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Attempted armed robbery at Vermillion convenience store, police investigating

Finalists named:

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Law school dean selection process moves forward Molly Schiermeyer I The Volante

Thomas Geu, USD’s current law school dean, announced his retirement during the fall 2018 semester. The three finalists for the new dean position were named at the beginning of January.

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The search for the new USD law school dean has been narrowed down to three finalists.

Committee members began their search for the law school dean last March. This search has been longer than other

academic searches because the committee used an outside search form to help the search process.

The finalists are Christopher Behan, a professor at Southern Illinois University School of Law; Neil Fulton, former chief of staff for South Dakota

Gov. Mike Rounds; and Elena Langan, dean of Concordia University School of Law. Kurt Hackemer, Interim Provost, said all three finalists offer different sets of skills that could make them a good fit for dean.

“What they have in common is they have

experience managing administration, a deep knowledge of the law and of education. You are really looking for someone who can take this enterprise and can continue moving it forward,” Hackemer said. “These are folks who we think have the right set of skills to do

that.”

This search enlisted the aid of an academic search form. The purpose of an academic search form is to reach a larger pool of candidates in the initial search.

“What they help us do is identify candidates

The Pump ‘N Pak convenience store in Vermillion was attempted to be robbed at 12:30 a.m. on Friday morning Jan. 18.

The Vermillion Police Department (VPD) responded to the call and their investigation revealed that the suspect had driven around the store several times before entering the store wearing a mask and gloves and with a knife in his hand, according to a press release from VPD. Once inside, the man was startled by confrontation with an employee and fled before taking anything.

Detectives are continuing the investigation and pursuing several leads. A photo of the vehicle and its Iowa license plate GWJ690, as well as a possible person of interest, have been shared on social media.

The Volante will update this story with any new information.

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Call Vermillion Police- (605) 677-7070 Call University Police - (605) 658-6199 Or tweet @VermillionPD

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Women rally for intersectionality within feminist movement Cecilia Gillen

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Cold weather didn’t keep protesters from coming out for the Third Annual Sioux Falls Women’s March on Saturday.

Due to negative temperatures, the march turned into a rally inside the Falls East conference room at the downtown Holiday Inn. The conference hall, with a capacity of 700, was nearly full with protestors sharing posters, socializing among activist and non-profit booths and a feminine hygiene product drive.

Sandra Thompson, a woman from Sioux Falls who paints as a form of trauma therapy, carried a hand-painted sign with four recently elected congresswomen of color and a depiction of Rosie the Riveter as a woman of color. Although Thompson is not of color, she said she still lifts up women of color in support.

“I really like the saying ‘the future is female’ because there are so many women who are running, who are getting elected nationwide for all types of political professions,” Thompson said.

Marisa Cummings, USD’s Native American Student Services director, spoke on the prominent message of the rally: intersectionality. After introducing herself in her native language, she

said voices excluded from the conversation are often times an afterthought and don’t allow an opportunity for what they can bring to the table.

“We can’t be intersectional if the only one that you’re advocating for is yourself,” Cummings said.

Cummings also took time to acknowledge the many missing and murdered indigenous women in the state.

“It’s not a fad, it’s been happening since 1492,” she said. “Our women went missing during the fur trade era where they were sold through traffic, and they’ve been missing and murdered ever since.”

Rep. Linda Duba also spoke on missing indigenous women after a moment of silence in their honor.

“If we had five white women that were missing, it would be a crisis,” Duba said. “We need to wake up and pay attention.”

Saliya Leay, originally from Ethiopia, said she didn’t know what to expect from her first protest, but she appreciated the conversation about inclusivity.

“I don’t want to be that token minority like, ‘oh, I’m just here to like fill a diversity quota’,” Leay said. “I want a genuinely inclusive space.”

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Marisa Cummings, USD’s Native American Student Services director, spoke at the Women’s March on Saturday about intersectionality and missing indigenous women.

Sadaf Cassim, Jan Forstein and Jessica Hanson spoke at the Women’s March about religious cooperation and inclusion.

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STILWELL EXHIBITION

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33rd annual Stilwell Exhibition is set to run from Jan. 25-Feb. 22 at the John A. Day Gallery in the Warren M. Lee Center for the Fine Arts. This is an annual juried art show and was named after USD’s former chair and professor of art Wilber Stilwell.

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TUNE IN THIS MONTH Tune into KAOR today at noon to hear an interview with Dr. John Howe and Doug Wagner.

Watch Channel 21 today for a story on a hard liquor ban in fraternities.

AIRING 8 A.M. Watch Channel 21 Monday morning for a conversation about social media and going viral.

COYOTEHistory 1987 A group of USD students and faculty marched in protest of U.S. policy in Nicaragua.

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Kim Grieve, dean of students and vice president of student services, gives her weekly report at the SGA meeting Tuesday evening.

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Two resolutions were passed unanimously at the Student Government Association meeting on Tuesday evening.

Resolution 13 regarding take-home containers was introduced by Sidney Juffer at last week’s meeting.

Juffer said other universities such as the University of Nebraska-Lincoln have already implemented a similar program. USD currently allows students with dietary restrictions to take home meals from the dining hall, but not for other students.

“A lot of students have come to me with concern because they have a night lab or they have class during this time or the timing of it doesn’t work with their job,” Juffer said.

The resolution passed as a recommendation to the dean of students and Aramark to introduce takehome containers in the dining hall for the next

school year.

Resolutions 14-19 confronted unfreezing the funds of six student organizations: Biology Club, Coalition of Addiction Students and professionals Pursing Advocacy (CASPPA), Honors Association, National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), Serve and Veterans Club.

Their accounts had been frozen for failing to attend one SGA meeting during the fall semester. After the organizations attended a meeting, SGA voted to restore the organization’s access to their funding.

Resolution 11 regarding SGA beginning tabling hours was also discussed but sent back to committee.

Josh Sorbe, SGA president, said the conversation shouldn’t be limited to tabling but making sure their office is generally welcoming.

“We all know that we’re readily available from 10-5

Monday through Friday, it’s just making sure that the students know that they can stop in our office whenever,” Sorbe said.

A new resolution was also introduced by a newly sworn-in senator, Faith Ireland.

Resolution 20 recommends the university provides biodegradable straws as a replacement or alternative option to the current plastic straws.

Ireland, a sophomore sustainability major, said students use straws every day, and this would be an option for students to recycle without even knowing it.

“You can’t recycle straws,” Ireland said. “If there’s nothing to recycle, we’ve figured out the issue.”

ICARE, coordinator, Chelsea Simmons, also spoke as a special guest and recommended a memorandum of understanding with SGA.

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Graduate school hosts second annual Three Minute Thesis competition Kelli Susemihl

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For the second year, USD graduate students will have the opportunity to explain the societal benefits of their thesis– all in three minutes or less.

The Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition, put on by the USD graduate school, allows graduate students to present their research in a condensed version, restricting them to explain years of their studies with only three minutes of speech and one powerpoint slide, with no props, laser pointers or costumes.

The 3MT competition is for students currently enrolled in a Master’s (Thesis option A) or doctorate program.

Kulatheepan Thanabalasingam, a second-year graduate student studying chemistry, was the first place winner of USD’s 3MT last year. He said a chal-

lenge of 3MT is learning to present research in a way that a normal audience can understand it and without technical jargon.

“It’s like when you are home for holiday and your grandma is asking you what you are doing in school, you have to explain it to her in normal words,” Thanabalasingam said. “It’s a kind of tough task… you have about 9,000-10,000 words of document, but you have to present that thesis in three minutes, in like 200 words.”

Although many students competing in 3MT are STEM majors, Ranjit Koodali, dean of the graduate school, said this year he is hoping more students from a variety of disciplines will participate.

“Last year was our first 3MT competition at USD, so our response was modest. We had students primarily in the (STEM) discipline, and this time we have been

more proactive,” Koodali said. “We hope to get disciplines across the university; so we are hoping that we will get humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, business, health sciences, so that as a whole these graduate students can showcase the amazing research that we are doing.”

After attending a regional conference and having the opportunity to judge 3MT competitions, Koodali was inspired to bring 3MT to USD last year.

“It was always of interest for me to have a competition for graduate students at USD so that the community, faculty and staff can actually really understand the complex research that graduate students perform in a language that is very simple,” he said.

“That’s the whole beauty of 3MT; it is meant to communicate the research… it helps the graduate students, but

it also informs the community, our legislators, our leadership on campus to the importance of graduate education.”

Thanabalasingam said participating in 3MT benefits students in their communication skills and helps them gain confidence, and he encourages all graduate students to give it a try.

