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Rapper Vince Staples will headline fall concert

Devin Martin

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The Campus Activities Board (CAB) announced Friday afternoon that rapper Vince Staples will perform at the Sanford Coyote Sports Center Oct. 16.

Staples is known for songs such as “Norf Norf” and “Yeah Right.”

Sammie Dlugosh, senior media & journalism major and CAB member, said Staples is on tour and being in Vermillion worked with his schedule “It was quite a process. But we figured that the culture on campus and just like,

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being around students and hanging out with students, we’ve kind-of realized that, like, hip-hop seems to be a genre that a lot of students like,” Dlugosh said.

In the past CAB has used student surveys to narrow down options of artists for the concert. Dlugosh said CAB moved away from completing a survey for students this year.

“We switched from doing the survey to kind-of not doing that anymore because we felt like, I mean granted it’s very very nice for the students to have their voices feel like it’s been heard, but it kind-of makes the process

really dragged out,” Dlugosh said.

Dlugosh said that students can expect him to bring good energy to the Sanford Coyotes Sports Center.

“I’ve watched a lot of his videos of his concerts. He’s got really good energy, likes to get the crowd hype and, I mean, he’s a straight edge artist,” Dlugosh said. “No drugs, no alcohol, he just has a really good vibe.”

Tickets are $20 for the Vermillion Community and $10 for students. Tickets can be purchased on eventbrite.com.

Students voice concern about lack of parking Lexi Kerzman

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USD students have raised their concerns with the lack of parking available both for on-campus and off-campus passes.

Pete Jensen, the Director of the University Police Department and the University Police personnel, was appointed to manage the campus parking system.

Jensen said the main complaint they have received for parking this year is in the Brookman residence hall lot because there are more students living in Brookman this year.

“This year we have experienced some concerns regarding available parking for residents in Brookman due to increased occupancy, some rooms moving from singles to doubles,” Jensen said. “We are currently exploring several options to help remedy or improve the issue. The timeline for addressing issues will depend on the solution.”

Josh Anderson, a senior political science and business administration double major and former Student Government Association vice president, served on the parking committee last year. He said students have talked to him about a wide variety of concerns.

“Mainly the biggest concern is ‘I can’t get close enough to the building as I want to be’,” Anderson said.

Anderson said although students are often unable to find spots close to the building they wish to park at, it doesn’t necessarily mean there are no spots available on campus.

“The A lots fill up really quickly and students show up for class and they are unable to find a spot in the lot they are looking for, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t a spot on campus for them,” he said.

Matt Yetter, a junior studying political science, criminal justice, and history, is planning on voicing his concerns with the lack of parking by making a proposal to the parking committee to get rid of the A and B pass system and switch to a one pass system.

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SGA Senator Matt Yetter plans to propose changing the A and B pass systems, like the North Complex lot, to a one pass system to combat the overflowing parking lots around campus.

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UPD prepares for first home game, tailgate Aaron Mercado

Aaron.Mercado@coyotes.usd.edu

As the first home football game approaches on Sept. 8, the University Police Department (UPD) has begun its preparations for student tailgate.

Lieutenant Jef Rice says UPD’s main goal is to keep all students safe during tailgates.

“We usually have our operations planned and training down pretty good. This year we’ll have a little bit of a presence at the tailgating,” Rice said. “Other than that, we just do what we normally do- make sure everybody’s safe.”

Associate dean of students, John Howe spoke briefly about changes to tailgate at Tuesday’s Student Government Association meeting.

“What has been put forward for tailgate is largely the same but one difference would be that backpacks are not allowed in the dome,” he said.

Sawyer Stevens, a senior studying medical biology and the president of CoyoteCrazies, said size was an issue for the old student tailgate location.

“The biggest problems (with last year’s tailgate) was it was too compact,” Stevens said.

“Because we had so many students and it was such a small area, that it made for a fun tailgating environment,

but it was too compact that when things went down, and emergency medical support was needed for people, they weren’t even able to get into the tailgate, so that was dangerous and was a bit of a hazard.”

“We’ve come up with a few things last year that we’ve had to address things that have happened like cans and bottles being thrown,” said Rice.

Due to the hazards, the tailgate was moved from the north field to the grass area on the south side of the dome.

Stevens said the new tailgate area seemed like a necessary compromise for the student body.

“I don’t necessarily think it’s worse or better than the previous tailgate area,” said See GAME, Page A2

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Several cameras were added and updated around campus over the summer to increase security.

Security camera coverage increased Kelli Susemihl

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The University Police Department is continuing to update campus security with the addition of 25 new security cameras over the course of the summer and start of the fall semester.

New additions include cameras in the stairwells of North Complex and in parking lot 13 behind the Richardson/Olson residence hall.

Along with those additions, cameras in the Al Neuharth Media Center were updated to be higher-definition. As the construction in North Complex is completed, additional cameras will be placed in the new space.

With the new additions, there are approximately 465 cameras located throughout campus.

95 of these cameras are exterior, and 370 cameras are interior.

Lieutenant Jef Rice said new security camera locations are routinely added as more funding becomes available, and the additions and updates are routine practices that UPD performs to be proactive with security and safety.

“We go through and we see where are maybe areas that we want to protect our students and our staff and our faculty and we want to make sure that we have a video presence for those reasons,” Rice said. “It’s a project that’s been going on and every year we try to identify where we’re going to put cameras that we don’t have.”

Rice said the cameras are constantly being monitored but are also referred to after a situation occurs.

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Junior Cody Condon prepares to watch over students as they enjoy their extended weekend at the Prentis Plunge pool.

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Stevens. “I think when faced with an issue, we – as a collective at USD, didn’t solve the issues that we had with the last tailgate area. We just moved it to a different location. It’s nicer that we have a bit more space, but it’s a lot harder to get into the dome for students too, so I mean, it’s kind of a tradeoff.”

Rice said UPD addressed the issues and helped choose the new location last year. He said the new location allows more room for students to spread out and have their activities, tailgates, and food.

Stevens said one of the problems with the new location is promoting the attendance of students at sporting events after they attend the tailgate.

“Now it’s harder, because they’re far away from this new entrance they want (the students) to go to, and they’re closer to just going back home and not going to the game,” Stevens said. “So, it’s a bit

harder to get people to go to the game from there, so that’s kind of an issue.”

Rice said the regulations will remain the same as years before. He said this includes no glass containers and no underage drinking.

“We’ll be watching for that as well, other than that, we just want everybody to have a good time and to be safe,” Rice said. “If they have any issues, we’ll have officers there, they can come up and address them with us.”

Bradley Ortner, a sophomore studying finance, said he thinks UPD does a good job at making sure students at tailgate are safe.

“I think they do a good job checking to make sure everyone is of legal age,” Ortner said. “If they continue that, I think they’ll be doing a good job.”

Rice said he asks that students attend the tailgate, but to be careful and to remember that excessive drinking can affect your ability to have a fun at the game.

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“I think that in short term is the best policy goal,” Yetter said. “Overall I think the best policy is to build more parking lots, but knowing USD that is not going to happen.”

Yetter said he hopes to have this proposal effective next semester.

Jensen said parking complaints are usually highest at the beginning of every school year.

“At the start of every new school year, we receive concerns and complaints regarding parking on campus, usually due to new students, faculty and staff learning the parking rules and regulations on campus,” he said. “All issues are investigated and possible changes or solutions are evaluated.”

Anderson said ideally the university would build more parking lots, but his concern is that it would not only not solve the problem but also make a new one.

“Students always point out that we need more parking and say, ‘You could

add a parking lot here or there,’ but then you get rid of all the green space the university has,” Anderson said.

“Personally I wouldn’t like to see all the greenery taken away because it really adds to the feeling of campus.”with their student identification cards.

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COYOTEHistory 1992 1962 USD Student Union purchased a five-month-old coyote named Snoopy to serve as the University’s mascot.

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USD President Sheila Gestring speaks at weekly SGA meeting. about recruiting students to come to the university.

Lexi Kerzman Gestring said efforts growth and help fix some Lexi.Kerzman@coyotes.usd.edu are underway to bring an of our much-needed University president art incubator to campus. improvements.”

Art incubators offer space SGA president Josh Sheila Gestring visited for students to showcase Sorbe said he was the Student Governtheir art and build up ment Association’s (SGA) impressed with the their organizations at a weekly meeting to answer questions posed by the lower rate. student questions and senators.

“The vision on the art concerns on Tuesday “I think she gives a incubator is fabulous,” evening.

Gestring said. “I think broad overview of what Gestring offered SGA it would be really her goal is for the adminupdates on what she interesting and unique for istrations this year. She and her team have been us to do this downtown has great fundraising working on this semes- and it would really be a ter. After the updates, symbol for our college of goals and I really appreciated that,” Sorbe said.

