off. She wants to be that consistent,” her distance coach Dan Fitzsimmons said. “We like to say that we preach the concept of moderation and consistency. She’s grasped that concept

really well. The downside to that is that there isn’t a lot of down time.”

Eichkorn, a junior originally from Wichita, Kan., who is the first Coyote to qualify for the NCAA Cross Country championships in the fall, began running in middle school.

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Lervick, Dufrane advance Outdoor runners USD women’s golf season prepare for 2015

Coyotes set school record for 54-hole tournament

Athletes stay focused on ‘bigger picture,’ goals

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In the middle of its spring season, the University of South Dakota women’s golf team is aiming for a Summit League Championship under the strong play of sophomore Brenna Lervick and first-year Abby Dufrane.

The Coyotes recently broke a school record for a 54-hole tournament at the South Dakota State Jackrabbit Classic in Primm, Nev., where they finished 7 out of 11 teams. The team scored 51 overpar.

“We’re off to a really good start this year,” said Head Golf Coach Nick Hovden. “To where we were just a few years ago to now is incredible. The women’s program is taking huge strides.”

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Sophomore USD golfer Breanna Lervick gets a few practice swings in during practice March 23 at The Bluffs Golf Course.

Coming off a strong season last year, the University of South Dakota outdoor track and field team is moving forward by focusing on the small details to achieve success.

“We know what we need to do, and we’re really driven,” senior distance runner Taylor Chapman said. “We’ve started to fine tune our training, and we have all CHAPMAN the resources we need heading into the outdoor season.”

But that doesn’t mean the

season can’t take a toll on the athletes. After coming off of a successful indoor season, with the men winning its third consecutive Summit League Indoor Track & Field title and the Coyote women finishing runner-up for the second year in a row, training can become grueling.

“Spring break is a nice halfway mark for us,” sophomore jumper Tyler Frank said. “A few of us stayed in Vermillion instead of going anywhere for break so we could keep training.”

To keep everything in check and their eyes on a broader goal, sophomore distance runner Nicole Schmidt said it is important to stay smart and focused.

“You have to stay focused on the bigger picture,” she said. “It’s always about keeping your body healthy and your teammates encouraged,

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March 22 USD 58, N. COLORADO 59

Northern Colorado ended the Coyotes’ run at a WNIT title and its season March 22 after a last second shot by Nicole Seekamp was ruled inside the 3-point line.

March 19 USD 68, CREIGHTON 58

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Men’s Discus First Place: Cody Snyder Men’s Javelin First Place: Jet Moreland Women’s Shot Put Second Place: Danielle Waldner Women’s Javelin Second Place: Amelia Miller

March 16-17 SDSU Jackrabbit Invite Primm, Nev. Men: Eleventh of 15 Cody Seal: 40th (tied) Sam Matthew: 40th (tied) Women: Seventh of 11 Brenna Lervick: First (tied) Abby Dufrane: 26th (tied)

TRACK & FIELD Distance runners set career bests at Baldy Castillo Senior Taylor Chapman, sophomore Mach Dojiok and sophomore Nicole Schmidt kicked off their outdoor track seasons with three new career bests in the 1,500-meter run at the Baldy Castillo Invitational at Sun Angel Stadium in Tempe, Ariz.

Chapman and Dojiok competed first. Chapman clocked 3 minutes, 50.90 seconds, for the fourth-fastest time in school history and best mark recorded by a Coyote since 2007.

Dojiok crossed the line at 3:51.99 for the sixth-fastest time in school history.

Oklahoma’s Jacob Burcham won the event in 3:44.13.

Schmidt joined the women’s alltime top-10 list for eighth in school history after she crossed the finish line at 4:38.81. Saucony’s Nicole Sifuentes won the event in 4:15.06, while U.C. Riverside’s Raquel Hefflin was the top collegiate finisher in 4:25.62.

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For University of South Dakota high jumper Megan Glisar, the titles of All-American and Summit League AllAcademic Distinguished Scholar both come well behind her most important title of ‘Mom.’ Glisar is a mother to her fouryear-old son and said balancing life between being a mother, an athlete and a student can be quite chaotic, but having a detailed schedule is the key to her success in all areas.

“I have two planners that I’m constantly filling out,” Glisar said. “Knowing what, where and when I have something allows me to do everything. I have a great plan in place.”

Being a full-time student and an athlete already provides Glisar with a busy schedule.

Being a mother makes that schedule even more demanding,

but Glisar has her schedule down to a science.

She takes her son to preschool at 8:15 a.m. every morning. After she drops him off, she either goes to her classes or practice, depending on the day.