“It’s increasing your public speaking ability, and your ability to express what you are doing in research and how it is helpful for the community,” he said.”Winning or losing doesn’t matter, participating means you are giving a try and it will be really good experience for you.”

Edith RezaMartinez, program assistant in the graduate school and in charge of marketing 3MT to students, said undergraduate students should attend the events to see future possibilities for themselves.

“We want all students, undergrad and graduate

students, to come who aren’t participating because ultimately what we want to do is showcase all the talent that we have here at USD and all the research that’s being done,” she said.

“We encourage everyone to attend, even if they aren’t participating or know someone who is participating.”

The preliminary competition of 3MT, where approximately five students will be chosen to move on to the finals round, will take place on Jan. 30 in Muenster University Center (MUC) 211. The finals round will take place on Feb. 8 in the Al Neuharth Media Center Freedom Forum, where the winning student will be selected to attend the Midwestern Association of Graduate Schools (MAGS) competition in St. Louis, Miss.

The first place prize is $350 and an all-expense paid trip to the MAGS competition, and the

Three-minute thesis schedule Information session: January 23 MUC 211/211A

Preliminary round: January 30 MUC 211/211A

Deadline to register: January 28

Finals round: February 8 Freedom Forum

second and third place prizes are $250 and $150, respectively.

Students can still sign up to participate in the 3MT competition until Jan. 28. An information session for students looking to compete will be held in MUC 211 on Jan. 23 at 3 p.m.

USD Sanford School of Medicine receives scholarship funding Lexi Kerzman

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USD Sanford School of Medicine will offer 40 new scholarships for the 2019-20 school year, thanks to a donation from Sanford Health.

Sanford Health pledged $300,000 per year to fund scholarships for med school students. Their funds will be matched by the USD Foundation.

The 40 scholarships will be awarded to 10 students from each class and cover roughly half of the total fees and tu-

itions.

Mary Nettleman, dean of the medical school and vice president of health affairs at USD, said the new scholarships will allow students to focus on their studies more.

“I think that student debt is one of the things we are always concerned about, it is a national issue. I think that is going to certainly free up students so they can have mental space to do other things,” Nettleman said.

With the new scholarships available, Nettleman said she hopes

students will be inspired to worker harder at their studies.

“It’s going to inspire them to really do a good job at what they are really dedicated to. Medicine school is expensive and it is also hard,” she said. “Imagine trying to be the best physician you can be and carrying this bag of bricks on your pack that is your financial loan package. I think it will make quite a difference, just by lighting the load for these students.”

Temiloluwa Adeyemi I The Volante The USD Sanford School of Medicine was awarded $300,000 for scholarships from Sanford Health.

The money will be split into 40 individual scholarships.

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New South Dakota abortion bill introduced to Senate Madilyn Sindelar

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South Dakota legislators have created a bill that would require women requesting abortions to view a sonogram of the fetus and listen to the heartbeat before continuing with the abortion process.

Senate Bill 6 would change the current law which states, “[offer] the pregnant woman an opportunity to view a sonogram of her unborn child.” This would make the viewing of the sonogram mandatory, rather than a choice.

Dakota Wilson, Students for Reproductive Rights member, said he doesn’t believe this bill is necessary.

“The bill is actually pointless because the Planned Parenthood in Sioux Falls already does sonograms for anyone who comes in, the only difference is that currently, a person can refuse to look at the sonogram, while this bill would require you to do so,” Wilson said. “The bill uses language that misleads people into believing that it is not already a practice, when it is.”

Medical professionals would be required to show the patient the fetus on the sonogram and

then proceed to have the woman listen to the heartbeat if available at the time.

Currently, in South Dakota, patients must abide by a 72-hour waiting period before undergoing the procedure after their initial appointment.

“Personally, I feel that the bill degrades a person’s right to privacy and their right to an abortion,” Wilson said. “People who seek abortions in South Dakota already have to deal with laws that limit abortions to 14 weeks or less, 72 hour waiting periods, and the paying for taking time off for commutes to Sioux Falls, so adding these requirements on top is excessive.

Unfortunately, the bill will also include people who have been raped, which causes the victim more trauma than they need to deal with.”

However, students who are pro-life look at this bill as a way of protecting the mother and child.

Karleen Murtha, Yotes for Life President, said this bill will help educate women who are considering abortion.

“I personally feel that women should be given all the facts and information before they make a choice to have an abortion, and I believe that is what this

bill is trying to do,” Murtha said. “I don’t know how effective this bill would be, because we want to give women all the facts and information that empower them to choose life, but we don’t want to coerce them into anything.”

Murtha said Yotes for Life is not doing anything to support this bill because they are not a political group.

“Our focus is to provide resources and information to women so that they can be empowered to be pro-life,” Murtha said.

Newly-elected governor Kristi Noem is pro-life and said while campaigning that she will sign harsher abortion laws.

The proposed bill could affect students who may be seeking an abortion.

“The bill affects students in many ways, as it does everyone. Unfortunately, rape victims are included in this bill, and I fear that any victim who may be seeking an abortion will be deterred or feel attacked by the additional requirements and turn to unsafe methods,” Wilson said.

“The bill would allow for clinics to use emotionally charged language about a fetus that pushes towards infringing on a person’s right to choose.”

and encourage them to apply,” Hackemer said.

“They have their own networks of contacts across the country and they can keep in touch with people who want to get involved in academic administration. They encourage applications and help manage the entire process of the search.”

Liz Taggart, Director of Law School Admissions, said she feels the committee did an excellent job selecting highly qualified finalists.

“I am very thrilled with the list of candidates that have come forward,” Taggart said. “I am eager to meet all three of them as I believe that each one possesses the necessary skills that the next dean of USD Law will need.”

The finalists had to first submit an application, complete a phone interview and, in this case, complete what is known as an airport interview.

“They invite a larger group of people they have already voted through a phone call to fly in and be interviewed in the airport by the committee. They had a larger group that had those interviews and that’s what got us to the three finalists,” Hackemer said.

The law school has seen an increase in enrollment rates and bar passage rates in the past year.

The challenge for the new dean, Hackemer said, will be maintaining the current success and taking it further.

“Anytime you bring in someone new, you inevitably have new energy.

Whoever it comes in and takes a look around them and has ideas of things they would like to do,” Hackemer said. “Everyone has a slightly different set of priorities so there is always this confusion

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Dean Geu has been a fantastic leader at USD Law. We have been through lots of transition... I think we have now settled into a really great place...

Liz Taggart, Director of Law Admissions of energy when you get someone knew.”

Garrett Keegan, a second-year law student, said having a new deal could allow for more growth, such as fundraising for the older building.

“I hope the new dean will be able to bring more dollars to the law school to improve the aging building or work to expand the law school to provide students with more experiential learning opportunities,” Keegan said. “Along with this, more scholarship opportunities would ease the pain of students graduating law school.”

Besides fundraising, Keegan said he hopes the new dean will continue to build relationships with law students and alumni.

“A new dean can bring the connections that they have built throughout their career which creates new networking opportunities for students,” Keegan said. “I believe the dean needs to be approachable to the students and alumni. My favorite quality of USD Law is how connected the faculty is with the students and alumni, which I believe is crucial for the school’s success.”

Taggart said she believes a new dean will allow for students and staff to continue seeing growth,

similar to the growth seen under the current Dean Thomas Geu. “Dean Geu has been a fantastic leader at USD Law. We have been through lots of transition… I think we have now settled into a really great place,” Taggart said. “The law school will stay in Vermillion, we have an amazing staff and faculty, bar passage is up, the LSAT median has increased by 4 points, and our enrollment has increased by 27%. The students, staff, and faculty have all been a part of this tremendous growth, and now they will be able to see the benefits play out. A new dean will have the opportunity to take this growth and move forward.”

Hackemer said filling the law school dean is not only important to USD, but also to the state of South Dakota in general.

“By having a virtue of having the state’s only law school, USD law school has an impact on the entire legal enterprise across the entire state of South Dakota,” Hackemer said.

“So getting the right person who can take the law school forward and not only make good things happen on campus but across the state.”

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‘Surviving R. Kelly’ showcases that black women aren’t taken seriously

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MIKI KENNERLY is a senior double majoring in strategic communications and Spanish

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Protesters show signs at the Sioux Falls Women’s March rally on Saturday, Jan. 19.

Editorial: Women’s Marches serve an important purpose On Jan. 21, 2017, millions of people gathered in locations around the world for the one of the largest demonstrations in political history. The occasion? The Women’s March: people fighting for women’s rights and equality.