Gestring opened the floor fine arts.”

“Having the university for questions.

Huizenga said it was Questions included interesting to be able to president sit in front of issues on enrollment for ask a university president 30 students and answer international students, questions personally. questions for 40 minutes the condition of the law He said he was satisfied just shows the culture of school and the condition with Gestring’s answers community that we have of the fine arts building. in relation to the fine arts here at USD.” Fine arts senator Kevin building.

Gestring said SGA is off Huizenga asked Gestring “I don’t feel like it is to a great start this school about the funding on the an experience that you year. fine arts building. get at a lot of different “I have always been “I thought she was very universities,” Huizenga so impressed with our well prepared,” Huizenga said. “At this point, I am Student Government said. “I don’t think I could still optimistic that she and our have asked her a question does have the fine arts on Association leadership,” to surprise her, which I her radar and does have student really appreciated.” plans to continue our Gestring said.

Students are assigned to live temporarly in the study lounges while the University tries to find space for them to live on campus.

This week there is no Vermillion Police Department blotter due to technical difficulties. Take a look at next week’s issue for the Sept.

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trying to keep an eye on them all at the same time,” he said. “They’re a great tool; sometimes we’ll catch something going on at that time, but most of the time we can go back and see what has happened.

They’re useful in both catching and then going back and seeing if an issue has arisen.”

Jacob Holmberg, a sophomore studying criminal justice, said he doesn’t have a problem with the increased security.

“It is comforting,” Holmberg said. “They are watching if things happen, and when things happen, they have a way to go back and look at exactly what happened with the footage.”

Rice said the cameras are primarily used for non-criminal activity.

“We’ll get things like thefts and mislaid property… a lot of it is about somebody lost something, maybe we can go back and see where it’s at on camera, or maybe who picked it up and turned it in,” Rice said.

“It’s really more of a safety issue than a crime-solving tool.”

Rhiannon Kusler, a sophomore studying

medical biology, said she completely agrees with UPD’s decision to add more cameras around campus.

“I am 100 percent for this,” Kusler said. “I think that it definitely would improve your safety… with more cameras to make sure that there’s not hit-and-runs if someone hits your car, or knowing when I leave my stuff on my table (in the MUC) that it’s going to be safe. It is great to have added security for the school.”

Rice said security cameras are only located in public, common areas.

“Obviously they are not in private areas, but they’re in a lot of common areas…

Cameras do not capture the interior of the dorm rooms or apartments,” he said. “Cameras are placed in ‘common’ areas throughout campus (such as) stairwells, lobbies, outdoor spaces and academic buildings.”

Kusler said she believes that security cameras are a necessity for public areas.

“You’re almost always on camera in any public space in my opinion; any smart public space will have cameras, especially if it’s a place of business where people are likely to go,” she said. “There’s going to be cameras; it’s a part of daily life. It’s just how it is.”

Franken named new USD general counsel Cecilia Gillen

Cecilia.Gillen@coyotes.usd.edu

Anthony J. Franken has been the named the new general counsel for USD. After visiting USD and meeting staff and students, Franken was selected from three top candidates.

Franken, USD alumnus and former chief legal advisor for Gov. Daugaard, will begin work in October.

A s general counsel, he will advise t h e university on l e g a l FRANKEN issues and act as a liaison between the university and the South Dakota Board of Regents.

In an email interview with The Volante, Franken said he was pleased to be offered a position at his former university.

“I have a great love of learning, so working for an institution of higher education has always interested me. My wife and I both attended graduate school at USD and thoroughly enjoyed our time in Vermillion, so it is a university and community that we are fond of,” Franken said.

“When the position came open, it struck me as an opportunity to take on a challenging and rewarding role for an institution I love.”

After receiving his Juris Doctor (JD) from USD, he became the law clerk to Chief Justice David Gilbertson before practicing as a private attorney in Pierre.

From 2016 to present, Franken has served as the general counsel for Daugaard.

Daugaard recently tweeted his support of Franken accepting the position at USD. “Congrats to AJ Franken.

He’s been a key member of my team as general counsel and will be a great addition at USD!” Daugaard said.

Franken said the interview process was welcoming.

“I had the opportunity to come to campus and meet with dozens of university stakeholders.

I enjoyed learning about their challenges and ways in which I could help,” he said.

Matt Yetter, a Student Government Association senator and political science, criminal justice, and history major, said Franken’s position will look different than the legal counsel under former President Jim Abbott.

“There hasn’t been a traditional general counsel here at USD. Jim (Abbott) also had a JD,” said Yetter, “Now the university is moving in a different direction where they have someone who’s ingrained in the university.”

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Walmart’s business hours have been cut back as they respond to customer trends.

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Walmart ends 24-hour service Caitlin Harkness

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The Vermillion Walmart has cut back from its around-the-clock service and will no longer be open during the night. The store will now be open from 6 a.m. to 1 a.m.

The Vermillion Walmart’s new hours has created concern for the community and students.

Kaitlyn Danielson, a junior majoring in elementary education said the new change isn’t practical for a college town.

“I think it is pretty dumb to close, especially in a town filled of college students who are usually up until the early hours of the morning,” Danielson said. “They are known for being open 24 hours, so why change that?”

Danielson said she asked a Walmart employee for an explanation for the change.

“The first week of being back, I found out that they would be closing

at 1 a.m. I had assumed this was probably due to not having enough staff to fill the overnight shifts,” she said. “But, when some friends and I were there, we asked a worker why they were closing early, and she said all stores under a certain size or under a certain amount of sales were being required to close overnight starting at 1 a.m.”

Mikayla Lansink, a junior majoring in dental hygiene said the new change does not impact her shopping habits.

“The change in hours doesn’t really bother me. I never really went to Walmart in the middle of the night,” Lansink said.

In an email interview with The Volante, Casey Staheli, the assistant manager of the Walmart store in Vermillion, said the schedule changed in order for the store to better serve its customers.

“We’re continually looking at how we can best serve our

customers,” Staheli said. “Based on a recent review of shopping patterns at our Vermillion store, we are adjusted hours and reallocated resources to better serve our customers during peak shopping hours.”

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Top: The Quarters will be located behind Walmart. Bottom: The Heights will be located across Dakota Street from the DakotaDome.

Vermillion sees student housing options increase, leases now available for application Devin Martin

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The Heights and The Quarters are two new off-campus housing developments in Vermillion that are currently under construction and students can move-in next summer.

Construction for both developments and planning room layouts began within the past year and students can currently sign leases and plan their living situations through 2019.

New opportunities Nate Welch, CEO and President of the Vermillion Chamber of Commerce and Development Company (VCDC) said Vermillion benefits from these housing developments.

“Anytime you see development in any level... it really does show the progress in the community and anytime we can have that it just shows the excitement and the future for what we have in Vermillion,” Welch said.

Welch said having these two housing developments will open “new doors” and create a “positive effect” for the Vermillion housing market.

“(These developments) will provide a great addition to housing in Vermillion.

You know, housing options in Vermillion for students, the workforce, for retirees, for young families is like any community, one of the most important things when it comes to growth,” Welch said.

The Heights The Heights site location is 1000 N. Dakota St., Vermillion, SD 57069.

Ryan Pidde, president of Talon, LLC, a real estate developer said that The Heights will bring an enjoyable living environment for students. “(From) the student perspective they’re going to be able to enjoy a first-class facility that frankly the community or the campus hasn’t had yet,” Pidde said. “That’s what we’re bringing to the community and I think it’s something not only the community will be proud of but also the university (as) a great recruitment tool for students.”

The Heights will offer a 24/7 fitness center, outdoor courtyard and pool, coffee shop, study spaces, sky-deck patio, fully furnished units and in-unit laundry.

In fall 2017, Steve Boote, Eagle Construction Inc. president, approached

the Vermillion City Council with a plan to develop The Heights. Pidde said that construction should be completed early July where students can then move-in August 2019.

Pidde said the process of building The Heights has been rewarding.

“It’s been a fun process as this has evolved, and I think you know, folks are going to be excited in Vermillion and they see the structure come up and become enclosed as we get into the fall,” Pidde said.

Rent starts at $584/bed per month. Various floor plans and leasing options are also available on myheightsliving.com.

The Quarters The Quarters site location is at 1129 Cottage Ave. Vermillion, SD 57069.

Drew Coffin, the project supervisor of The Quarters, said he’s excited to bring new housing to campus with many amenities and a focus on keeping the price low.

“Our biggest standpoint I guess would be the amenities that we have. We have the most amount of amenities and nicest amenities in that market,” Coffin

said. “What we have seen just being on campus and talking to the students we noticed that a lot of the housing is a little bit older on campus right now. “ Amenities include one bathroom for each bedroom, free parking, 24-hour clubhouse and fitness center, laundry facilities in each unit, pool, hot tubs, tanning beds and study areas.