Whether she has class or practice in the morning, Glisar then picks her son up from preschool and takes him to daycare at 11 a.m.

Glisar then returns to campus for class and looks forward to picking her son up as soon as she can.

“If I’m lucky, on some days I will get to pick him up as early as 2 or 2:30,” Glisar said. “But then there are days when I have class ‘til 5:30 at night. The daycare he’s at has been great with helping out and making sure I can be at my classes the whole time.”

Glisar said a few times she has had to bring her son to practice, but the coaching staff and her

teammates help out so she can get her training in as quickly as possible.

“He likes to high jump,too, when he comes to practice,” Glisar said. “So some of the other girls will play with him while I train so it’s really great, and the girls and coaches love having him around.”

Being a mother, the toughest part of being a track and field athlete is leaving for her meets.

“It’s very hard leaving, especially when I didn’t have to leave him at all this entire year,” Glisar said. “Now I have a bunch of meets where I’m gone almost every weekend. Thank goodness for FaceTime so I get to see him every day I’m gone.

But I know he’s in good hands up here, and safe, which is the most important thing.”

Glisar’s organization and

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Women’s High Jump First Place: Megan Gilsar Women’s Triple Jump Third Place: Colette Christensen Women’s Long Jump Third Place: Emily Brigham Women’s 4x100-meter Relay Third Place

March 21 Tulsa Duals Tulsa, Oklah.

Five South Dakota track and field athletes were named to the Summit League Indoor Track and Field Academic All-League teams, as announced by the league office on March 18. Juniors Amber Eichkorn and Katie Wetzstein represent the Coyote women, while senior Taylor Chapman, senior Jeff O’Connell and junior Josh Petersen made the men’s team.

Eichkorn collected her first academ-

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March 21 Baldy Castillo Invite Tempe, Ariz.

USD pushed past Creighton in the first round of the WNIT, going on a 10-0 run to begin the game and never looking back. Seekamp scored 21 points.

Five ‘Yotes make Academic All-Summit League team

Senior jumper Megan Glisar practices while track and field coach Lucky Huber watches at the DakotaDome March 24.

TRACK & FIELD

March 25-28 CLYDE LITTLEFIELD TEXAS RELAYS Austin, Texas March 28 WILDCAT CLASSIC Wayne, Neb.

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Mach 28 Indianapolis, Ind. USD AT IUPUI 10 a.m.

USD AT IUPUI 12 p.m.

FOOTBALL Sept. 5 AT KANSAS STATE

TENNIS March 13 SOUTH DAKOTA 2, RADFORD 5 ic honor for track and field. She made the USTFCCCA All-Academic and Academic All-Summit League teams for cross country last fall. Eichkorn earned two all-league honors and scored 19 points at the indoor championships.

She kicked off the meet by breaking the school record in the 3,000 meters with her runner-up finish of 9 minutes, 36.75 seconds on day one. She returned on day two to place third in the 5,000 meters and fourth in the mile. Eichkorn is a kinesiology and sport science major with a 3.69 GPA.

GOLF USD golfer Lervick named league Golfer of the Week South Dakota golfer Brenna Lervick was named the Summit League’s Female Golfer of the Week on Wednesday after recording a runner-up finish at the SDSU Jackrabbit Invitational. It’s her second Golfer of the Week honor this season.

Lervick, a sophomore out of Chanhassen, Minn., finished the 54-hole tournament on Tuesday with a score of four-under-par (71-69-72-212).

She was tied for first place at the end of regulation, but lost in a playoff. Lervick broke her collegiate best 54-hole score by six strokes and recorded the tournament’s second-best round with a 69 during the second round.

Lervick also competed at the Pizza Hut Lady Thunderbird Invitational within the past week, finishing in a tie for 20th with a two-round score of 12-over-par (80-76-156). Over the week, she had three rounds of par or lower and had an average round of 73.6 strokes.

Sept. 12 AT UC DAVIS Sept. 19 DRAKE Oct. 3 YOUNGSTOWN STATE Oct. 10 WESTERN ILLINOIS Oct. 17 AT NORTH DAKOTA STATE Oct. 24 MISSOURI STATE Oct. 31 AT NORTHERN IOWA Nov. 7 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS Nov. 14 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE Nov. 21 AT ILLINOIS STATE

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the next year.”

This year the men were picked first to win the Summit League outdoor championship, and the women were picked second.

Building off of the base from last year, Chapman, also a team captain, said it is good to see confidence in his team and the ability to build from a stronger foundation.

“We usually head into the season as the underdogs, not picked to win,” he said.

“That’s been a chip on our shoulder for a while now, but we’re confident heading into the rest of this season, whether it’s good or bad to be picked to do so well.”