Signs filled the sky and everyone was silent as powerful speakers guided the peaceful protest. Hundreds of men and women, young and old, ready to change the world.

This energy from 2017 carried into the following years.

The Third Annual Sioux Falls Women’s March took place this last Saturday, Jan. 19.

Due to cold weather, the march turned into a rally inside the Falls East conference room at the downtown Holiday Inn. Protesters filled the room, sharing posters and socializing with other activists.

The most prominent message of Saturday’s rally was intersectionality.

Intersectionality is the interconnected nature of social categorizations such as race, class and gender.

Marissa Cummings, USD’s Native American Student Services director said at the rally, “We can’t be intersectional if the only one

that you’re advocating for is yourself.”

The Women’s March has united many demographics and shown us the power we have when we all stand together. Women, especially, have become connected during these past months, taking to every social media platform to encourage others and to spread awareness.

The Women’s March’s mission is to “harness the political power of diverse women and their communities to create transformative social change.”

Now, more than ever, women are acknowledging their role in society and standing up for the rights women before us fought so hard for.

The marches also foster solidarity. The Women’s March’s inclusivity brought together those who cared about a wide spectrum of causes: ending violence, reproductive rights, LGBTQ rights, workers’ rights, civil rights, disability rights, immigrant rights and environmental justice.

America Ferrera said at the Sioux Falls rally, “If we do not stand together, for the next four years, then we will lose together...But if we commit to what aligns us, if we stand together, we stand the chance

of saving the soul of our country.”

Women’s rights were not given, they were fought for, and that makes them all the more valuable.

Following this past midterm election, women have grown more and more concerned about their access to contraceptives, abortions and equal pay.

As elected officials who have conflicting backgrounds with women’s rights, many women are fearful of what is to come in 2019.

Specifically in Tennessee, with the election of Marsha Blackburn to the U.S. Senate, people feel very uneasy about her ability to represent women while in Washington.

Blackburn voted against the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009, which would prevent unequal compensation based on sex.

The Women’s March is such a powerful platform and a much-needed response to the injustices that women face.

No, marching for one day will not yield immediate social change, but the march does raise the energy of those who are participating or those who see others participating, which creates a greater potential for action.

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Though R. Kelly himself has continued to deny sexual assault allegations for decades, these disturbing assertions have been made available to the public and addressed by celebrities like Dave Chappelle and Wendy Williams, as well as R&B fans alike.

These accusations have seemingly swirled and fizzled out throughout several years - that is until earlier this month.

To oversimplify, in 2002, a video surfaced that appeared to show R. Kelly having sex with a teenage girl and committing horrendous acts. Kelly was indicted by a Chicago grand jury on 21 counts of child pornography, but the trial was delayed. And in 2008, Kelly was found not guilty on all counts after the victim in the video refused to testify.

In 2017, more accusations surfaced that Kelly was forcing women into a sex cult and controlling their phones and contact with their families. Kelly has denied all of these allegations in the documentary as well other investigations.

Most recently, a docuseries titled ‘Surviving R. Kelly’ was released detailing the stories of a multitude of women, some whom are minors, who have faced abuse from Kelly covering a time span from 1970 to today. Including over 50 interviewees, as well as his illicit marriage to then-15-year-old R&B singer Aaliyah, this series is a six-part documentary that aired on Lifetime in which platform is given to the women whose sexual abuse allegations have been denied by Kelly and his associates in the past.

1.9 million viewers reveled in awe at the victims’ complex stories and took to Twitter to support the organization #MuteRKelly with the corresponding hashtag and shared their own takes at the repulsive information revealed in this series.

But with nearly 2 million viewers, and as celebrities use their voices and

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platforms in this American social climate adapted to a (lenient) no-tolerance policy, it is a wonder as to why R. Kelly was allowed to continue to produce music with representation from a national label with little to seemingly no consequences for this long period of time.

Though he has now been dropped by Sony Music, Rolling Stone reports that in spite of this, he has gained both influence and money.

“I don’t know if anybody knows exactly what ‘dropping R. Kelly’ means.

Presumably, Sony and RCA will continue to distribute his back catalog and the royalties will continue to flow as they were,” Lisa Alter, a music attorney who specializes in copyright law, reports to Rolling Stone.

Alter also noted that the label may have been contractually obligated to release R. Kelly’s potential future material, and if they didn’t want to allow this to occur, they may have made a financial settlement with Kelly which could have resulted in extra money for the figurehead himself.

But, with accusations stemming from over 40 years ago, why weren’t his countless victims allowed any sort of justice in lieu of receiving money on the side, not in a federal or local court of any kind, to settle these cases? Although some of these women decided to take this money instead of bringing media attention to it that would only vilify them, the one thing that most of these victims have in common is their race.

Black women and girls are continuously pressured to keep their silence and truth for the protection of black women who have committed violence, sexual or otherwise, against them because of some strange warped definition of “racial solidarity.”

With this conservation started with this important and ground-breaking documentary, it is clear that the most effective way currently to object to the proliferation of R. Kelly and his career is to support the black women who have created the #MuteRKelly movement.

I don’t know if anyone knows what ‘dropping R. Kelly’ means.

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Wednesday, January 23, 2019 A5 Opinion Letter to the Editor: The overlooked Why fake news is so consequences of sexual assault dangerous

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NICKOLAS ZEIMET is a senior majoring in media & journalism

There’s no denying that each one of us carries some kind of bias, whether it be political affiliation or liking Kourtney more than Khloe.

However, it’s when we crave validation in our beliefs that things can become dangerous and when we refuse to view forms of media that challenge our ideals in any way. This is when the plague that is fake news runs rampant.

Fake news stories making wild claims, that can falsely reaffirm anyone’s biases, spread from the basic human desire to be correct.

Because of the First Amendment, putting an end to fake news seems kind of impossible.

Media literacy is an obvious step to a solution in regard to fake news, but for older generations, this becomes an issue.

But to be fair, if something is advertised to us as legitimate and we want to believe it, why shouldn’t we just believe it and share it with our followers who may or may not agree?

In a world of Kardashians and mean tweets, it can be hard to differentiate what’s real and what’s fake. Political candidates, and even the president, are quick to call any journalist who they disagree with biased.

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MARCUS IRELAND is a senior triple majoring in philosphy, political science and criminal justice Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is the second longest serving justice on the court currently and the oldest justice on the court. At 85 years old, she is five years older than the next oldest justice. With each passing year, talk of whether she should retire continues to grow.

Depending on how one defines—or operationalizes—the goal of Supreme Court Justices, both Democrats

In a world full of Kardashians and mean tweets, it can be hard to differentiate what’s real and what’s fake.

“Detecting Bull” and “Don’t Be Fooled,” John McManus writes that tailoring one’s media to align entirely with their own viewpoints is dangerous.

“For the first time in history, we can fashion our own news diet, not some neutral editor. If we wish, we can tailor the news to our own biases,” McManus writes.

Climate change, for example, is supported so heavily by science that denying it ought to seem impossible, though a growing number of Americans doubt the existence of climate change altogether.

How can this be?

McManus credits this disbelief partially to the fact that these blossoming biases can shape a person’s news selection.

Obviously, conservatives are less likely to tune into a show on MSNBC like “The Rachel Maddow Show” due to the fact that her views are far too left for the average conservative.

While “The Rachel Maddow Show” itself is technically a form of biased media, arguably leaning too far left, it’s never a bad idea to see what things look like on the other side.

It is dangerous to fill our minds with media that doesn’t remotely challenge

our own thinking.

According to an article from The Verge, “Older Americans are disproportionately more likely to share fake news on Facebook, according to a new analysis by researchers at New York and Princeton Universities.”

This is why media literacy is such a clear step to solving the epidemic of fake news.

Already potentially media-illiterate individuals are likely going to have a harder time fact checking online in order to make sure that the stories they’re buying into are legit.

However, according to The Verge, determining whether or not someone is digitally literate is still a struggle.

But encouraging media literacy and digital literacy is important now more than ever. When fake news has such an impact on the public that it can influence a presidential election, it seems almost as though there is no hope in deterring the masses from believing everything they read.

But even simply googling a new story before sharing it is a solution. A bare minimum level of research can help halt the spread of fake news.

Recently, it has been hard to avoid high profile cases involving allegations of sexual assault and the various movements decrying these experiences. These issues are not new and remain relevant in current affairs, particularly in recent elections and changes in government administrations.

An especially high profile case occurred nearly three months ago in which multiple women came forward with allegations of previously experiencing sexual assault and harassment

by Brett Kavanaugh.