Coffin said that he is excited that The Quarters will bring something new for students.

“We’re excited to bring (upscale living) to the market with amenities that they don’t have on campus right now,” Coffin said. “...We’re ready to get going.”

Construction for The Quarters started in May and planning has been taking place for the past two years, Coffin said.

Students can begin moving in summer 2019 when construction is completed.

Rent starts at $395 per month and leasing options are currently available at thequartersvermillion.com.

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Wait, how do I make money as an artist?

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JOE VITO MOUBRY is a junior majoring in studio art.

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Students attend tailgate in large numbers, but don’t seem to stick around the game after half time.

Editorial: Why we should care about Coyote football Coming off of a 27-24 thriller against Kansas State, the USD Coyote football team is a powerhouse once again.

Though USD doesn’t have a 50,000-seat stadium to fill with fans as Kansas State did Saturday night, we should be able to fill the DakotaDome on game days.

The excitement of the game is what makes football season great, but the energy from Coyote fans make the experience. Unfortunately, the issue arises that students rarely stay through the entire game.

It’s been said before that a strong team needs a strong fanbase – so when the student section shrinks as severely as it typically does after halftime it is a real hit to the hardworking football players.

Some people argue that after students graduate they regret not having soaked up the experience of a college football game. Once you are no longer able to get into the student section, you not only lose a killer seat for the game, you also lose a sense of community.

So how do you become part of the pack?

Believe it or not, it goes beyond wearing red and going to tailgate.

These athletes work hard

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While winning may seem like the only goal, these men are also trying to foster a sense of coyote pride.

for their time to shine, so having their support system leave halfway through is incredibly discouraging. These men give it their all and it seems like the least we could do is stay and watch the entire game.

Last January, former men’s basketball head coach Craig Smith, in lieu of the win over South Dakota State shared his feelings regarding the student section.

“The spirit and atmosphere our student body has is contagious and conducive to winning. Their exuberance carries into the traditional fanbase, and that energy carries right onto the floor.”

Yes, tailgate is fun. Yes, excitement is at its peak at the beginning of the game and when things seem to be going south for the team, it is easy to want to pack up and go to spare oneself the pain of seeing our boys lose.

But win or lose, these players have committed their time. They’ve put in effort and are representing our school as best as they can.

While winning may seem like the only goal, these men are also trying to foster a sense of coyote pride.

The posters and billboards across campus and across Vermillion aren’t there to simply be looked at.

They’re meant to rally us.

Yes, it may seem cliché to throw all our love and pride into our football team, but once we leave here the easiest way for us to remain a part of the pack is being keeping up with our teams.

Whether we go as far as to join Coyote Crazies or simply make sure to show we support our team by staying through the entirety of a football game, our Coyote pride should absolutely extend beyond halftime.

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Looking at my remaining coursework for the studio art degree I’m aiming to earn, it’s disappointing to see no required businessrelated coursework. It’s disappointing because college is designed to give me and other students the tools to be successful after four years worth of studying.

For studio art students, the only course within our program that covers business within the arts, according to its course description, is ART 487: Professional Practices. ART 487’s aim is to “survey best practices, professional development and business expectations in the field.

The portfolio class explores career options and helps students prepare for their graduating exhibition,” according to the course description.

As someone who relies on course descriptions to tell me what I’ll be learning, it sounds like ART 487 is geared towards putting together portfolios for potential art shows and some pricing strategies.

Although submitting to art shows is important, I would imagine being able to set prices for art pieces is a necessary evil for selling artwork at shows. Yet, having students wait until senior year to cover pricing strategies doesn’t seem beneficial for underclassmen.

I would presume it’s easy to figure out to figure out a basic starting price for my artwork: cost of raw materials (aka, art supplies) plus my time creating a piece of artwork equals base price.

Yet, what value should assign to each hour I work on a piece of artwork?

Should I use the amount of money on my education as some kind of indicator to

figure that out?

And what about the markup, how high should it be? After all, selling a piece of artwork at the base price basically means I’d break even money wise.

A potential easy solution would to finding this information out would be the Beacom school’s Innovation and Entrepreneurship for non-business majors. The minor is set up to give people who are interested in entrepreneurship the building blocks to do so.

Yet, of the seven courses within the minor, either ENTR 481: New Venture Planning & Development or ENTR 482: New Venture Creation seem like they would be the most applicable. However, ENTR 481 requires one to be a senior and it’s a prerequisite for ENTR 482.

The question is then: where does an art student obtain the basics for selling their artwork while in a college setting?

A tip that Business Insider suggests is networking with other artists as well as with writers and art buyers. Or in other words, art students have to steer classroom conversations into a, “how to” conversation with setting prices and avenues for selling their artwork.

Yet, it’s somewhat disappointing that this isn’t a topic touched on in lower level coursework.

Especially for a freshman or sophomore student who might aim to sell work through the Student Art Alliance’s art sales throughout the school year.

As someone who’s earned an associates in business, I believe it would be beneficial for art students to take a required business.

Especially if a business course was designed to cover topics such as basic accounting practices to pricing strategies to marketing strategies.

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Where does an art student obtain the basics for selling their artwork while in a college setting?

OVERHEARDS

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

“If there are cameras in here then I have definitely made a porno.”

— Al Neuharth

“I stan Sharknado so bad.”

— Muenster University Center

“I don’t know sometimes I just like to be spooky.”

—ID Weeks Library

“Honestly if I got hit by a car my biggest concern would be spilling my coffee.”

— Cherry Street

“Our university has a hard time with beef.”

— Muenster University Center

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Leave Taylor Swift alone MICCI ABBOTT is a senior majoring in sports media & marketing.

I love Taylor Swift and I’m not sorry.

I know that’s an inflammatory statement in the neverending wake of the #KimExposedTaylorParty but hear me out. When you ask someone why they hate Taylor Swift, the reasoning is consistently outdated or sexist. The most tired examples are of her history with Kanye West or her romantic relationships.

Let me fill you in on something: Taylor Swift is allowed to have a tumultuous relationship with the man who has been publicly bullying her since she was nineteen.

Kanye West did not make her famous, seeing as she was actively winning an award for a song off her second RIAA Platinum certified album when he infamously jumped on stage to interrupt her at the 2009 Video Music Awards.

She is allowed to have nine confirmed romantic relationships in the span of twelve years and, more importantly, it is none of our business.

Despite the world having front row seats, Taylor is

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allowed to live her life, make her mistakes, and grow past them. Or she should be allowed to, but neither public opinion nor the workplace are kind to women and Taylor faces both on a grandiose scale.

Thinking the worst of Taylor Swift has become commonplace and believing every negative thing said about her is reflexive. People are so convinced they know what Taylor Swift is going to say that they have stopped listening. The woman is rarely afforded sympathy because pop culture is stuck on a narrative that does not have room for her as anything other than the victim or the bad guy.

I however do not believe her to exclusively be either; she’s just Taylor.

In refusing to see her complexly, as a fellow human, people are missing out on the best parts of her story.

Taylor is currently on an all-stadium tour for her newest album Reputation. This album and tour confirm for those of us who are still tuned in that Taylor is done caring about people who do not care about her. She is living her best life as someone, who like us all, has experience as both victim and bad guy.

Instead of looking to the past, she is

concentrating on the version of herself she has become.

Her outward focus is reserved for the people who have supported her in her journey, whether it be loyal Swifties or Joe Alwyn, the person she has been romantically linked to since November 2016. Taylor Swift knows where she stands with the people who matter to her and has told everyone else to ‘Call It What You Want.’ If you listen, it is clear she has emerged as a person who has defined her own story and come forth with wisdom, not regret.

This is made obvious within her poem ‘Why She Disappeared’ where she says, “without your past, you could never have arrived so wondrously and brutally, by design or some violent, exquisite happenstance…here.”

This renaissance period for Taylor Swift makes it clear that the version of her so many are hyper focused on hating does not exist.

The old Taylor is dead.

It is now the Reputation era and attempting to cancel her talent, validity and the validity of those who support her needs to go out of style.

Kanye West did not make her famous, seeing as she was actively winning an award when he jumped on stage.

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Ariana Grande reminds us of the issue of sexual assault MIKI KENNERLY is a senior double majoring in strategic communications and Spanish

After listening to Ariana Grande’s fourth chart-topping album Sweetener, you’ll believe God is a woman.

The singer’s latest album full of hits that uplift and empower women does not come as a surprise to anyone familiar with her outspoken nature.

“We are not objects.

We are queens,” Grande penned in a tweet from December 2016.