Frank also appreciates contributions from the upperclassmen, but knows there will be some shoes to fill in the years to come.

“We’ve lost a lot of redshirts, and we’ve got some big point scorers from the older guys on the men’s side,” he said.

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drive as a caring mother are part of her success as a student-athlete, head women’s track and field coach Lucky Huber said.

“Megan’s very focused and driven,” he said. “She balances her personal life, track and school incredibly well. She has goals and she works hard to reach them.”

Being an All-American high jumper and a scholar athlete is no easy feat. Huber said Glisar’s determination to be the best at what she does is due to the focus and determination she has.

While the goal is always to win conference, the team does know there are also little goals along the way to get to that point as a team.

“As long as you’re doing your part, that’s how success is built,” said Schmidt, who accomplished a new personal best at the Baldy Castillo meet in Tempe, Ariz. “As long as you keep the future in mind and do the little things right, we can be successful.”

For now, Chapman, who also recorded a personal best at the Baldy Castillo meet and recently made the Summit League Indoor Track and Field Academic All-League teams, said it’s important to keep adjusting and take everything week by week.

“The first few weeks are hard, especially because everyone is so spread out,” Chapman said. “We just have to take it week by week and support each other each race to keep the bigger picture in mind.”

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Because Glisar, as she calls her self, is a nontraditional student athlete, she has to plan her day around her son, school and athletics.

To do all three, Glisar has been able to make a custom schedule that allows for her to spend as much time with her son, attend her classes and get her training in.

“She comes into practice at an off time so that she can take the classes she needs to,” Huber said.

Not only are Glisar’s abilities as an athlete and a scholar noted, but both Huber and pole vaulter Emily Brigham said Glisar is someone everyone wants to be around.

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Senior Taylor Chapman rounds the track during the 2014-15 indoor track & field season.

“She’s really sweet,” Brigham said. “She always has something nice to say to everyone.”

Brigham trains with Glisar and has classes with her, and she said she looks up to her because she is not only a great athlete, but also a driven individual.

Glisar tied her own outdoor school record of 6’0 March 21 at the Baldy Castillo Invitational in Tempe, Ariz.. She’s hoping this strong start to her season will allow her to reach All-American success again.

This is Glisar’s final year competing for USD, but it won’t be her final year being a Vermillion resident.

Glisar will graduate with a degree in Communications Sciences and Disorders this spring and will be enrolled next fall in USD’s audiology graduate program.

Glisar said she couldn’t imagine a better scenario.

Her fiancé, Brandon, and their son have really enjoyed living in Vermillion for the past few years.

“I’m excited to be living here again next year when I start my audiology program,” Glisar said. “I’m looking forward to staying here for a few more years.

This community has really been a great place for us to raise our son.”

medalist title in a playoff.

Her first place finish earned Lervick her second Summit League Golfer of the Week honor of the spring season.

Lervick said how she continues to find success is simple.

“There’s no single key thing to success other than keeping your work ethic up,” Lervick said.

“Keep practicing, and keep working. That’s my motivation.”

Along with Lervick’s strong play, Dufrane has also shined for the Coyotes.

She placed second at the Lady Thunderbird Invitational in St. George, Utah, over spring break.

Hovden wants to see both Lervick and Dufrane play well at the same time.

“Abby and Brenna seem to switch off when one shoots a good round or finishes well at a tournament,” he said. “We need both of them, along with our three, four and five golfers, to all play well at the same time to compete for a Summit League Championship.”

Both underclassmen, Hovden said Lervick and Dufrane help push the upperclassmen to play better as well.

“Having your younger players set the tone obviously pushes our older players to play better and compete,” Hovden said.

“But you don’t shoot school records with just two players. All of our golfers have to play well, too.”

Hovden has also seen an increase in excitement at practice, which he believes only helps the team’s goals.

“When you’re a golfer in the Midwest, there’s nothing that can beat the excitement of getting outside,” Hovden said. “We had an optional practice the other day, and every member of the team was outside at the range hitting balls.”

Outdoor practices have allowed the golfers to get a better feel for their play compared to hitting in the DakotaDome.

“You get to see your ball flight which is huge,” Lervick said. “You can’t really tell when you’re hitting into a net inside.”

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went out for all the sports,” she said. “Then I found my niche in distance running, because I really couldn’t do anything else. I stopped growing at 5’2, so basketball and volleyball were out of the question.”

Being an upperclassman and an asset to the team, Barrett said it was typical for the athletes to come in and look up to Eichkorn.

“She’s very hard working, and it’s obvious. But she’s never had to make that known — she’s humble, and what I love about her is that she has big goals,” Barrett said. “Even if she’s frustrated after a race I admire it.