One of these women, Dr. Christine Blasey Ford, testified at Kavanaugh’s Senate Judiciary Committee hearing for his nomination to the United States Supreme Court.

Dr. Ford’s testimony was heavily scrutinized in the news, radio, online, and even by President Trump via Twitter and press conferences.

Dr. Ford’s credibility and reasons for coming forward are still criticized by the media and in daily conversations. Meanwhile, Brett Kavanaugh was sworn into the Supreme Court on October 8th, 2018. During this ceremony, President Trump issued an apology to Kavanaugh and tried to relate to the new Justice by bringing up his own history of receiving allegations of sexual assault.

For people who have experienced sexual assault, watching the coverage of Dr. Ford’s testimony and hearing family and peer opinions on the matter

can trigger distressing memories. Sexual assault is a violation of a person’s body. It is not an act that has no consequences for the victim.

Additionally, sexual assault has historically been discussed as it pertains to white, straight women who are framed as the victims, and straight men as the aggressors. Although this situation does occur, all individuals can be victims of sexual assault including members of the LGBTQ community, racial minorities, gender diverse individuals, and men.

Despite popular opinion, women can also be perpetrators of sexual assault. To the surprise of many, one in six men fall victim to sexual assault.

When men do come forward, they are often mocked in the media and shamed for experiencing what the general public perceives as harmless actions by women.

However, it’s important to note that men who feel they are coerced into sex by their girlfriends or other women indicate that this is not a consensual act. Sexual assault can victimize anyone, be perpetrated by anyone and can occur in various types of situations and relationships.

There are many reasons why survivors often choose not to

report sexual assault, but although formal methods of reporting can be beneficial in that perpetrators may be held accountable to assist in survivors’ recovery, the statistics are clear: many survivors do not report despite the potential benefits (RAINN, 2018).

Additionally, the media often suggests women randomly accuse men of sexual assault, but it is quite simple: if you haven’t committed sexual assault, you shouldn’t be scared.

Period.

In sum, the consequences of sexual assault are still a pressing matter even after the media has moved on from recent allegations and into its next cycle of news. As long as people continue to experience sexual assault, it won’t stop being relevant. Victims of sexual assault deserve justice, but they also deserve compassion and the chance to be heard. We are committed to fighting against sexual assault and changing the culture that surrounds this issue. To all the survivors out there: we support you, and we believe your stories. If you or someone you know needs confidential mental health services, please reach out to any of the following resources: -USD’s Graduate Psychology Student Organizations ALLY

Mental health resources USD Psychological Services Center (PSC): 605-677-5354 USD Student Counseling Center (SCC): 605-677-5777 After business hours: 605-677-5342 will connect with the USD dispatch police, you may then request to speak with a confidential counselor.

USD Counseling and School Psychological Services Center: 605-677-5291 Sanford Vermillion—Hospital and Clinic: 605-677-3700 The Trevor Project Helpline for Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention (LGBTQ advocacy): 866-488-7386

You can’t spell truth without Ruth and Republicans alike have called or begged her to resign.

This question of operationalization is especially important with the rising level of importance Supreme Court appointments have on voters’ decisions in presidential elections.

In 2016, an NBC News exit poll found that 70 percent of voters surveyed considered Supreme Court appointments as an important factor in their decision to vote for one candidate over another.

The Supreme Court is not a partisan political branch. Unlike the Executive or Legislative

branches of government, there is no election by the people when it comes to the federal Judiciary. This lack of accountability to the people ensures judges will not fear retaliation for an unpopular judicial opinion resulting from their application and interpretation of the law to a specific case or set of cases.

Separating judges from elections allowed judges to apply the law fairly as they understand it, instead of clouding their judgments with the fear of losing their job with one wrong phrase.

Although the Supreme Court itself is not partisan, the processes of filling a

vacancy on the Supreme Court is very political and very partisan.

One of the leading reasons people push for Justice Ginsburg to retire is not because of her age, or at least not directly, but because of the political weather of the day. Democrats begged for Ginsburg to retire back when President Obama was in office because they wanted her replaced with a more liberal justice.

Republicans hope she retires, or worse, now because they would like to see a more liberal justice like Ginsburg replaced by a more conservative justice chosen by

President Trump. While it is understandable to consider political environment when looking to appoint a new justice to a vacancy, it is less important to consider when thinking of whether a justice should retire.

Justices on the Supreme Court should not take into consideration who will be replacing them when deciding whether they should retire, instead they should only consider whether they can continue the work, are their minds sharp and their bodies able—those are the pivotal questions. Once a Justice begins thinking of the political questions of who

might replace them, they bend themselves to the political weather of the day.

Justices on the Supreme Court are able to affect the law for decades, changing the climate for an era, and should not be deterred or swayed by the weather of the day. As long as Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is of sound mind and able body, she should continue to sit on the bench, regardless of whether the president is a Democrat or a Republican and regardless of which party controls the Senate.

All you need to relax is a happy tree JOE VITO MOUBRY is a junior majoring in studio art

Over the last few years, Bob Ross and his show “The Joy of Painting” has emerged as a sensation on YouTube and Netflix as a creative outlet or just a way to relax. The crazy thing is—this isn’t the first time we’ve seen Bob Ross’ television show.

In fact, “The Joy of Painting” first aired over 30 years ago in 1983. The series, which ran for 11 years and 31 seasons, centered around Ross or a guest hosting painting a complete image within the 30-minute episodes.

These episodes acted as

the equivalent of a cooking show in the sense that Ross had the colors needed for each painting scroll across the screen. Ross then would create the painting in a step-by-step process.

In the few episodes I’ve watched, Ross made the painting look easy, and a part of the reason why is because they are.

According to a column on NPR, Ross would create three paintings for every episode. The first would be a reference painting for filming, the second was painted during filming and the third was more detailed for his instructional books.

I’m not the only one that thinks that Ross’ painting style is easy: some libraries like Ann Arbor District Library are hosting paint-along

activities. During these paint-alongs, the library plays an episode of “The Joy of Painting” in which the participants can learn from Ross’ show.

Josie Parker, director of Ann Arbor District Library, stated in an interview for CBC how they expected only 16 people to show up.

Yet, the first event attracted 90 people and recent sessions of painting with Bob Ross have attracted upwards of 150 people.

According to the piece on CBC, some libraries have hired Bob Ross certified instructors; yet, Parker has found that using “The Joy of Painting” helps to create a sense of community over a perfect painting.

And with how relaxing and calming Ross is during his show, it’s not surprising

that Parker feels this way.

Yet, as college students, we wouldn’t necessarily need an organization like I.D. Weeks library or Student Activities to organize a “Painting with Bob Ross” night. Even though it’d take a bit of planning, it’d be easy to organize a painting with Bob Ross night with a few friends for a creative and relaxing outlet.

Ross’ relaxed and calm tones while teaching painting has recently been turned into “sleep stories”

by Calm.com, according to the New York Times.

The Times reported how Ross acknowledged receiving letters from viewers who have stated they slept better while watching the show. Michael Acton Smith, the founder of

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Ross acknowledged receiving letters from viewers who have stated they slept better while watching the show.

Calm, wanted to bring the joy of sleeping to people for this very reason.

With how calming Ross is, watching him—or even just listening—could be beneficial throughout the semester. I often find myself watching Ross’ show not necessarily to learn to paint. Rather I

watch it to take a step back from a crazy day or week and to relax a bit.

As the semester progresses, take some time to acquaint yourself with Bob Ross.

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Barnes & Noble contract expiring early June, new contract to be signed by March 1 Devin Martin

Devin.Martin@coyotes.usd.edu

The university bookstore has been under Barnes & Noble’s ownership since 2002, and that contract is due to expire June 1, 2019.

The university decided to undergo a request for proposal (RFP) to view all partnership possibilities. As of now, they are Barnes & Noble, Follett, BBA Solutions and Akademos/Indico.

John Howe, associate dean of students, said it was a good time for an RFP. “Partly, I think it’s just the changing landscape of textbooks,” Howe said. “I think it was a good time to put out an RFP (which) allows vendors to come and present their ideas, their models and it lets us see what is the best fit for the University of South Dakota.”

In an email addressed to USD students, the various vendors visited campus from Jan. 10-15 in a forum for students and faculty to ask questions to the various vendor representatives.

Howe said that this process can change how textbooks are adopted.

“When bookstores 15 years ago were operationalized, there weren’t rental programs, there weren’t digital textbooks, there weren’t firstday access programs, there wasn’t courseware,” Howe said. “The whole landscape changed and shifted drastically. That does change the driver for how textbooks are adopted and pushed forward, purchased and utilized by students, faculty and staff.”