Unfortunately, for her and women everywhere, in recent headlines, her newest album is not the topic of discussion.

Aretha Franklin, known as “The Queen of Soul,” passed away at age 76 on August 16, 2018 of pancreatic cancer. In 2015, in an interview with radio host Hoda Kobt, Franklin teased fans with a possible collaboration between her and Grande.

“I think we have a hot duo going,” Franklin remarked, expressing her respect for the singer.

Grande herself released a cover of Franklin’s iconic single “(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman” in 2012 and later reprised the song at the beloved singer-songwriter’s funeral this past Friday, Aug. 31. Though her incredible performance warrants massive news coverage, her rendition

was not the press’ main focus this news-week.

At Franklin’s ninehour-long funeral service, the focus turned to Grande as eulogizer Pastor Charles H. Ellis III wrapped her into a hug and grazed his hand up her waist and onto her breast -- in front of thousands of attendees as well as live viewers.

Though this act is despicable and shocking -- especially as it took place during a memorial service inside of a church -- it is not uncommon for women to experience such public acts of sexual harassment and assault.

When viewing this clip, it is evident by Grande’s body language that she is extremely uncomfortable with the way that Pastor Ellis is holding her. She smiles through a grimace as she tries to pull away just enough to not draw attention to herself and take the spotlight from Aretha during a service honoring her talent, life, and achievements.

But what does it say when a woman as strong and prominent as Ariana Grande feels as if she cannot publicly react to assault for fear of causing a scene?

It is evident that this issue is so deeply

ingrained in American culture when incidences including a man of power who feels comfortable groping a woman regardless of who she is, where they are, and who is watching occur on such a public, unapologetic scale.

Though thankfully this occurrence was brought to light instead of being brushed under the rug, many women aren’t so lucky.

Ariana Grande showed up to perform at a memorial service -- as a courtesy and a part of her job. Forty eight percent of women have reported harassment on the job, and most men and women in America — 62 percent of men and 71 percent of women — believe sexual harassment in the workplace is widespread.

These unacceptable actions by men of power know no bounds and do not discriminate, regardless of a woman’s power.

Aretha Franklin spent her entire life demanding respect for women, and it is an absolute disgrace to her honor that this occurred at a service meant to honor her achievements and her values.

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62 percent of men and 71 percent of women believe harrassment in the workplace is widespread.

Is Fleetwood Mac still relevant or just the sound of the past?

TORI HARWELL is a junior majoring in English.

One of my favorite bands, Fleetwood Mac has recently announced an upcoming U.S. tour.

For those of you who, for some reason, do not know who Fleetwood Mac is, I would be happy to enlighten you: Fleetwood Mac are a British-American rock band, formed in London in 1967. The band has sold more than 100 million records worldwide, making them one of the world’s best-selling bands.

Many people would

argue that the band peaked in the 70s and is no longer relevant, I listen to this band religiously.

Here are a few reasons why I find Fleetwood Mac so fantastic.

Lindsey Buckingham You probably will never see Lindsey Buckingham considered for the “Best Guitarists” lists you see all over the internet, which I think is pretty sad, because he really is a great guitarist.

Fleetwood Mac released “The Dance” in 1997 (a live album and DVD/VHS document of the band’s MTV Unplugged-style show).

In this live concert footage, they showcase a version of the song “Big Love” where Buckingham

stood on stage with an acoustic guitar, simultaneously playing both the rhythm and melody.

Stevie Nicks Much like Lindsey Buckingham, Stevie Nicks is mentioned greatly for the band’s performance of “Rhiannon” in 1976.

Although people had heard the song on the radio many times, Nicks and Buckingham had just joined the band, and people didn’t know who she was, and this performance was a great way to introduce herself.

Just when the song comes to hush and you think the song is over, the music slowly picks up again, and the

performance takes a very unexpected, almost mesmerizing turn.

The Nicks-Buckingham drama and the “Rumours” album The love affair between Nicks and Buckingham was intense and messy.

Still, many people, including myself, find it hard to let go of the vision of Nicks and Buckingham together, because, let’s face it: Without the drama that came with their relationship, we would not have the pure gold that is the “Rumours” album.

“Rumours” was the eleventh studio album by Fleetwood Mac, released on Feb. 7, 1977, and is arguably the band’s best album of all time.

Featuring songs like “Go Your Own Way” and “The Chain.”

The album was awarded a Grammy for Album of the Year (1978), a Juno Award for International Album of the Year (1978), and an American Music Award for Favorite Pop/Rock Album (1978). The album was also inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2003.

As of 2013, “Rumours” alone sold over 40 million copies worldwide, making it one the best-selling albums of all time.

“Dreams” The song “Dreams” appears on the “Rumours” album, but I really think it deserves its own moment in the spotlight. Stevie

Nicks wrote “Dreams” during a period of great romantic and emotional turmoil for the band.

Christine and John McVie were separating, and Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham were ending their own relationship.

“Dreams” went on to become the band’s only single to hit #1 on the pop singles chart. “Dreams” would also skyrocket “Rumours” to #1 on the U.S. album chart for 31 weeks.

These, of course, are only a few of the reasons that I love Fleetwood Mac. In conclusion: Yes, Fleetwood Mac is absolutely still relevant and they more than likely always will be.

The end really must be near for Grey’s Anatomy NICKOLAS ZEIMET is a senior majoring in media & journalism It’s one of the most popular shows on Netflix.

Maybe one of the most popular shows of all time.

For 14, going on 15, years Meredith Grey and the rest of the doctors at GreySloan Memorial Hospital have enchanted viewers.

From love triangles, to shocking deaths, to obscure medical cases there is no shortage of reasons to watch “Grey’s Anatomy.”

For me, a “Grey’s Anatomy”-super fan – I can tell you the title of any episode off the top of my head and give you a full

episode synopsis – my love for the show stems from Ellen Pompeo’s titular character, Meredith Grey.

Since I was in the third grade, I’ve watched Meredith struggle with everything from her boyfriend having a wife, to finding out that she has numerous half-siblings, to losing the love of her life, Patrick Dempsey’s Derek “McDreamy” Shepherd, to losing her “person” Cristina Yang, played for a decade by Sandra Oh. In the course of the shows 14-year run there have been 317 episodes.

That’s 317 hours of television. And with the upcoming season 15, which premieres Sept.

27, the show is now tied with medical-drama predecessor “ER” for number of seasons on

the air.

That’s a lot of death.

A lot of dark and twisty moments. A lot of shots of tequila at Joe’s bar.

And maybe… after 15 years with (nearly) the same cast of characters… that’s enough?

Don’t get me wrong.

I’ve shed more tears over the deaths on Grey’s than I have for anything else and I’ve seen the show all the way through probably three times. I love Meredith Grey, but eventually, all good things must come to an end, right?

When the show began in 2005, Meredith was an intern at the hospital – then named Seattle Grace.

Since then, Meredith has gone from intern to resident to attending to the chief of general surgery

to Harper Avery Award winner (a fictitious award aiming to inspire surgical innovation).

That’s a lot of ground to cover. Of course, when a show has been on the air for so long it’s easy to get there. But at what cost? There’s really no denying that in recent years the quality of “Grey’s Anatomy” has gone downhill. A show that was once up for award after award has gotten nearly zero Emmy-buzz since 2008. The characters, as much as I love them, have seemingly begun to become parodies of themselves.

And after bombs, ferry boat crashes, active shooters, plane crashes, people getting hit by semis… how could they not become parodies of

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Maybe after 15 years with (nearly) the same cast of characters… that’s enough? themselves?

Even the storylines are going downhill. This most recent season the hospital fell under the control of a cyber-terrorist who was requesting millions of dollars to return control of the hospital’s computers to them.

At its core, yes, Grey’s is still about the ups and downs of Meredith Grey’s increasingly sad and soap opera-y life, but when you pair that with a group of the male

doctors playing hooky for a day to hang out on a yacht or the cringe-worthy musical episode it’s hard to remember that we’re supposed to be watching these people save lives.

Although some may feel it’s time for Meredith to hang up her ferry boat scrub cap, Ellen Pompeo has allegedly signed a contract that will take her through season 16, which really just proves that nobody knows where Grey’s might end up.

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Students attend yoga classes at the Wellness Center in celebration of National Yoga Awareness Month.

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The USD Wellness Center is advertising National Yoga Awareness Month by handing out flyers in the MUC and promoting their classes by word of mouth.

September is National Yoga Awareness Month and USD students are making preparations to celebrate the occasion.