She’s very disciplined and knows what to expect from herself.”

As a coach, Fitzsimmons can see Eichkorn is a leader for the team who pushes others to do their best.

“Every athlete on our team will tell you she’s a fierce competitor and she knows how to push herself beyond her comfort zone,” he said. “When you have that example running out in front of you, you have to ask yourself, ‘Am I willing to do that myself?’ Fortunately, we’ve had some athletes who have stepped up and are doing the same thing.”

But it’s not just a matter of work that has gotten Eichkorn her numerous successes.

“There are a lot of athletes who go out there and work really hard,” Fitzsimmons said. “You really have to love what you’re doing, because it’s part of who you are. She embraces that.”

Despite running

Lervick

76.27 stroke avg. +4 par avg.

Dufrane

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Indiana State Invite Terra Haute, Ind

April 20-22

Summit League Championships Seaside, Calif.

practices consist of alternating hitting balls at the range and playing on The Bluffs course with the men’s team. Hovden said it is important to keep working at the range, but getting to practice on the course is key to gaining confidence.

“When you get out on the course, you relearn how to score and how to compete,” Hovden said.

The Coyotes have two more tournaments before the Summit League Championship begins April 20. In order to compete for that championship, Dufrane said the focus is to find scoring depth.

“We need everyone contributing,” Dufrane said. “We need to continue practicing and push everyone to compete at their best.”

distance well, Eichkorn also appreciates the shorter races, which she said have helped her grow as a runner and improve for the longer races.

“It’s been pretty phenomenal to be able to do what I’ve done,” she said. “Knowing all of the hard work has paid off from the program I got into as a freshman and how much I’ve grown from freshman year to now, if you were to tell me this is what I’ve been doing I probably wouldn’t believe you.”

Eichkorn’s next goals include making an appearance at the outdoor track meet, indoor track meet next year, as well as the cross country meets to keep placing higher and getting her times down.

Fitzsimmons can see her taking her running career even further than that.

“We don’t put a ceiling on our careers. We don’t put a timeline on it either,” he said. “I’ve seen people run well into their 30s and 40s and make Olympic teams.

She’s raised the bar around here. I’ve been fortunate enough to coach a lot of blessed runners, and she certainly ranks at the top of the list with a few others.”

That dedication is something her teammates continually look up to.

“Sometimes when I feel like I want to be lazy or skip something, I just remember that Amber would never do that,” Barrett said. “We see her every day — she’s more than someone you see in the media. It’s easy to relate to that and it’s very inspiring.”

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Senior Bryan Campos can be found at the local boxing club working on his skills and striving to get better. After having surgery on both shoulders, he traded in his USD football shoulder pads for boxing gloves.

“I was looking for something to do as far as physical activity that actually had a goal at the end of it, instead of just working out to work out,” Campos said. “This definitely fit for what I was looking for.”

Campos will be one of thirty boxers participating in the annual Tau Kappa Epsilon Fight Night March 26 starting at 7 p.m. to raise money for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. The event will be held at the Vermillion Armory.

“It’s a fantastic workout and at the same time we can raise a lot of money for kids that way,” Campos said. “It seemed like the best of both worlds.”

Campos said he leaves training barely able to lift his arms up.

“I was never into boxing before I saw this and decided it was something I wanted to try,” Campos said. “It’s been a while since I’ve learned something entirely new. Building everything from scratch has been a fun experience.”

This past weekend, Campos participated in the Golden Gloves Tournament in Omaha, Neb. “I did not do very well, because I was matched against a guy who has been fighting for four years. He took me to the cleaners, but it was good practice,” Campos said.

Senior Anthony Gosch is the philanthropy chair for TKE and said he enjoys the uniqueness of Fight Night.

“It’s always been popular. It’s a very different way to raise money for charity. This provides both entertainment and charity,” Gosch said.

The money that will be donated is raised through ticket sales, sponsorships and donations.

“Tickets are $10 for general admission and $15 for VIP tickets,” Gosch said.

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Senior Andrew Schofield practices for TKE Fight Night March 24 at the Coyote Combat Sports gym.

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First-year Austin Roemeling hits a punching bag during TKE Fight Night practice March 24 at the Coyote Combat Sports gym.

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Rocking out for charity Local bands raise more than $500 for Dakotathon benefit Britney Thorns

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Loud music and good times were in high supply at the Varsity Pub March 20 during the first ever Dakotathon Local Band Night.

Dakotathon held the concert to raise money for its annual 24-hour fundraising event for the Children’s Miracle Network in April. The local bands that played the event included Mr. Clean Right Behind You, Stay Lucky and 20 Bold Ideas. Through their efforts, the Dakotathon team raised $505 at the event.