Howe said that opening this RFP allows the university to see other available options.

“We’re able to see other models that are prevalent and present and (this allows) us to see other opportunities out there that might better fit the USD context,” Howe said.

According to Howe, the RFP process was something that was under the Abbott administration and his executive council decided that it was time for an RFP. One of the aspects of this was to assemble a committee, with chairs Darby Ganshow and Howe.

What they completed next were numerous information gatherings, such as looking at other RFP documents and other contracts. The committee also had numerous faculty members, which were nominated by university senate, Student Government Association president and vice president, a member of the graduate and professional student association, as well as others.

Howe said that the use of USD bookstore survey was used as information to create a document as a job description which was posted on the South Dakota state site.

The next step of the committee, Howe said, was to create a rubric that overlooks the various proposals, and from those evaluations, four vendors were selected to come to campus.

Darby Ganschow, a cochair on the RFP committee and the Director of Auxiliary Services at USD, said in an email interview with The Vo-

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Barnes & Noble is the current bookstore in contract for USD. Their contract is expiring

June 1, 2019, and the university has narrowed the search down to four candidate vendors. lante that this process should be finished early March.

“The RFP was released on Oct. 1, and proposals were accepted until Nov. 15. The committee received six responses to the RFP, and four vendors were invited to campus to present their proposal to the committee, students, faculty and staff,” Ganschow said. “The RFP committee will make a recommendation to the executive council on Feb. 4. Our goal is to have a signed contract by March 1.”

Ganschow said the goal is to have each vendor showcase their services.

“Our goal was to explore all options for book store management,” Ganschow said.

“The RFP process provided

just that as each vendor provides the service in their own unique way.”

Josh Sorbe, SGA president and member of the committee, said in an email interview with The Volante that students will see changes.

“Students will potentially see new policies and/or programming beginning this August, changing the bookstore experience for all students,” Sorbe said.

Sorbe said that he takes student representation on the committee seriously.

“I have attested to the student experience at the Barnes & Noble bookstore, analyzed proposals through a student lens, and offered suggestions to help reduce costs

and improve accessibility,” Sorbe said. “We are the main consumers of the bookstore’s products, so I took my representation of students on this committee with great responsibility.”

Sorbe said that no matter what the decision is, a new bookstore will benefit the campus.

“Purchasing course materials is one of the highest variable costs students incur in college,” Sorbe said. “A new bookstore provider could offer market innovations not offered in the status quo, with the goal to reduce barriers and costs while maintaining course quality.”

A ‘day on’: Students spend Martin Luther King Jr. Day serving the Clay County communities Morgan Matzen

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While some USD students viewed Monday’s remembrance of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day as a free day from schoolwork, more than 35 student volunteers used this day off as a “day on”.

Students met in the morning to hear speeches about King’s life and legacy. In the afternoon, they spread out to 11 different volunteer opportunities across Vermillion and Yankton including service at St. Agnes Catholic Church, the Welcome Table, the Vermillion Public Library, SESDAC, Center for Children and Families, the Recycling Center, Newman Center, Sanford Care Center, the Vermillion Food Pantry and the Pathways Shelter for the Homeless and River City Domestic Violence Center in Yankton.

Allie Logan, a first-year graduate student in public administration and the graduate assistant for AWOL, said it’s easier on their community partners when volunteers help on a Monday as opposed to the weekend.

“In a lot of the places, we’re doing some cleaning or play-

35 students volunteered in Yankton and Vermillion on Monday for the MLK Day of Service. ing with kids, we’re interacting with residents at Sanford

and SESDAC. We’re doing some painting for the Path-

ways Shelter for the Homeless,” she said. “It’s a little bit of everything, but… it’s really helpful for people to come and do it so they don’t have to worry about it.”

Logan said it’s personally very important to her, and to others in AWOL, to give back to the community through volunteering.

“Going out into the community helps people become aware of what the issues are in their community and helps them get to know the community,” she said.

Laura Renee Chandler, CDC director, and Rich Braunstein, a professor of political science, each spoke in the morning.

Chandler spoke on the distinction between nonviolence and King’s philosophy of nonviolent action.

“Non-violence is the absence of violence, not being violent. It’s a very passive action,” Chandler said.

“Nonviolence is a positive action, and this is the term that’s actually associated with Dr. King’s philosophy. (It’s) an action, it has a

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force, it has a direction, it has an intention and a purpose.”

Braunstein’s speech focused on trauma-informed approaches to public safety, such as training police and working with communities.

He said he wanted his speech to share the linkages between Dr. King’s work, and how it remains relevant to today’s work.

“No worthy progress is being made in reducing violence in the criminal justice system, and in particular in the law enforcement community… police brutality and racial violence continue to exist in the American criminal justice system,” Braunstein said.

“On this celebration of King’s 89th birthday, there are genuine signs of conciliation… we must first achieve conciliation, an initial peace that has yet to emerge.”

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South Dakota’s first winery reflects on its history, expands its business Lauren Soulek

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In 1996, Valiant Vineyards became the first commercial winery in South Dakota, and calls Vermillion its home.

Eldon and Sherry Nygaard’s idea to open a winery grew from hometown ties. Eldon is originally from Viborg, S.D. and Sherry is originally from California. After living in Las Vegas together for a time, the two decided to move back to South Dakota to open their winery.

“We started the winery because Sherry, my wife, is from California,” Eldon Nygaard said. “We had noticed in California an acre of grapes those days were about $16,000 for that land when our land back here in South Dakota was selling for $500 an acre. So we realized that the highest and best use in the right areas could, in fact, be raising grapes to make wine.”

Eldon Nygaard said they did research at South Dakota State University and joined the Minnesota Grape Growers Association to learn more about making wine. They then planted a test vineyard to make sure the grapes work.

“Then it dawned on us that there was no legislation that allowed me to have a winery,” Eldon Nygaard said.

Before the Nygaards opened their winery, there was no legislation in South Dakota regarding commercial wineries, so the couple had to write the bill to make it possible.

“My wife and I wrote the Farm Winery Act in 1995 and brought it to the legislature in ‘96,” Eldon Nygaard said. “It was passed into law, signed by the governor and then after July 1st, when it became law, by then we completed all the federal and state licensing, the requirements, and became the first winery.”

The bill passed 67-to-3. During

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that time, Eldon Nygaard worked as a professor in the political science department at USD, and he said his background helped make the process of creating legislation easier. A few years later, he served in the South Dakota Senate from 2011 to 2013.

Valiant Vineyards served as South Dakota’s lone winery for three years until two more opened their doors. Now, Nygaard said there are about 31 licensed wineries in South Dakota, 19 of which are commercial wineries.

Since the opening of the winery, Valiant Vineyards has expanded into a bed and breakfast, and four years ago, they started a distillery.

“South Dakota has the capability, I think, to become a leader in the Midwest in making, for example, whiskey,” Eldon Nygaard said. “Because we grow corn, wheat, rye, barley, all the ingredients are here in South Dakota. It might be even easier to grow a spirits industry like whisky, vodka.”

Eldon Nygaard said they have also opened another winery just outside of Hill City, S.D. Adrienne Lewis, events coordinator at the winery, said they also hold many events like weddings, birthdays and the Great Dakota Wine Fest.

Lewis said she’s been working at Valiant Vineyards for 18 years, so it’s been exciting for her to see the growth of the winery.

“Just having a newer industry in South Dakota, a local industry with local products, is important to me,” Lewis said. “Seeing them start the new winery in the Black Hills and I’m also really excited for the whiskey when that becomes released.”

Nygaard said the winery really started out as a hobby that just got out of control along the way.

“It’s been fun being able to develop the industry and sell wines in other places,” Nygaard said.

South Dakota has the capability, I think, to become a leader in the Midwest in making, for example, whiskey.

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Dolly Disco fundraises for children’s literacy Sara Cappiello

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United Way Vermillion’s fifth annual Dolly Disco raises money and awareness for Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, which mails free books to kids from birth to age five.

Roller skating and Dolly Parton music have come together to create United Way Vermillion’s annual Dolly Disco event.

For the last five years, United Way Vermillion has been hosting a Dolly Disco event for Dolly Parton’s birthday to raise money for Imagination Library. The fifth annual Dolly Disco event was held at the armory on Saturday for Parton’s 73rd birthday.

The Dolly Disco event included roller skating, Dolly Parton music, a photo booth and karaoke. There was also a free book giveaway, so each child could leave the event with a new book.