Lauren Lavin, a yoga instructor at the Wellness Center and a sophomore studying psychology, said the Wellness Center is promoting the month by encouraging students to attend their variety of classes. “(Yoga Awareness Month) is a month to promote yoga and its benefits around campus and in the community, as well as the mind/body benefits provided. We are

promoting our mind and body classes, which are any of our yoga classes,” Lavin said. “To get involved, start coming to class. We have a great yoga community, getting to classes gets people involved, and we also have teacher training for those who want to begin leading classes here at USD.” The Wellness Center offers a variety of classes for any experience levels, including Align, Breathe, Flow and Hot Power classes.

Brooke Haverhals, a sophomore studying dental hygiene, said although getting involved can be a difficult process to start, it is worth it in the long run.

“Starting out was harder than I expected, because it’s something you have to practice to get good at, it’s not as easy as stereotypes make it sound,” Haverhals said. “How you breathe is

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Unlike Abbott’s legal background, USD President Sheila Gestring’s focus has been in finance, making Franken’s position helpful to her work with university legal issues.

“We are excited to have A.J. Franken fill this critical position at USD,” said Gestring

really important. I would recommend it to someone who wants to challenge themselves in a new way or wants a de-stressor.”

Anna Johnson, a junior studying criminal justice said she uses yoga as a positive outlet for her stress, and she appreciates how the classes are free at USD. “Yoga is really restorative and it makes me feel good; it helps me de-stress from class. I do it two-three times a week,” Johnson said. “I found yoga at USD and picked up the group fitness classes, and I started going to them, and it’s free if you’re a USD student.”

Johnson said she would recommend yoga to someone who hasn’t tried it before.

“I would recommend it to a new person, because it shows how much of a workout it is,” she said. “It’s not super easy, and it’s fun

in a news release, “A.J. has experience navigating complex legal issues through his work in the governor’s office, and has been active in encouraging the state of South Dakota to think proactively about legal risks.”

Franken believes his position will help students.

“I think the role of an attorney, especially the role of general counsel, is that of a problem solver,” Franken said. “I hope to help resolve legal issues as they arise and help the university think proactively and strategically about legal risks, so

once you get used to the poses.”

Lavin said yoga can provide health benefits to students.

“Positives of yoga are increased flexibility, stronger muscles, more toned muscles, muscle strength, mental clarity, mental focus and mind flexibility.

It also taught me to slow down and really appreciate each moment and be in the moment,” Lavin said. “(Yoga) has improved my body flexibility and strength and taught me to love myself.”

The Wellness Center offers 10 classes a week at various times throughout the day. To learn more about classes and times, visit the Wellness Center website. All of the classes are free to USD students with their student identification cards. that it can focus on better serving students and providing the best education possible.”

Yetter also looks forward to the legal guidance Franken will bring to USD. “For a long time, USD and SGA hasn’t benefited from the best legal guidance of the university in the sense that we haven’t had any,” Yetter said. “I think having an in-house general counsel may allow USD’s student government and other students to benefit from increased legal guidance in regards to helping policy makers craft policy.”

Originally from Watertown, Franken received his BA in Government and International Affairs from Augustana College and a JD from the University of South Dakota School of Law. Franken said he is excited to start his new position.

“Although I have done work for higher education institutions while in private practice and have worked with the Board of Regents on various issues over the past few years, working full time in a university setting will be new for me,” he said.

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Jodie Davis, a senior nursing major, lives off-campus and works part-time in residential dining. She also spends her time with work-study in the Wellness Center. She advises students to pace themselves and not overwork themselves.

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Many students work throughout their college years and find work opportunities through university resources and the community.

Jodie Davis, senior nursing major, who lives offcampus and works parttime in residential dining and does work-study in the Wellness Center. For Davis, working while in school helps pay bills, personal expenses and save up for next semester.

After much experience with part-time jobs, Davis advised fellow students not to overwork themselves as that could get in the way of their studies.

Though Vermillion businesses offer a variety of part-time positions for USD students, Biotest pharmaceutical has become the rage as it gives students the opportunity to earn money by donating their plasmas as long as students meet the health/ medical requirement.

“I give regularly... it is

definitely easy money and I will definitely recommend,” Davis said.

Benedict Odia, computer science major, prioritizes his job as a resident assistant after classes because of the responsibility it entails and interpersonal skills he develops by having the job.

“I keep a concrete schedule and live around it, balancing academics, work and social life,” Odia said.

Navietya Patle, political science and international studies major, has worked in a series of student positions around campus.

He said he works to get experience such as better interactive skills, a broader knowledge and exploration on his academic major, and practice trainings on the career world.

For Patle and Odia who are international students, working off-campus and more than 20 hours a week is illegal. International students have to keep in mind that aside from balancing work and school, meeting the government’s requirement is necessary.

Tips from Davis, Odia and Patle:

• Do not overwork yourself.

• Commit yourself to your job.

• Communicate with your supervisors and advisors.

• Plan your schedule by weighing your priorities.

• Explore Coyote Careers; reach out to ACPC for assistance in regards to operating Coyote Careers.

“People need to prioritize and make sure that school comes first because that is the reason why we (students) are here,” Davis said.

“If I want to make money I can just work anywhere, but my first motive is to get experience...a job that can add something tangible to my life. At the

end of the day I am still getting the money,” Patle said.

The Academic & Career Planning Center (ACPC) hosted USD Work Study and Part-Time Job Fair which gave students the opportunity to apply for jobs ranging from parttime jobs to internships.

The ACPC manages

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Housing, Student Health promote sexual awareness Morgan Matzen

As September marks Sexual Health Awareness Month, University Housing and Student Health through Sanford Hospital are working to promote awareness for safe sex.

University Housing has hosted a number of “Hook Up” presentations for students and is planning more approaches for awareness for the month, and the rest of the academic year.

Cody Burgraff, assistant director of Housing, said “The Hook Up” presentations have been wellattended and beneficial to students.

“Our big focus is on the events that focus on the

prevention and the education surrounding a topic,” Burgraff said. “‘The Hook Up’ promotes sexual health, wellness and bystander intervention. The more people we can get involved with educating, the better off that leads our mission to creating a well-rounded individual once they graduate.”

Housing also works to partner with Student Health to host “Sex In The Dark” events, which provide information to students on STD testing and safe sex. “(Sex In The Dark presentations) make sure that the best choices are made, and students have all the information they can to be able to make those decisions,” Burgraff said.

The upcoming Sex In The Dark presentations, which are open to on-campus students and the campus community at-large, will be held Sept. 26 and 27, in the Muenster University Center ballroom and in the RichardsonOlson lounge, respectively.

Participants can expect promotional items, free condoms and partnerships with information on how to get free STD testing.

In the past, Housing has also provided students with free condoms and condom dispensers located throughout campus in restrooms of certain residence halls. Burgraff said this is an idea he’d be willing to re-implement in the dorms.

“That’s something we’re

always open to new ideas and talking,” he said. “We can definitely look into where we can make that choice for the residents and hopefully we can promote that safe sex.”

Matt Yetter, a member of Pi Kappa Alpha, attended “The Hook Up” presentation for Greek life and said the presentations helped spread awareness.

“You learn more about college life in regards to doing well in all aspects of the social atmosphere of the collegiate life,” he said.

Amanda Blok, a sophomore accounting major, said she learned more about sexual health by attending a drag show hosted by SpecSee HEALTH, Page B2

part-time jobs.

Girard said that Coyote Careers has more than just searching and applying for work positions as it features a great way to get connected with opportunities that will help in career planning.

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Student Health works to provide a reduced rate for STD testing for students. Several tests, such as HIV, syphilis and gonorrhea are listed on the USD website.

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Coyote Careers, a central career services hub that assists students in finding job positions with potential employers.

Kasandra Girard, employer relations advisor, said the hub is comprised of work-study positions, part-time oncampus jobs, internships, full-time jobs and relevant

Throughout the year there are many events that are provided to students to relieve the stress of the school year. One organization on campus that is led by students focuses on bringing entertainment to campus.

The Campus Activity Board is known for their activities they bring to the student body, especially for the main concert in the fall.

Sammie Dlugosh and Keith Hurly are the cooveralls of CAB and work as a team to be the student leaders of the organization.

Dlugosh focuses on recruitment and membership and Hurly is in charge of event and event planning.

“We try to bring as (many) opportunities for students outside of classes,

so at least most of them we try to do free of charge; the exception being the big concert,” Hurly said.

CAB announced last week that they are bringing Vince Staples to perform at the Sanford Coyotes Sports Center on Oct. 16.

CAB is able to provide students with activities and events through the student activity fee every student pays. Besides the main concert in the DakotaDome, CAB puts on Crafting with CAB in the Muenster University Center, small concerts in downtown Vermillion, comedians, magicians, hypnotists and more.

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Campus Activities Board, or CAB, provides activities for students around the year, such as the upcoming Vince Staples concert.