The event was brought together by recent graduate Kate Turner and graduate student Jesse Mohling.

“We just wanted to bring some local music that maybe some people haven’t heard,” Mohling said.

Mohling said he knew the people in the bands from open mic nights held at the Varsity. “(We) wanted to do something to get the local music scene prevalent and known a bit more,” he said.

“I figured a good organization to pair up with was Dakotathon.”

Mohling’s band, 20 Bold Ideas, participated in the event, and he was appreciative that he could help promote Dakotathon.

The bands played a variety of music. Mr. Clean Right Behind You performed alternative and acoustic sounds, while 20 Bold Ideas played punk and metal rock music.

Senior Nick Burke said he was asked by Mohling to play at the concert.

“I play a lot of solo acts around town,” Burke said.

“The other two guys are friends of mine who wanted to help get a much more aggressive sound behind me so I could play more upbeat songs.”

Turner said she has been involved with Dakotathon for four years, and has been working closely with Mohling to create the event for months.

“We try to do events that are gender neutral, age neutral, Greek, non-Greek, all majors and minors, to make sure we’re enticing the entire campus at once,” Turner said.

Turner said that throughout the year, Dakotathon holds events both on- and off-campus to help raise money. “(This is) the most rewarding thing I’ve done in college,” Turner said.

“The money goes to all local children’s hospitals that are sponsored by the Children’s Miracle Network. The Castle of Care in Sioux Falls and

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Mr. Clean Right Behind You band members Nick Burke, left, Ben Lund, middle, and John Matthews play a set at the Dakotathon Local Band Night March 20 at the Varsity Pub. The event raised more than $500 for the 24-hour Dakotathon fundraiser this April. All proceeds from Dakotathon will go to benefit the Children’s Miracle Network.

“This is the most rewarding thing I’ve done in college.”

-Kate Turner, event coordinator

all the families who benefit from our work comes to the event. (All the money) stays local.”

Sophomore Diego Marquez, a volunteer for the Dakotathon event, said he

enjoyed the sense of community the concert showcased. “(The concert is) a great way to get the community members involved,” Marquez said. “It’s a college

town so people will be able to hear more about the event.”

Follow reporter Britney Thorns on Twitter @KittenInTheSkyy

Over spring break, 18 University of South Dakota art graduate and undergraduate students — including myself and another anthropology major — spent 10 days in New York City touring various art exhibits.

Sarah Sik, assistant professor of art history, was our adviser, and any student who has taken a class with Sik has had the great experience of her dynamic and inspiring lectures and creative approach to teaching.

Over the course of the break, Sik shared her incredible and diverse knowledge of the galleries and museums of New York, art history and her passionate love for travel.

In the city, we walked about 12 miles a day and visited landmarks such as Times Square, Rockefeller Center and Central Park. We went to Brooklyn, Queens and the Chelsea district. We visited the Leslie Lohman SEE NYC, PAGE B6

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Christopher Larson, Piano Recital Location: Colton Recital Hall

Leadership Program: Delegation Location: Muenster University Center, Room 211

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Culture Shock: Tiospaye (Paw Points) Location: Muenster University Center, Room 219

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USD Wacipi Location: DakotaDome

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from everywhere like Latin America, South America and Africa. That’s my passion. I just love being communal, so my real thing is like how to get people together. I use my passion, or my skill for sports, as a root to just try to get myself involved with people.

It’s great ­— ­it’s been working, we have in our soccer about 200-300 people who joined.

Jean Paul graduated from USD in the fall of 2013 with a master’s degree in interdisciplinary studies. He came to the U.S. from Cameroon in 2004.

NK: What do you want to do in the future?

JP: I would like to be a soccer coach. I would like to do professional. I would like to do something with the community, like public relations. Me and some of my friends, we organized this soccer league. We have a lot of people around Verm. It’s a diverse mix. There’s people

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NK: What’s one of the hardest things you’ve had to overcome in your life?

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Lakota Language Table Location: Native American Cultural Center

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Comedy, Carbon Taxes, and Climate Change Location: Farber Hall

‘Yote Floats (Paw Points) Location: Muenster University Center, Pit Lounge

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ringside tickets as well as a free meal from Heck’s Dakota Style BBQ. Last year, TKE Fight Night raised $3,600, and this year’s goal is set at $4,000 Gosch said.

It is required that each fighter attend at least two training sessions to prepare for the event. They receive training from boxing coach Jody Harnois.

Harnois started the event in 1984 and said he volunteers his time because he wants to share with others what boxing has done in his life.