Kelsey Collier-Wise, director of United Way Vermillion, said she was inspired to hold a Dolly Disco event because of a friend who was doing the same thing in Duluth, Minn.

“It started because I had a friend who has been having a Dolly Parton-themed party for the last twenty years for Dolly’s birthday,” Collier-Wise said. “I always thought it was a great event and then when Bekki EnquistSchroeder and I were talking about the Imagination Library Program, we thought this would be the perfect way to promote it. “ Collier-Wise and Bekki Enquist-Schroeder, the event’s organizer, have a shared love of Dolly Parton music. EnquistSchroeder said creating this event was a great way to share that with others while also raising money

for the Imagination Library.

“We were just talking randomly one day about how much we love Dolly Parton and how there’s roller skating at the armory and we should absolutely do a disco,” Enquist-Schroeder said. “That just snowballed into a fundraiser for the Imagination Library. And since Kelsey is the director for United Way, it was really easy to figure out how to do that. It’s grown every single year.”

Collier-Wise said since Dolly Parton started the Imagination Library in 1995, it spread across the country and ended up in Vermillion around 2002.

“Dolly Parton is a huge philanthropist,” Collier-Wise said.

“One thing that’s really close to her heart is children’s literacy. Her father was illiterate and never learned to read and so she started this program in her hometown of Pigeon Forge, Ten. to give books to kids and it just spread.”

Collier-Wise said usually the Vermillion event sees around 100 people, even in the cold winter temperatures.

“It’s always warm in here, so we usually get a pretty good crowd,” Collier-Wise said. “Usually we make about $500 from the event. We do an online fundraiser as part of it too. It doesn’t cover everything, but every little bit counts. And mostly it’s about having fun.”

Ellie Pyles has been bringing her family to the Dolly Disco for the last five years and said they always look forward to it.

“We came to the inaugural Dolly Disco about five years

ago, but we always try to come because Dolly Parton is awesome and who doesn’t like to listen to Dolly Parton music while they’re roller skating?” Pyles said. “To support the Imagination Library definitely is amazing work all over the country. Promoting children’s literacy is very important and so it’s a win-win situation.”

Pyles has two children, ages two and five that she brought to the event. She said her five-yearold son is just discovering his love of Dolly Parton.

“He doesn’t fully grasp the greatness of Dolly Parton but we’re getting there with the Dolly Disco,” Pyles said. “The kids love it and it’s my son’s first time on roller skates so he’s having a great time.”

Families usually return every year since the event has grown.

Enquist-Schroeder said she loves to see these people come out every year to support the Imagination Library.

“My favorite part about the Dolly Disco, besides Dolly Parton, is the fact that it really truly gets free books into the hands of children in Clay County,” EnquistSchroeder said. “It seems like everyone is really busy anymore, and we don’t always take time to sit down and read a book. So it’s important to support programs like this to make sure that we can get books in the hands of every child at no cost.”

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CAB Murder Mystery a hit for students Ali Boysen

Alison.Boysen@coyotes.usd.edu

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One of the actors from Mission Improbable led the mock investigation for CAB’s Hollywood Murder Mystery Night in the MUC on Thursday.

The Hollywood Murder Mystery attracted around 70 students to the MUC ballroom to solve a crime on Thursday night.

The Campus Activities Board (CAB) brought this sleuthing game to the university to let students participate without having to travel. Sammie Dlugosh, a senior media & journalism major and co-overall for CAB, said that this is one of many activities they’ve planned to bring to campus.

“One thing that we wanted to do was bring stuff that you can only do in bigger cities like Sioux Falls,” Dlugosh said.

The interactive event had the student suspects quite literally pointing fingers at others across the room, deferring the blame of murdering the Tooth Fairy.

Two actors from the group Mission Improbable led the investigation, trying to find the celebrity killer.

Throughout the night, participants collected pieces of evidence such as a bloody Oscar trophy, a

ransom note, and a coded message.

Kaitlyn Housenga, a sophomore chemistry and criminal justice major, said she enjoyed the event, even though she was unsure how it was going to play out.

“At first we didn’t know what to expect, it sounded interesting and overall it was really fun and entertaining,” Housenga said. “It was cool to see how they pulled different people from the crowd to respond and take part of the activities.”

Nearing the end of the event, each table was given a packet with the collected evidence and paper to write who they thought the killer was. They were then given ten minutes to solve the murder mystery.

The winning team of the night was “Team Sharon” who had correctly guessed Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson responsible for the crime.

The whole group agreed the event was “awesome” and that they would do it again.

Sierra Kamin, a sophomore majoring in criminal justice, was one member of the group that put together the clues.

“We established that after not preparing himself (The Rock) for the role enough, that The Rock framed Jeff Bridges...by killing the Tooth Fairy,” Kamin said.

After the event, CAB member Kelsey Burger, junior health services and administration major, said it turned out well.

“We just wanted students to enjoy themselves; that was the main point,” Burger said. “For a Thursday night activity, I think it was really good.

Cara Olson, the faculty adviser, said the reason CAB puts on these events is to give the students something cool to do without having to travel any farther than campus.

“I think one of the biggest ties for us, with doing fun events that you can’t get in Vermillion currently, is making sure that students feel like they have a place to go on campus and providing them an alternative to leaving town over the weekend,” Olson said. “And illustrating that there are cool things that go on at USD.”

CDC celebrates MLK through literature Molly Sperlich

Molly.Sperlich@coyotes.usd.edu

Martin Luther King Jr. Day was nationally celebrated on Monday and USD students were given the opportunity to understand the significance behind the holiday at the Martin Luther King Jr. Spoken Word event on Tuesday night.

This event kicked off the Center for Diversity and Community’s (CDC) weeklong celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. The event was designed to celebrate the written words of famous Civil Rights activists, as well as allow students to share their personal narratives.

Laura Chandler, director of the CDC, hosted the event. Eight students and staff members of the CDC read the works of Martin Luther King Jr., Alice Walker, Margaret Walker,

Ella Baker and more.

“She (Alice Walker) broadened the women’s movement to include women of color and appreciate their traditional, cultural and creative roles,” Chandler said.

Teagan McNary is a senior majoring in political science and criminal justice. She said the purpose of this event was to educate people and allow them a space to remember the teachings in the words of Martin Luther King Jr. “I think far too often people aren’t exposed to this in the way they could be,” McNary said. “It’s a way to educate; it’s a way to bring people together, and I think it’s a way to remember that this time period in our history was really not that long ago.”

McNary read a work written by activist Margaret Walker because of its powerful message.

“I think it speaks to a lot of people, especially at that time,” she said.

Senior biology major Santini Lokonobei read an original piece she had written two years ago for Black History Month.

“The theme for that year was fine arts, so I wanted to touch on poetry,” Lokonobei said.

The piece was written from Lokonobei’s perspective during her youth. Lokonobei grew up in Sioux Falls, S.D., but spent most of her childhood in Nashville, Tenn.

Transitioning from a mostly black neighborhood to a primarily white neighborhood, Lokonobei grappled with her selfidentity.

“There are some things I would see on T.V. and in society that would make me question, am I beautiful?” she said.

The poem titled “Playing in the Dirt” was Lokonobei’s opinion on her mom’s perspective about the expectations of women. She said being surrounded by her friends in the audience made it

easier for her to share her poem.

“When I would look out into the audience and see some faces I don’t know, I would get a quiver in my voice, and I would realize I was exposing myself,” she

said. “Even though I wrote it two years ago, I did feel a bit shaky and nervous.”

The Center for Community and Diversity will host events all week to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr.

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During the CDC Spoken Word event for Martin Luther King Jr. Day, students and staff presented written works of famous Civil Rights activists.

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Ali Boysen: What are your thoughts on the in what they want, and they need to come to government shutdown and how long it’s a compromise and make it happen so peoples’ lasted? lives aren’t being messed up anymore.

Jacob Holmberg: I think it’s dumb. It’s so AB: How do you think the federal workers that unnecessary it’s gone on this long, and people haven’t been getting paid will affect the next aren’t getting paid and government workers election? aren’t able to pay their bills now. That’s not cool.

JH: I think all of those people are going to AB: Have you read any of the articles about take into account what they want from their federal workers going to soup kitchens? next president and leaders, but it’s definitely going to be a big change who they decide JH: Yeah, federal workers going to soup and how they decide things. Like, ‘is this next kitchens or people volunteering and bringing presidential candidate going to shut down the them food because they can’t afford to get their government because they didn’t get what they own food or anything. wanted?’

AB: What do you think the Senate and the AB: How do you think President Trump has House of Representatives’ next move should been handling the government shutdown? be?