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The International Club meets in Coyote Village to play video games during a picnic.

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A new addition to USD Involved is “co-curricular transcript,” an extracurricular resume which shows a student’s list of engagement in their four years at USD. This new asset is meant to boost students’ resumes and participation on campus. Laura Anderton, director for sorority and fraternity life, said this asset automatically records a student’s involvement as students join organizations and attend events.

“It makes it a lot easier.

For a senior or junior looking to get out to the professional world, it helps you to recount what you’ve done outside of the classroom at USD,” Anderton said. “(We) haven’t marketed it (as a co-curricular transcript) yet because we are still getting students to understand the USD Involved platform,” she said.

In an effort to ensure that students maximize usage of USD Involved, a sub-committee including Anderton, Doug Wagner, director of the Muenster University Center and student programming, and two graduate assistants will create content to help market the website, including tutorial videos.

“Over the next five years, we anticipate that this will be a much more integrated piece of the community, something that will be well utilized as students think about their co-curricular experience,” Anderton said.

Anderton stated that USD Involved allows organizations to maintain their own content, and have realtime access to the site.

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It makes it a lot easier.

For a senior or junior looking to get out to the professional world, it helps you to recount what you’ve done outside of the classroom at USD. Laura Anderton, director of sorority and fraternity life

brought to the campus as a way for us to be able to give (students) more handson experience with student organization management in a way of being able to be recognized,” she said.

Brandi German is president of International Club, an organization that aims to bring all students together regardless of nationality and hopes to educate them on different cultures around the world.

“I believe that good impression, open-mindedness, kindness and being comfortable among the members of an organization are necessities when joining a group,” German said.

Organizations on campus are categorized into civic engagement, faithbased, academic/professional, social, multicultural/ diversity, honor societies, recreational, and greek organizations.

Connor McMahon, senior medical biology major, is the president of Doctors Without Borders (DWB), an international

humanitarian organization whose mission is to provide medical care for everyone.

For McMahon, members of DWB share a common passion or interest in either social work or medical care around the world.

“As a rule of thumb, it is important to find a group that will expand your interest and maybe find new things to do. I think student organizations are a good way to learn new things, meet new people that you might not experience otherwise,” McMahon said.

Anderton advised that students should explore the website, saying USD Involved is the place to find information very specific to the campus.

“Understanding the vast power of this system and what it can do, we really encourage [students] to test it and see what they can find,” Anderton said.

Students can check the USD Involved page to learn more about student organizations.

As the only creative writing and literary student organization on campus, the Vermillion Literary Project (VLP) hosts many events each year and publishes its own annual literary journal.

Marcella Remund, the faculty advisor for VLP, said the organization is unique because of the tradition it holds on campus.

“We’ve been around since the late 1960s, different iterations of the VLP, but we’ve been around that long,” Remund said.

As an organization, Remund said VLP hosts events like an annual short story writing contest, an annual writer’s festival and a monthly “LiTrash” night at the Varsity Pub. They also publish an annual literary journal, The Red Coyote, every April.

“We get submissions for that journal from all around the country, from writers all around the country,” Remund said.

“Then the VLP members sort through those submissions and select the ones they want to put in the journal.”

Remund said they use a service called Submittable that allows people from all around the world to make submissions for the journal electronically. They also take submissions from people in Vermillion and USD students.

Emma Koehler, a firstyear English major, said she’s excited about the opportunities that she

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The Vermillion Literary Project publishes an annual literary journal, the Red Coyote. might have with VLP. “I don’t know really what area of English I want to do, I don’t want to be a teacher but I love reading and writing,” Koehler said. “Publishing and writing, I want to explore those options more and this seems like something that would offer a lot of opportunities for me.”

Molly Cameron, a firstyear English major, said she’s looking forward to the events that VLP hosts and for the people she’ll meet.

“I really love open mics so having a venue and an audience to get up in front of people and share things and hear other people’s things will be fun,” Cameron said.

“I’m really excited about getting involved with the people in the department, but also with the people that like the same things that I do that aren’t English majors.”

Remund said membership for VLP is open to all majors and undergraduates and graduates alike.

“We have a lot of members who aren’t English majors,” Remund said. “I think one of the misconceptions is that we’re all a bunch of nerdy writers, and we really aren’t.”

For Koehler, she said having all of those people to share ideas with will be good inspiration for her.

“I enjoy writing quite a bit so I think it will be a nice to kind of share those things and talk about it,” Koehler said.

“The main goal this year for the VLP is to promote all things creative writing on campus,” Remund said. wHer favorite part about the organization, though, is the Red Coyote.

“It really becomes another face of USD out there and I’m just really proud of it every year,” Remund said. “It’s really an achievement for students.”

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International Club encourages involvement from all campus groups.

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“Everyone should know where they can find testing,”

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we’re able to offer,” Hurly said.

The executive board of CAB is only eight members and the rest of the members are called “cabbies.” These members are newer to the organization and help set up and tear down for events.

Dlugosh believes more membership from the student body would benefit CAB. You can join CAB on USD Involved “I feel the more members

Blok said. “Everyone should know what to do. They gave us information about free testing there.”

Samuel Briese, a first-year law student, said the online Campus Clarity training sent to all students through their university email gave

him more resources to learn about sexual health.

“The training is good. It goes into detail about certain situations and circumstances (you’d encounter),” Briese said.

we have involved the more we have an idea of what the general population of the campus wants to have,” Dlugosh said.

Cabbies give feedback to the executive board, and that will influence future events the organization will put on. Feedback is one of the aspects the board looks at when trying to plan an event.

“We’ll look at past experiences, we’ll see how they went, what the student turnout was, and then we’ll also maybe analyze any things that could poke holes in (the plan),” Hurly said.

CAB also says Twitter and

Facebook are good places to find feedback from students.

The group also partners with other student organizations to help boost their programs as well. Two groups that have successfully partnered with CAB are the Center for Diversity and Community and Coyote Crazies.

Dlugosh says partnering up with other organizations is beneficial to CAB. “I think it’s just cool to collaborate with different things on campus, that opens so many different opportunities (for) future projects,” Dlugosh said.

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Sara Cappiello: What are you involved in here on campus?

Samuel Uwizeyimana: I’m a senator for SGA (Student Government Association). I’m the National Communication chair for Residential Housing Association so I’m on the executive board and I get to do stuff with housing. I also get to travel out of state to represent USD and RHA at conferences. I’m also an ambassador for TRiO so this year will be my first year doing that. I’m very involved here on campus.

SC: What made you decide to be involved in these organizations?

SU: I wanted to something more out of my comfort zone and do something more impactful, so I feel like SGA is one of those organizations. You get to learn a lot about opportunities and situations and you’re more involved in what’s going on here on campus.

SC: What advice would you give new students about joining a student organization?

JUNIOR PHILOSOPHY KENYA & SIOUX FALLS SU: If you’re interested in anything, don’t hesitate.

Just go for it. Don’t overload yourself and make sure you’re able to attend meetings and be involved and make sure your focus is still school. I waited until the end of my sophomore year to join SGA because my freshman year I was so scared I wouldn’t get elected. It was a challenge for me and just gave me the experience of talking to people.

SC: What’s your favorite thing about the organizations you’re involved in?

SU: I get to know so much of what’s happening on campus. When I plan my RA events, I look at what’s going on on campus so I can try and get my residents to go to that. I get to meet a ton of people. I met so many people when I was running for senator. I’ve made so many friends. It gives you a purpose and makes you want to work harder to achieve things.

SC: What are you looking forward to about this year?

SU: I’m excited to have another successful year and graduate and move forward with my life.

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Sophomore running back Kai Henry runs over a Wildcat defender during the season opener at Kansas State University on Sept. 1. Henry rushed for 58 yards on ten attempts.

Coyotes cause commotion in Kansas Austin Lammers

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Week one of the college football season is notorious for David and Goliath matchups between top-tier Division I universities and smaller schools unable to match status and talent.

Usually, Goliath snaps David’s slingshot after the first quarter.

This was not the case during USD’s trip to Bill Snyder Family Stadium in Manhattan, KS, where the Coyotes hung with Kansas State until the final second of the game, losing 24-27 in promising display from head coach Bob Nielson and his team.

A Coyote offense that ranked first in the MVFC for total yardage a year ago struck first just under seven minutes into the game as sophomore kicker Mason Lorber hit a 27-yard field goal to put the Coyotes up 3-0.

Kansas State answered four minutes later with a 24-yard field goal from KSU sophomore kicker Blake Lynch.

With two minutes re-

maining in the first quarter, junior quarterback Austin Simmons sprinted right from KSU’s two-yard line, sneaking inside the pile-on to cap off a 74yard drive with USD’s first touchdown of the season and the first rushing touchdown of Simmons’ collegiate career.