“My experiences changed me,” Harnois

said. “It gave me confidence.”

Harnois said there are valuable lessons to be learned through boxing and being a part of this event is a way for him to remember loved ones lost to cancer while giving back to the community.

Senior Jackson Yates will also be taking part in the event as one of the fighters and has been able to attend two training sessions; however, Yates said he has no previous experience fighting.

“I’m going into this one cold turkey,” Yates said.

“I’ve kind of been psyching myself out for it, too. If I go in there with a calm mind maybe I’ll do better.”

Yates said the training has been beneficial in pre-

French and English. I moved to a neighborhood that was just French speaking and I knew a little bit of French, but not enough for me to hang out and have a good time and get to know people. I was not comfortable whatsoever.

I didn’t think about it then, because I was young. I guess it was easier for me because I was like 10. It still shakes me a little bit thinking about it. It changed me holistically; it was everything. I went out of my comfort zone and got to spend time with this new group of people. It just changed me, because I really understood people a little bit more. A lot of times, I think people look at life from their

experiences and what they see. I had to transform. I had to speak in a different language I wasn’t accustomed to, I had to interact in a different way than I was accustomed to, so when I think about it now it was a really good challenge. I explained that I love community and that’s where it started.

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“It’s a fantastic workout and at the same time we can raise a lot of money for kids that way. It seemed like the best of both worlds.”

-Bryan Campos, senior paring him for the fight.

“The actual training is awesome. I’m a guy that likes working out,” Yates said. “I leave that place sweating my butt off.”

Yates is a member of the fraternity Phi Kappa Theta, but has friends in TKE who encouraged him to fight.

“Going to the fights, it’s a good time. It’s just a couple of guys beating up on each other,” Yates said. “It’s the basic form of entertainment and on top of

that, too, it’s a good cause.”

Even though Campos took a beating at the tournament in Omaha, he isn’t too worried about having to fight at the event.

“Mostly I’m just hoping we get enough people to show up so we can actually make a sizable donation,” Campos said. “That’s my biggest concern here, is getting people in the door to make a difference.”

Follow reporter Natalie Keller on Twitter @Natalie__Keller

EntertainmentOverview Seven things to enjoy about spring CAMPUS

1. Walks

Whether it’s in the morning or at night, with a friend or alone, walks can help clear your mind and help you unwind.

2. Thunderstorms It may be the small town kid in me, but nothing is more relaxing than watching a storm roll in.

3. Picnics

Call your friends, grab some Mister Smith’s and head down to the Vermillion River for a picnic.

4. The Beach

Verm Beach might not be one of the fancy beaches you’d find on the East or West coast, but it has sand and it’s by a river so it’s pretty much the same thing.

5. Kites

They’re like $5 at Walmart and they offer hours of fun.

You’re never too old to fly one. With the South Dakotan wind at your back, you’re sure to have a great time.

Full Verve list with the last two things that Verve blogger Malachi Petersen is looking forward to this spring.

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USD Chamber Singers Disney’s “Cinderella” come home after tour launches in theaters

Domino’s billboards banned in Nottingham

The University of South Dakota Chamber Singers presented its tour concert March 21 at the United Church of Christ in Vermillion. The concert was the same one they performed during spring break on their European tour, where they visited France, Germany, Austria and other countries.

In Nottingham, England, Domino’s Pizza has been banned from using human billboards. The City Council felt the billboards were “degrading and exploitative” as well as “a dangerous distraction to drivers.” Domino’s stopped the billboard activity and avoided a 20,000 pound fine ­— the equivalent to $29,528.

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The Simply Three string trio held a concert in Aberdeen on March 24 at the Aberdeen Recreation and Cultural Center.

The trio is known to play classical pieces by composers such as Puccini as well as popular tunes by Adele and Coldplay.

The new version of “Cinderella” was recently released to movie theaters and is sitting at the top of the U.S. box office.

The movie grossed $70.1 million dollars its first week. The film stars Lily James and Richard Madden, both from Britain.

New Lamar album a hit, breaks record Rapper Kendrick Lamar released his new album “To Pimp a Butterfly” a week ahead of schedule. The album appeared on iTunes and Spotify March 15. Spotify announced that Lamar’s album holds the new record for the most streamed album in a single day.

The album was streamed 9.6 million times March 16, a day after its release.

X Factor judges fired for insulting contestant Two X Factor New Zealand judges were fired after making abusive remarks toward contestant Joe Irvine. Natalia Kills and her husband Willy Moon called Irvine “a laughing stock” and “disgusting.” The pair later apologized and have been replaced by Natalie Bassingthwaith and Shelton Woolright.