JH: (I’m) not a big fan. From what I’ve read, JH: They need to stop the whole, ‘Well we’re he’s been offered money for his wall that he Democrats or we’re Republican thing’ because shut the government down for, and he’s just this needs to get fixed and it needs to get not taking it because he’s like ‘I want more.” fixed now. It’s harming more people than it’s We weren’t supposed to be paying for the wall worth and it’s harming both Democrats and anyway, so that’s really annoying.

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Hannah Sjerven’s journey: From Southwest to South Dakota Bailey Zubke

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In March of 2017, Hannah Sjerven first stepped foot in the Sanford Coyote Sports Center to watch USD play North Dakota in the first round of the Women’s National Invitational Tournament (WNIT). At the time, no one knew she would be a vital piece to the 2018-19 Coyote women’s basketball team.

“I came to the WNIT game against UND two years ago and I was on campus for the day,” Sjerven said. “I just knew, like I just got a feeling (you) know, that I was meant to be here.”

Sjerven’s journey to USD began like most athletes’, playing their sport at a young age. Her first sport was basketball and, over time, she developed into a national recruit.

Sjerven began AAU (Amateur Athletic Union) basketball at twelve years old. There, she met one of her better friends, fellow USD standout Madison McKeever.

“When you play AAU you’re pulling together a bunch of girls t h a t don’t really know each o t h e r , ” Sj e r v e n said.

“We were twelve when we started playing together, so it was weird at first, but our moms became really close, and then we become really close.”

Sjerven found herself growing into a standout athlete in high school, lettering in three sports. Despite her successes outside of Molly Schiermeyer I The Volante

Redshirt-sophomore Hannah Sjerven attempts a layup in a game earlier this year. Sjerven averages 10.4 points and 5.5 rebounds per game.

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After spending some time with her and meeting her, we felt like she was someone who would make us better on the court, but also someone who would make us better off the court.

Dawn Plitzuweit, head coach

basketball, her family and longevity in the game aided her decision to play basketball at the collegiate level, she said.

“It’s the sport I played the longest,” she said. “It was my first sport and the competition level is hard to find in other sports.”

A coveted recruit

As a high school recruit, Sjerven had several options.

Ranked 23rd in the nation at her position, schools from all over the country reached out to Sjerven. She talked to east coast schools, Summit League schools, but ultimately, she decided on the University of New Mexico. “[The recruiting process] was pretty overwhelming and looking back on it, I didn’t realize how big of a decision I was making as a 17-year-old. It’s very cool and honoring to know what it was for me, but at the same time I almost wished it slowed down a little.”

Sjerven’s struggles in New Mexico began before she arrived on campus. Her senior year of high school, the staff member that recruited her at New Mexico—and one of the major reasons in deciding to go there—was fired. Still, she went.

When Sjerven started working with the team, the new staff’s offensive scheme and mentality didn’t sit well, she said. She only played 13 games her freshman year, and then decided to transfer to USD. “I did not play a lot my freshman year, so to be recruited off of 13 games is hard,” Sjerven said. “When I transferred, you had to ask for a release, which is a little scary, but it’s something I thought about for a while and decided with my parents that I wanted to be closer to home. I feel like it’s the same as the first time around; it’s another quick process but almost heightened on the speed because you are a transfer.”

After head coach Dawn Plitzuweit wrapped up her first season as the head coach at USD, she knew she needed a versatile post player to replace graduating

Abigail Fogg.

“We were really looking to bring someone in to fill her shoes and then we got a phone call from the coach at New Mexico,” Plitzuweit said.

The coaches at New Mexico reached out to Plitzuweit about having Sjerven come to USD, figuring she would fit the USD system well. Even with 13 games of college basketball under Sjerven’s belt, Plitzuweit wasn’t concerned.

“We felt like she was a young lady who was a great person and would really fit our program well, and would grow to be a great, competitive, elite basketball player when we watched her play,” Plitzuweit said. “After spending some time with her and meeting her, we felt like she was someone who would make us better on the court, but also someone who would make us better off the court.”

Plitzuweit said she believes working with players one-on-one benefits both players and the team as a whole, a philosophy that attracted Sjerven.

“I knew I was not ready, coming off my freshman year, to play significant minutes at any Division-I school,” Sjerven said. “I was looking for somewhere that was going to make me better and she talked a lot about that.”

According to NCAA policy, all student-athletes who transfer schools are ineligible to play the following season. There are a few rare exceptions, but they did not apply to Sjerven.

“I sat out a year and only practiced. I did every workout but never played in a game. I was on the scout team, so I would run the other team’s offense–be someone from the other team. I think for me, it was just understanding that every day was a chance to perform and get better and to prepare for this year,” Sjerven said.

“It definitely helped me as a player. I improved a lot and I see it in film when we look back. I think it also helped me grow in other areas off the court that show on the court, but aren’t necessarily a basketball skill.”

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Deputy athletic director David Williams takes position in New Mexico Austin Lammers

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Junior Caleb Cline looks to pass during a practice in the Sanford Coyote Sports Center Tuesday afternoon. Cline recently joined the men’s basketball team after playing on the women’s practice squad.

Former women’s practice squad player joins men’s basketball team Austin Lammers

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In search of depth for a roster thinned by injuries, the Coyote men’s basketball team found a new place to recruit: their own gym.

Caleb Cline, a 6-foot-3-inch guard from LeMars, Iowa, joined the men’s team in January after a two-week stint as a practice player on the USD women’s basketball team.

Head men’s basketball coach Todd Lee said Cline had reached out to the team in hopes of joining, and Lee, coaching a squad low on legs, welcomed the junior as a walk-on.

“We’ve gone through so many injuries, and we needed to add someone to our group. We talked to the women’s team and they said ‘he’s a great young man, works really hard, he really helps our team’,” he said. “The guys knew him, so they feel comfortable with him, which is important.”

Cline started his college basketball career at Northwestern College, an NAIA school in Orange City, Iowa. He transferred to USD his sophomore year and got a call from the coaches last semester.

“They called and asked if I was able to join and I said ‘yeah, let’s do this’,” he

said. “I’m excited for the opportunity. I’m thankful for the support I’ve had from my past coaches, my friends and my parents. It’s been quite a bit of a change for me.”

Cline said he came to USD with no intention to play college basketball, but two years later has found a role as a player on a Division-I program.

“I want to be a hard-working guy that shows I want to be here every day. I help out with the young guys too,” he said. “I miss playing and I really haven’t in two years.”

Cline saw his first minutes on the floor during Thursday’s game against Oral Roberts, where he subbed in towards the end of the first half.

“That’s another part of my role; I always have to be ready. I never know when my number’s (going to) get called.

The assistant coaches and players have been telling me ‘hey, be ready, you never know’,” Cline said. “Finally my number got called, and I was ready. I came in and played a couple possessions and I did my part.”

Lee said he appreciates Cline’s verbal presence on the court.

“What we like about Caleb is that he’s vocal,” he said. “A lot of walk-ons are quiet, where they just go about their business. If guys aren’t doing

something right, he talks to them and communicates with them. He’ll yell at them, which I don’t mind, because he’s yelling the right stuff. He has a good understanding of the game.”

With hopes to one day coach college basketball, Cline initially joined the women’s practice squad to be around the game. He said helping players practice is much different than being the focus of practice.

“It’s a different pace. As a practice player, you just helped along with the drills, but now as a player you have to go through the drills,” he said.

Earlier this month, Lee said this season has been “the toughest year for injuries that I’ve been a part of in my 30 years of coaching basketball.” This, added to senior Jay Harvey’s departure and sophomore Jack Stensgard’s transfer to Wisconsin-River Falls, has forced Lee to do things most college basketball coaches don’t have to worry about.

“This is not normal, and it’s certainly not ideal,” Lee said, in reference to adding players mid-season. “We enjoy having [Cline] on the team. He’s a good representative, he’s a good kid, he’s a good student. The guys know he cares about the team. He’s not out here doing it for any other reason.”

David Herbster, USD athletic director, announced Tuesday that current USD deputy AD David Williams will take the same position at the University of New Mexico. He will start in two to three weeks, according to the USD sports information office.

“This is a t r e m e n d o u s opportunity at University of New Mexico. Deputy athletic director positions at the FBS level are rare, and I feel lucky that athletic director Eddie Nunez is putting his trust in me,” Williams said in a press release from the USD athletic department. “I am very grateful that David Herbster brought my family to this university and state six years ago. I have grown professionally and my family met lifelong friends. We grew as people and as a family.”