The Coyotes led the Wildcats 10-3 after one quarter.

Throughout the second quarter, Kansas State chipped back with the leg of Blake Lynch as he hit field goals from 22, 38, and 44 yards in three of the Wildcats’ five second quarter drives, putting KSU up 12-10.

Despite losing the lead, the Coyotes took advantage of the last two minutes of the half. With 1:29 left, Simmons threw a 7-yard strike to junior receiver Dakarai Allen in the endzone, set up by a 37-yard rush from sophomore running back Kai Henry two plays prior.

Down 17-12 with 1:09, Kansas State junior quarterback Alex Delton, who replaced sophomore starter Skylar Thompson

in the first quarter, threw a pass that USD senior linebacker Alex Gray snagged from the air on the first play of the drive. Gray returned the ball 25 yards to KSU’s endzone for a pick-six.

A loud Coyote squad exited a quiet Bill Snyder Family Stadium at halftime with a 24-12 lead.

Simmons ended the half with 131 passing yards and one touchdown on 12-17 passing, sophomore receiver Levi Falck accumulated 81 yards on six catches, and Henry ran for 46 yards on six attempts.

Both defenses held sturdy in a scoreless third quarter. USD had a chance to put on three points with nine minutes left in the third, but Lorber came up inches short on a 51yard field goal, the ball bouncing off the crossbar.

The opening pass of the fourth quarter came from the hand of Delton and was intended for junior receiver Dalton Schoen, who bobbled the ball up to USD sophomore safety Phillip Powell. Powell hit the ground with control

of the ball, securing USD’s second interception of the game.

USD couldn’t transform the turnover into points and punted the ball to Kansas State junior receiver/ returner Isaiah Zuber, who caught the ball at KSU’s 15yard line and returned it 85 yards to USD’s endzone with 12:12 left on the clock.

After the KSU defense stopped USD on the proceeding drive, Zuber found the endzone again on a 10-yard pass from Kansas State QB Skylar Thompson, who re-entered the game at halftime.

KSU junior running back Alex Barnes then stretched into the endzone to complete a two-point conversion, giving Kansas State their first lead since the second quarter, 27-24 with 7:21 remaining in the game.

Kansas State stopped another USD drive and ate the clock down with eight straight rushes. They entered victory formation with intent to run out the 70 remaining seconds, but caught a false start penalty, sending them back four

yards to a 3rd & 5. Thompson completed a six-yard pass to Schoen the next play, setting up a 1st and 10 on USD’s 19-yard line.

Instead of taking the knee, the Wildcats opted to give the ball to Barnes, who fumbled after a hit from Philip Powell. USD recovered the ball with 50 seconds remaining.

In the next 49 seconds, Simmons found Dakari Allen and sophomore receiver Levi Falck three times each for a total of 55 yards.

USD set up for a field goal on KSU’s 29-yard line with second remaining, but a false start penalty pushed them back to the 34-yard line.

Mason Lorber’s last second field goal attempt fell short of the endzone and Kansas State took the win 27-24.

Austin Simmons’ busy day entailed 257 yards on 24-56 passing, one rushing touchdown, one passing touchdown, and no interceptions.

Falck tied USD’s single game reception record with 11 catches for 140 yards. Henry tallied 58

yards on ten attempts.

Powell finished with six solo tackles, two forced fumbles, and one interception. Alex Gray tacked six tackles, one sack, one fumble recovery, and one interception.

Kansas State running back Alex Barnes ran for 109 yards on 21 carries, and USD’s defense held both KSU quarterbacks to a combined 152 yards.

“I’m really pleased with the effort from our guys, and really disappointed with the outcome of the game,” Nielson said following the game. “When you play a really good football team like Kansas State, you have to capitalize on all the opportunities.”

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Five new head coaches are stepping into USD’s athletic department for the 2018-2019 seasons. The coaches spoke with The Volante about their previous coaching positions and how they are settling into their roles within Coyote Athletics.

Women’s Soccer - Michael Thomas Before coming to USD, Thomas was the associate head coach at Cal State-Fullerton from 2014-17 and head coach at the University of Buffalo from 2014-18. Thomas also has 12 years of assistant coaching experience at the University of Denver, University of Memphis, and University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. During college, Thomas played soccer at Fort Louis College in Colorado, and then professionally for the United League’s Boulder Nova/ Rapids Reserve and Myrtle Beach Sea Dawgs.

When he applied for this position, Thomas said he didn’t know much about it at first.

“The position came open and I have family roots in the area. My mom was born in Sioux Falls,” Thomas said. “Once I got onto campus all the positive things happening here made it pretty clear to me this was something I should pursue heavily.”

Thomas said he thoroughly enjoys being a part of the USD community.

“There are so many positives, but I think the main thing is how positive everyone has been,” Thomas said.

“From the players on the team who have experienced big changes and tried their hardest, the members of the athletic staff who have gone out of their way to be helpful, and the student body--who are one of the

nicest student bodies I’ve encountered -- and also the people in town who fully support the university and university athletics.”

In addition to enjoying the campus atmosphere, Thomas also said he has thoroughly enjoyed living in Vermillion.

“I love having the ability to walk anywhere in town and to have three people at a traffic light be considered a traffic jam,” Thomas said.

Men’s Basketball - Todd Lee Todd Lee has 30 years of coaching experience, and before his hiring at USD, he coached at Grand Canyon University, Kentucky Wesleyan College, UC Irvine, and Cal State-Bakersville.

A South Dakota native, he grew up playing basketball in Huron, SD, and graduated from the University of South Dakota in 1986.

“I tried walking on here, but it didn’t work out--but I played a year of golf,” Lee said.

Getting the chance to coach at USD was a great opportunity for Lee. “The program has been winning at the Division I level so not only was it the opportunity to coach a winning team but also to be back home with the people I grew up with.”

In addition to being able to see family, Lee said it is nice to see so many people he went to school with and feels a large sense of pride coming back to USD after growing up here.

“People in South Dakota are proud of people from South Dakota,” Lee said. “When somebody from South Dakota goes off and does something big, there is a feeling of pride in the whole state.”

Lee said the players on his team have a lot of integrity for sticking with the

program during a coaching change.

“I think that says a lot about the university that they really love this place, but it also says a lot about them as people because they are going to put their faith in me and in our coaching staff,” Lee said.

Taking his team to the NCAA Division I tournament is one of Lee’s goals as head coach.

“You try not to talk about winning, but I want to be the first head coach to take the team to the Division I tournament, and when we get into the tournament I want to win games,” Lee said. “For many years it was Division II and we had a great record of winning, but when you go to Division I it is much tougher. My goal would be to win the Summit League Tournament and make it to the NCAA tournament.”

A few changes are necessary to accomplish this goal, Lee said.

“They are going to have to change some things,” Lee said. “We’ve got talent and we added some depth in recruiting that I think will help us this year. We are going to try and find a way to be different from everyone else in the league. We are going to have to change the way they play a little bit.

But we have a chance to do it with this team.”

Players who have worked with Lee would say his coaching foundation has remained the same since Day One. “I treat everybody the exact same way. It doesn’t matter if you’re the president of the university or someone working landscape, I treat everyone the same and I want our guys to do the same thing.”

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Ostrem’s late goal puts USD over UNC Austin Lammers

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USD’s soccer team shot three times in their win against Northern Colorado at home Sunday afternoon.

Two of those shots found the back of the net.

One of those shots made ESPN SportsCenter’s Top Ten plays and moved the Coyotes to 2-1-2 on the season.

Coming off a 3-0 win over Chicago State last Sunday, USD looked to keep the offense hot in the first half.

At the 30 minute mark, junior forward Kellee Willer made a run up the far side of the field, then passed to freshman forward Tiannah Moore on the other side of the goal box, moving Northern Colorado’s goalkeeper in Moore’s direction.

Moore caught up to the pass and tapped the ball back across the goal box into the far side of the net, scoring her second goal of the season and putting USD up 1-0.

In the second half, Northern Colorado senior forward Mariel Gutierrez evened the game with a goal assisted by freshman Mackenzie Bray in the 63rd minute.

The goal ended USD’s shutout run at 187 minutes.

With just under six minutes remaining, sophomore defender Abby Ostrem received a pass from sophomore Alexis

Mitchell on the near side of the field, roughly five yards from the penalty box.

As a Bear defender moved to her front, Ostrem dribbled right one step, wound up, and released a shot that bent around the goalie’s outstretched hand, piercing the upper-right corner of the net, giving the Coyotes a 2-1 lead.

USD defended a last-minute push from Northern Colorado and took the win, moving to a 2-1-2 record and climbing to fourth in Summit League standings.