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THE SHOW MUST GO ON Hoodie Allen concert rescheduled for April 13 Brandon Phrommany

Brandon.Phrommany@coyotes.usd.edu

Despite setbacks in scheduling, the Hoodie Allen concert at the University of South Dakota will go on.

The Campus Activities Board sponsored concert, which was slated for March 19, was rescheduled for May 5, and then again for April 13 after the artist was rushed to the hospital March 11 for a “medical emergency.”

During the time he was in the hospital, Hoodie Allen provided an update on his condition via Twitter and apologized to the fans for not being able to perform.

Students began expressing negative reactions about the concert cancellation on Twitter, to which Hoodie Allen responded to a Volante article detailing the reactions by saying “wow kids can be dicks.” The artist deleted his tweet within minutes of posting it.

Later that day, Hoodie Allen responded to his earlier tweet in an email to The Volante.

“Wish I wasn’t hooked up to all these machines right now.

Hurts to see some of the student tweets. Hopefully they understand, ” he said.

Other students were more understanding of Hoodie Allen’s predicament.

Junior Abbie Huber, a selfdescribed “big fan” of Hoodie Allen, said she thought the artist’s tweet was backlash in response to the inconsiderate reactions from students.

“I don’t think he meant anything malicious by it. He did just have surgery, so I’m sure he’s a little agitated,” Huber said.

The rescheduled date for the

concert was originally during finals week — May 5 — causing students to be even more upset.

Some students were doubtful and skeptical on attending.

Sophomore Corey Price was one of the first students to hear the news of the postponement.

He said he was still planning on going to the concert, but was unhappy about the new concert date.

“It’s a very poor choice,” Price said. “I feel like it will hinder the attendance.”

Junior Arianne Wunder, the vice president for CAB, said the finals week date was the only available date that worked best for Hoodie Allen at the time.

Wunder said CAB was upset that the concert had to be rescheduled, but the organization was making the best of the situation.

“We were contacted by Hoodie’s agent Thursday morning. We were obviously disappointed at first, but our main goal was to still deliver the concert to students,” Wunder said.

Wunder said the show had to go on no matter what, even if it was during finals week.

“Obviously as a student organization we understand that it is not ideal, but we figured it would be better to deliver the show that the student population voted for, rather than not delivering Hoodie at all,” Wunder said.

However, an email was sent out to students March 23 informing them CAB had rescheduled the show yet again, this time to April 13. According to the email, CAB said they hoped the new date would “allow for a successful concert while at the same time allow students to complete their final examinations successfully and

Behind the scenes $38,000

Amount paid to Hoodie Allen for performing at the University of South Dakota.

Axe products

In Hoodie Allen’s rider, he requested Green Recovery Axe Body Spray, Purple Clean Look Axe Hair Product and others. Requests were denied.

Snacks

Hoodie Allen requested a large bag of beef jerky, four assorted Fage Yogurts and a box of Double-Stuffed Oreos.

Requests were accepted.

Alcohol

Hoodie Allen requested one bottle of vodka, three cases of beer and one bottle of Jameson whiskey. Requests were denied.

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Hoodie Allen, a hip-hop artist, will perform in Aalfs Auditorium April 13. Allen’s concert, which was originally planned for a March 19 date, was rescheduled due to a “medical emergency.”

“Obviously as a student organization we understand that it is not ideal, but we figured it would be better to deliver the show that the student population voted for, rather than not delivering Hoodie at all.”

-Arianne Wunder, Campus Activities Board vice president without distraction.”

According to the artists’s $38,000 contract, Hoodie Allen is relieved of all contractual obligation if he cancels due to illness. However, he is still under contract since he is com-

ing back to perform at a later date.

Wunder said Monday that a new contract is not needed. All tickets for the March 19 concert will be refunded and all tickets for the May 5 concert will be

accepted for the April 13 concert.

“We stand behind our artist selection and we’re exited for the new date of April 13,” Wunder said.

Hoodie Allen will cancel in the event of lockout, quarantine, riots, war, labor strife, illness or acts of god.

Power

Hoodie Allen requires two 30-amp, 120-volt service, terminating into four professional-quality quad boxes. Request was accepted.

SOURCES: Hoodie Allen contract and the Artist Rider

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Writing festivals combine for two-day event Malachi Petersen

Malachi.Petersen@coyotes.usd.edu

High school students will be putting pen to paper this weekend at a creative writing seminar.

The first ever Vermillion Literary Project Festival and Sorcerer’s Apprentice Writing Camp will be held at the University of South Dakota March 27-28.

Michelle Rogge, director of the Dakota Writing Project, said in previous years the Sorcerer’s Apprentice Writing Camp for high school students was held separate from the annual poetry festival, which was sponsored by the VLP. This year the groups decided to combine their activities into one large literary festival.