Williams has worked in the athletic administration since 2013 and took the job as deputy AD in 2015.

Herbster congratulated Williams on his new position at New Mexico.

“I would like to congratulate Dave on his new opportunity at New Mexico and thank him for what he has done and meant to Coyote athletics,” Herbster said. “Dave and his family have been an invaluable member of Coyote athletics and leave us in a much better position because of his tireless work ethic and commitment to moving us forward.”

Before coming to USD, Williams served as athletic director at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside from 2000-08, Missouri Western State University from 200811 and Kentucky Wesleyan College from 2011-2013.

“The athletic department at USD is special,” Williams said. “The commitment to winning the right way is embraced by administrators, coaches and student-athletes. I can’t wait to see what the future holds.”

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Two broken pool records, victories in 12 of 16 events and a celebratory Charlie Shuffle dance highlighted a 181117 win in the DakotaDome pool for the South Dakota women’s Swim & Dive team.

The Coyotes got off to a fast start as the 400 medley relay team finished in first with a pool record time of 4:23.78, per GoYotes.

Head coach Jason Mahowald said he was impressed by the team’s record-breaking performance.

“The medley relay, I think we just had the right four girls. Sabrina led us off at 1:04, which was really good in-season for her ... we had a good relay put together for us,” Mahowald said.

F r e s h m a n Maddie Lavin broke a pool record with a time of 2:24.73 in the 200 butterfly.

Mahowald said he saw her success as a product of continued improvement.

“She’s just been getting better and better all year.

We kind of knew ... she was going to get better as we got her more and more into great swimming shape,” Mahowald said.

Freshman Kristen Quigley benefited from her teammates’ broken records.

“I think that really helps.

Watching the girls get records, seeing how hard they work every day and then watching it pay off for them is really exciting and it makes you feel really good and really excited for yourself,” Quigley said.

Mahowald said that the team hadn’t beaten Omaha in a dual meet in a couple years, so “for our girls, it’s a good place to be right now”.

The win against the Mavericks was payback after they beat the Coyotes last year.

Sophomore freestyle swimmer Amy Taylor said that the team is determined to make sure that doesn’t happen again.

“They (Omaha) beat us at Conference last year, so I think that’s what we’re kind of trying to do this year is go in for second place, right behind Denver,” Taylor said.

One of the unique challenges that swimmers face is enduring a long break between races.

“You can’t really get in and warm up a whole lot and so your body produces a lot of lactic acid and then that sometimes transfers over to the next race,” freshman

distance swimmer Hannah Aitkin said.

Other swimmers benefit from the break.

“Personally, I like having a larger break because you get to warm down during the dive break, which is really beneficial, but sometimes it is nice just to get them out of the way so you don’t get too nervous,” Quigley said.

While the team is satisfied with the outcome, they won’t overlook any opponents.

Aitkin said the team is committed to “knowing not to look past anybody, and coming into every meet, doing our best, knowing what to expect.”

Mahowald assured that he won’t let the team become too confident following the win on Saturday.

“I’m the coach, so I’m always skeptical, right? I expect them to be better at the end of the season and I definitely won’t let the girls run too far with this one, because if they do, it could definitely bite them in the butt.”

The swimming and diving team will continue Summit League action against South Dakota State at the DakotaDome on Jan. 26.

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Freshman Maddie Lavin swims the 200 butterfly in the meet against Omaha in the DakotaDome on Saturday.

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Redshirt-sophomore Hannah Sjerven scored a career high 23 points against South Dakota State earlier this season.

Sjerven transferred to USD from New Mexico after the 2016-2017 season. Sjerven had to sit out last season due to NCAA transfer rules.

At New Mexico, Sjerven scored 37 points and snatched 24 rebounds in 13 games. In her first 20 games at USD, Sjerven is averaging 10.4 points and 5.5 rebounds in 18 minutes per game. She isn’t taking all of the credit for her success, and praises her teammates and the depth of Plitzuweit’s roster.

“I think I have a really good, supportive team. I think that it helps that we have about seven girls that can go off for double figures every night. So you can take away Allison Arens or Ciara Duffy and we have Taylor Frederick or me or Madison (McKeever) to step up. It is hard to guard five people at a time.”

On Nov. 28, Sjerven recorded her first doubledouble (10 points, 10 rebounds) when USD women’s squad beat No. 23 Iowa State, USD’s first-ever

win against an AP top-25 team. They did it again in early December, traveling to Missouri and beating the Tigers, ranked No. 22 at the time. In fact, USD is the first Summit League team to beat two AP top-25 teams in the same season.

Additionally, USD came out victorious in a doubleovertime game against South Dakota State. Sjerven collected a double-double (23 points, 10 rebounds) in front of a sellout crowd, the first in SCSC history.

Sjerven admits that her breakout season has been an enjoyable ride, but she believes the team success is the start to the USD women’s basketball foundation.

“It’s fun. I think we are trying to create that as our culture. When we bring in recruits or when we bring in the next class, this is something we do,” Sjerven said. “We may just be a midmajor, but we go out and beat bigger schools. We want that to be known.”

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Junior guard Ciara Duffy attempts a shot in a game earlier this season. Duffy led the game against Omaha Sunday with 17 points, scoring an 80-49 victory for the Coyotes.

Coyotes’ win streak moves to four with win over Mavericks Bailey Zubke

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Led by Ciara Duffy with 17 points, five Coyotes reached double figures in a 80-49 victory over Omaha Sunday afternoon in Baxter Arena.

The Coyotes (17-3 overall, 5-1 in the Summit) never trailed in the game, not even allowing the Mavericks to once tie. With the win, the Coyotes tie South Dakota State for first in the conference with just over a month to play and a trip to Brookings still to come.

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her career. Arens finished this game with 12 points and five assists. Taylor Frederick and Hannah Sjerven each tallied 12 points.

USD held a six point advantage at the end of the first, but from there on the Coyotes dominated. By halftime, the lead had grown to 13. They finished the game 10-of-19 from three. The largest lead of the game was 31 points late in the fourth quarter.

USD’s defense forced 21 turnovers and held the Mavs to 39.1 percent shooting (18of-46) from the field. On the other side of the coin, the Coyotes shot an effective 56.6 percent (30-of-53) and only committed 12 turnovers. The

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MEN’S BASKETBALL @ Oral Roberts Golden Eagles topped Coyotes 77-74

Stanley Umude tallied 21 points and Tyler Peterson 20 as the comeback fell short.

Coyotes converted 28 points off turnovers and scored 34 of their 80 points in the paint.

The Mavericks (6-12, 1-5) were led by Rayanna Carter and Mariah Murdie’s 12 points each. Josie Filer added seven points and six rebounds. The Coyotes were able to out-rebound (23-22) the Mavericks. Omaha found a good contribution from their bench, outscoring the Coyotes bench 20-18.

The final leg of this three game road trip is in Grand Forks, North Dakota against the newest team in the Summit League conference.

USD will take on North Dakota (8-12, 3-4) at 7 p.m.

Thursday.

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WOMEN’S BASKETBALL @ Oral Roberts Coyotes beat Golden Eagles 76-72 Allison Arens and Ciara Duffy combined for 51 points in the victory.

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BUCKEYE, AZ

Bailey Zubke: Why did you choose to come BZ: What is your favorite part about hurdles? to USD? AW: I think that there actually is a hurdle. I Alanisse Willliams: When I came on my appreciate the barrier in a way. It gives me a visit, it really felt like home. I felt comfortable. challenge and I personally feel it’s a lot easier Both of my parents went here, so having in- to run a lap with hurdles in the way than it is state tuition was also really nice. to have an empty lane.

BZ: What are your plans after graduation?

AW: I applied to graduate school for school counseling. I have an interview this Friday so I am hoping to get in.

BZ: What is a goal of yours for the remainder of the season?

AW: My goal for the remainder of the season is to just stay healthy and positive. Also to give the best version of myself to my team BZ: Do you have a pre-race ritual? and coaches. If I happen to PR in a couple of my events then that would just be the cherry AW: I tend to get very quiet an hour or on top. two before the race. I like to really focus on what I need to work on. Sometimes I like to watch videos of the pros right before to take something away from what they do and apply it to myself, whether that’s having quicker arms or a really tight trail leg.

JANUARY 19

Track and Field @ Brookings, S.D.

The Coyotes won 11 events at the Jim Emmerish Alumni Invitational. Senior Laura Boman breaks her own school record in weight throw.

JANUARY 19

Tennis @ Kansas State

The Coyote women’s tennis team was swept by the Wildcats to open their spring season. They will look to get back on track in Des Moines this weekend.