Moore and Ostrem scored one goal each, Willer and Mitchell ended with one assist apiece, and senior goalkeeper Parker Rytz collected seven saves.

After the game, head coach Michael Thomas said Ostrem “hit a heck of a ball.”

“I tell the girls all the time: we have a plan so you know the right to break it,” Thomas said. “You do what you have to do on a given day.”

Thomas said he wants to see more shots on goal during games, but there’s a balance when choosing which shots to shoot.

“I’d like to get more than three shots in a game,” Thomas said. “One of the things we do talk about is not just spraying the ball at the goal from everywhere, but working into highchance finishing positions, and I think the girls have been do-

ing a good job of that.”

The Bears shot 12 more times than the Coyotes on Sunday, but USD has allowed only two goals the last three games, including 19 saves from Parker Rytz.

“It’s been a great season,” Rytz said. “I know all the girls feel really good and are super pumped about how the last three games have gone.”

“We have a great open line of communication in the back and we’re continually talking and listening and it’s been super helpful for me as well as the other girls,” Rytz said.

Thomas said unity across USD athletics helps each individual team.

I was proud of the team today and every player on that bench was pulling for a victory,” Thomas said. “We had the majority of our team out at volleyball Friday where they had their huge win at Cal and we saw a bunch of volleyball players here today. I’m really happy with the spirit.”

USD’s next match is in Omaha next Friday against Creighton, who took down South Dakota State 1-0 less than an hour after the Coyote’s win in Vermillion.

“It’s obviously a big test.

But in Division I soccer, every team is a big test,” Thomas said. “The result today doesn’t Aaron Mercado I The Volante change what we do over the Senior Goalie Parker Rytz saves a shot from Northern Colorado. Rytz recorded course of the week. seven saves during the match.

USD volleyball sweeps SD classic Temiloluwa Adeyemi

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Coyote volleyball dropped only two total sets in a sweep of their first ever home tournament, the South Dakota Classic, defeating Northeastern 3-0 and California 3-1 Friday, and Northern Colorado 3-1 Saturday.

MATCH 1: Northeastern vs USD Coyotes overthrew Northeastern 25-21, 25-15 and 25-18 in a three-set game in SD Classic opener on Friday, Aug. 31.

Senior middle blocker Taylor Wilson led the team with 15 kills, while senior outside hitter Hayley Dotseth followed with 12 kills and two aces. Madison Jurgens tallied 38 assists and junior defensive specialist Anne Rasmussen defended the opponent’s attacks with 18 digs.

According to GoYotes.com, the Coyotes tallied at least seven total team blocks for the fourth straight match as Wilson had one solo and three block assists while a pair of freshmen, middle blocker Claire Gerdes and outside hitter Jenna Wagemester, tallied three block assists apiece.

MATCH 2: California vs USD Game two for the Coyotes ended in great applause as the 3-1 game marked their third win in six matches against a Pac-12 team. No match was won with ease as the four sets finished with identical 25-23 cores.

Despite dropping the first set, the Coyotes recovered by

winning the next three. ably the most exciting thing, Dotseth logged 18 kills on but a win like that is huge for 49 attacks with 17 digs and our program.” senior outside hitter Kristina Coach Williamson thanked Susak came next with 10 kills. fans and students for their Grathoff tallied six blocks and support and energy.

Rasmussen dug 20 balls.

“I can’t describe how great it Taylor Wilson, a seis to be on our home floor this nior middle blocker, said early in the season, playing in topping California was special front of our awesome fans,” in her four years as a Coyote, Williamson said. “I mean, the as beating top schools hasn’t student section was just amazhappened often. ing, gave us a lot of energy “Every time we get to a big and it’s just nice to be able to school, we get really close be home.” and perform well, but we never end up on top,” Wilson MATCH 3: Northern Colosaid. “Going into our match rado vs USD tonight our coach said ‘that’s USD volleyball ended the enough--we’re gonna win a inaugural SD Classic undebig game and we’re gonna do feated, sweeping Northern it together’.”

Colorado away 3-1.

“It was a complete team win, The Coyotes took the first set everyone stepped up to the 25-15, dropped the second set play and we all executed the 25-17, but won the last two game plan,” said junior outsets 25-22 and 26-24. side hitter Elizabeth Loschen, Dotseth took on the attack who completed the match with 18 kills, followed by Kriswith nine kills, no errors and a tina Susak and Taylor Wilson .360 hitting percentage. with 12 kills each. Rasmussen Dotseth said the game plan tacked a tournament-high of for match three was simply 27 digs. to win.

The team ended the tourna“We’ve played UNC in the ment with a total of 150 kills, past three years,” Dotseth said. 20 blocks, a .807 hitting per“It’s going to be a greedy win centage and 419 total attacks. and a super defensive game, “We definitely saw some which is something we pride good things happen with our ourselves in.” team and some things we can Coach Williamson said a work on,” Coach Williamson win like this was huge for the said. “We handled California volleyball program. a little bit better yesterday and “I think our team stepped I think we backed off today up to the occasion. We talked when they pushed us.” about taking advantage of opportunities and they did just that. We didn’t always Check out extended play the cleanest volleyball, interviews and game but we made plays down the statistcs. stretch and made things difficult for them,” Williamson said. “We still have things we can work on, which is prob-

The risk of young NFL quarterbacks NIKOLAS WILSON is a third year student majoring in Media and Journalism.

You probably think that NFL quarterbacks with playoff experience are important. You probably think that if an NFL team advances to the playoffs, that team would keep its starting quarterback.

You would be wrong.

From 2014-16, the Houston Texans were the only playoff team who intentionally made a change at quarterback.

Yet in 2018, three of the 12 teams who qualified for the NFL playoffs replaced their starting quarterback in the offseason.

On Jan. 30, the Kansas City Chiefs traded quarterback Alex Smith to the Washington Redskins in exchange for cornerback Kendall Fuller and a third-round draft pick. Smith led the Chiefs to the playoffs in four of his five seasons with the team, but the Chiefs replaced him with Patrick Mahomes, a

second-year quarterback yards. The most memorable who has only started in one moment of Peterman’s rookie NFL regular season game. season with the Bills occurred Trading away an ex- on Nov. 19 against the Los perienced quarterback who Angeles Chargers. In his only led his team to the playoffs game as a starter, Peterman three years in a row is one completed 6/14 passes for 66 thing. Imagine a team who yards, fumbled once and inlast season finally reached famously threw five (yes, five) the playoffs for the first time interceptions. In the 2018 since 1999, the longest ac- NFL draft, the Bills traded tive postseason drought in up to the 7th overall selecthe NFL at the time. Surely a tion and drafted quarterback team that ends such an em- Josh Allen from Wyoming. barrassing drought would The Buffalo Bills announced on feel good about their starting Monday that Nathan Peterman quarterback, right? Wrong. will be their starter for Week 1.

After the Buffalo Bills lost The Bills have chosen to navito the Jacksonville Jaguars in gate this complicated quarterlast year’s Wild Card game, back roster, rather than rely they traded their starting on the services of Tyrod Tayquarterback Tyrod Taylor lor, who has seven seasons of to the Cleveland Browns on NFL experience under his belt.

March 10 in exchange for Both the Bills and Chiefs a third-round draft pick. are desperate for success, The Buffalo Bills are now but getting rid of experitrying to sort out a quar- enced veterans in exchange terback depth chart of Na- for unproven players may than Peterman, AJ Mc- not have been a wise move.

Carron and Josh Allen.

Reports indicate that MaAJ McCarron has played homes and Allen have 11 regular season games in struggled in training camp his four seasons in the NFL. and during the preseason at Nathan Peterman, entering his times, but only time will tell second season, only appeared whether or not the Bills and in 4 regular season games last Chiefs made wise decisions. year, throwing a total of 252

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The Coyote Women celebrate after winning a point following a rally against Northeastern.

Austin Lammers: How does it feel to beat a Pac-12 team at home?

Mehana Fonseca: It’s pretty unreal. Last year we played Hawaii and Utah and we kinda cracked under the pressure, but we had a ‘refuse to lose’ mindset when we got on the court.

AL: What’s your favorite dish at Cafe Brule?

MF: I love their prosciutto omelet for breakfast.

MF: What’s your favorite drill at practice?

LS: I love this game called Hand-to-Hand Combat.

You play three-on-three and you have to get first contact with your hand. It’s really competitive and

really fun.

MF: Do you have game day superstitions?

MF: I have to wear our black warm-up shirts and I have to wear a bun because every time I’ve worn a ponytail we’ve lost.

AL: Besides win, what’s the one thing you can do to make Coach Williamson smile?

MF: I tell her the story of when my science teacher called me a boy. She thinks it’s the funniest story ever.