“Marcella Remund (a VLP faculty adviser) said ‘Hey, why don’t we combine our annual poetry festival with the Sorcerer’s Apprentice camp, only we’ll call it a literary festival so it’s about more than just poetry?’” Rogge said. “That’s why there’s such a variety of events, and it’s spread out over two days.”

A writing marathon, a writer’s craft talk, a minislam poetry workshop and a poetry slam will be held Friday. On Saturday, five writing workshops are scheduled

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Museum of Gay and Lesbian Art, the Jewish Museum, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Museum of Modern Art, the Guggenheim and the Dia:Beacon, which was an exceptional highlight for me and my research.

I presented my research on the topic of Minimalism to our class in the lobby of the Dia:Beacon museum.

This experience was simultaneously intimidating and

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High school students attend the Sorcerer’s Apprentice Writing Camp in the fall of 2013. Organizers of the camp have decided to combine it with the Vermillion Literary Project’s spring poetry festival to create one large creative writing festival.

along with a public reading of participants’ work.

Rogge said the workshops are open to the public and will be taught by USD professors and graduate students. The workshops cost $5 for college students and the general public, and participants can register up to

the day of the event. Some of the events, such as the poetry slam on Friday, are free to attend.

“Not only high school students can come to this, but so can college students and the general public,” Rogge said.

Sara Henning, a USD Eng-

lish graduate student with an emphasis in creative writing, will be leading one of the events workshops.

Henning said she taught a poetry workshop last year at the Sorcerer’s Apprentice Writing Camp, but will be teaching a slightly different course this year.

“I’m planning on running a workshop that discusses different contemporary uses of image and how a beginning writer can kind of glean through using the senses and engaging with memory,” she said.

Henning said the combination of both writing semi-

exhilarating. Being in person with artworks that I have studied and have only seen as reproduced images allowed me to experience the nuances of color, texture and form that can only be experienced when sharing the real space with the artwork.

The Dia:Beacon in Beacon, NY, is a museum that displays artworks created in the 1960s and beyond.

The building is a renovated Nabisco box factory. This industrial space, with its factory style windows, concrete floors, brick walls, and

exposed beams and rafters is a perfectly appropriate venue to experience the Minimalist artworks the museum presents.

Minimalism is a style that emerged in the early 1960s as a response to the expressive artworks of the Abstract expressionists works of artists such as Jackson Pollock.

Minimalist artists reduced artwork down to a basic structure, removing the artist’s expressive use of subject matter and mark. The artists use industrial materials such as plywood, glass, steel

and fluorescent light tubes as their mediums.

The Minimalist artists such as Dan Flavin, Sol Lewitt and Richard Serra were adding to the conversation that Marcel Duchamp began — non-art materials of our industrialized society not only could be seen as artwork, but mass produced materials in themselves could speak about modes of production and the factory line and how that relates to our western society.

Another highlight of our trip was seeing “The Plains

Indians: Artists of Earth and Sky” special exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. As a research assistant for the University Art Galleries, I have become familiar with the UAG’s extensive and growing collection of Northern Plains artwork, the paintings of former USD art faculty and revered Sioux artist, Oscar Howe.

It was extra special to see Howe’s work in the Met, along with other notable native South Dakota artists, like Arthur Amiotte and Claire Packard, whose daughter

nars into one large writing festival will be beneficial to new writers. At the workshops, students will be able to learn about the process writers go through to publish their work.

“It’s a great opportunity to have students who may have only been writing for a year — to try to get a sense of what it’s like to be constantly splitting your time as an artist,” Henning said. “I think it could ultimately be helpful to students who want to go on (to publish their work).”

Audrey Larsen, a USD English instructor and coordinator of the VLP Festival and Sorcerer’s Apprentice Writing Camp, said writing is a powerful and useful tool all students should learn.

“If you can write effectively you can communicate effectively,” Larsen said. “You can get your point across, you can engage with others and you can be an effective communicator.”

Larsen said writing can be a process of self-discovery.

“You have to think about things from multiple perspectives,” she said. “Writing is a very powerful act that anyone can do.”

Follow reporter Malachi Petersen on Twitter @Malachi111493

Rayna was also on the trip.

Even though we were more than a thousand miles away from South Dakota, this exhibition was a piece of home.

In 10 days time, we were provided the opportunity to experience artworks and artifacts from early civilizations, from the Quattrocento and artworks that are being created and defined now. The Art and Art History in New York City experience has left a lasting impact on me.

Contact reporter Amy Fill at Amy.Fill@coyotes.usd.edu