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like I was ensuring the safety of people at that point anymore, I was more or less contributing to their delinquency or their habit, which I wasn’t about,” he said. “I went for that job because I wanted to help people and make sure they were safe.” Though the bus often saw close to the same amount of people before midnight as after while Aperans was working, he said rarely the same people that got a ride to a party got a ride home later in the evening. “On paper it looks like we’re taking care of the right amount of people, but the reality (is) I could pick someone up at 10 o’clock, drop them off at a house party and not see them again ever for the rest of the night,” he said. “And I have no idea what happened to them,
No arrests have been made and investigations are still ongoing regarding two reported sexual assaults of USD students that happened over Dakota Days. Both assaults, which the Vermillion Police Department believes are unrelated, happened Sept. 27, and at least one of them was reported to police Sept. 28. One of the assaults happened on-campus in Coyote Village and one happened off-campus. USD wasn’t notified of at least one of the assaults until Sept. 30. On the evening of Sept. 30, students were alerted to the two assaults by an email and text alert from USD University Relations via the Everbridge alert system. The system is usually reserved for immediate threats to campus. One of the emails sent to students contained photos of three “persons of interest.” Matt Betzen, VPD Chief, said Monday that the photos published by University Relations did not come from VPD. He added that one of the men in the photos has BETZEN been cleared of any involvement in both reported assaults. “One of the subjects that the photos were released of has been totally exonerated,” he said. “He wasn’t at the scene.” As for how the photos were obtained, Betzen said he believes they came from social media, but doesn’t know how USD got them. “I’m kind of asking that question myself. In fact, the photos released are in none of our records,” he said. “I know where the photos came from. They’re Facebook photos, but they’re not part of us and they’re not part of our investigation.”
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A Safe Ride Bus comes to a stop outside of local bars on Main Street Saturday night to pick up commuters. During D-Days, Vermillion Public Transit ran a total of three buses on both Friday and Saturday night.
Service abused by some, former employee says By Ally Krupinsky Ally.Krupinsky@usd.edu
Though last week’s Dakota Days festivities resulted in a spike in citations from the Vermillion Police Department across the board compared to a normal week, only three DWI arrests were made. The three Vermillion Public Transit buses filled to the brim with intoxicated students may have had something to do with that. Funded through the Department of Highway Safety, Safe Ride is a program that provides a taxi-like service to prevent those who have been drinking from driving. A Safe Ride bus runs from 10 p.m. to 3 a.m. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays almost every weekend during the school year. In the spirit of homecoming week, three buses ran last Fri-
day and Saturday, one of which from 4 p.m. to 3 a.m. on game day. And while there’s no lack of demand for its services, a previous employee of Safe Ride believes that service is not always respected. Jon Aperans, a junior criminal justice major, became a Safe Ride monitor for the same reason he’s going to work in law enforcement. He wants to keep people safe. Aperans worked as a Safe Ride employee for nearly two semesters, but decided to quit last spring because of the continuous abuse he was seeing of the Safe Ride service. “Lots of people don’t actually know what the policies for the bus are, and it lead to a lot of conflict and a lot of me yelling at people or having to kick them
off because they refused to follow the rules which they didn’t know about in the first place,” he said. Rules like no fighting or no alcohol, especially, are policies Aperans said many students were either unaware of or decided to ignore during his time as a monitor. Another issue that led to Aperans’ resignation was the way in which Safe Ride was being used as a way to get to parties, rather than a ride home. Picking up a group of about 20 first-years from North Complex to take to a house party was a common occurrence, he said. And because Safe Ride operates on a “no questions asked” basis, there’s no real way to combat the issue, Aperans said. “At that point, for me, that’s why I left. Because I didn’t feel
VPD says number of citations ‘average’ for Dakota Days By Mason Dockter
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The Vermillion Police Department was kept reasonably busy from Wednesday to Sunday last week, issuing 20 citations for open containers, 18 underage consumption tickets and had 14 incidents involving drugs or drug paraphernalia, VPD Chief Matt Betzen said. VPD also saw three disorderly conduct incidents, one assault on an officer, six incidents of public urination/defecation, three resistances to arrest, three public nuisances, three domestic assaults, three disorderly houses, three DWI’s, one trespassing incident and two incidents of fraud or impersonation. Betzen said these numbers represent a fairly typical Dakota Days. Though Betzen described the week as “probably average,” it was a somewhat grim one for the department, which responded to two suicides and multiple reported sexual assaults. A total of four reported sexual assaults have happened in Vermillion in a one-week time frame. The University Police Department did not yet have all of its information compiled for Dakota Days. During last year’s D-Days, VPD issued 36 tickets for open containers and 37 for underage consumption of alcohol, Betzen said. Previous years varied sig-
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A Vermillion Police Department officer pulls over a car Friday night during Dakota Days week. nificantly, with only 13 open containers and 20 underage consumptions in 2012, but 40 open containers and 30 underage consumptions the year before. The department also took people on a virtual ride along this D-Days using its Twitter account, which was followed closely by a number of students. For VPD, Twitter is “absolute-
ly a PR thing,” Betzen said. “(The use of ) Twitter and Facebook, from a law enforcement agency perspective, is to reach people,” he said. VPD used humor in many of its D-Days tweets, which all included the hashtag #vpdtweet: “Caught that runner, too. Sometimes you don’t have to be the fastest – just the soberest.” Another read, “Open con-
tainers are sort of like fish in a barrel, it seems. Officers out with some more.” Though there were multiple citations issued over DDays week, there were several students who opted to study or spend a quieter time with friends. “We didn’t really participate, we just did homework because all our teachers assigned too much,” sophomore Audra Van
Ekeren said of herself and her friends. Junior Richard Sauer felt that D-Days should be enjoyed thoroughly, but responsibly. “This was my first D-Days and, my opinion about it is, you shouldn’t be getting drunk on purpose, only, you know, have some alcohol if the moment is right ... just aim for having a good time,” Sauer said.
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The president of the USD student body visited the White House, along with other student leaders from around the nation. Students were entertained with a reception and buffet dinner with the first family and officials.
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1. Death of USD law student announced 2. VPD investigating two alleged sexual assaults 3. Body found in Vermillion River that of missing man, autopsy confirms 4. Sororities using smartphone app as precautionary safety tool 5. Annual Clery Report documents five forcible sex offenses at USD in three-year period
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The water in Slagle Hall has been shut off by USD Facilities Management for about two weeks due to a sewage pipe failure under the building. Shut off since Sept. 22, the issue stems from an old sewage line that leaked under the building’s concrete slab, Bob Oehler, assistant vice president of Facilities Management, said in an email interview. Facilities Management does not yet know the extent of the pipe’s failure, as it is damaged to the point that a camera can’t get through to evaluate it, Oehler said. But for now, the plan is to “hire a firm to re-line the damaged pipe in place.” “Unfortunately, there are very few firms that will do this kind of work and all are extremely busy,” Oehler
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in Slagle Hall has been shut off for about two weeks due to a sewage pipe failure. Facilities management hopes to have a firm in to work on the problem this week. said. “The most promising of them will be here early this week to investigate and confirm whether this option will work.” A schedule will be determined with a contractor once Facilities Management better understands the extent of the failure, and
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consequently how to best go about fixing it, he added. Oehler said students, staff and faculty have been “very patient” in the face of no water, as Facilities Management is doing “its utmost to get the line repaired as soon as possible.”
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Sept. 27 A caller reported finding a man’s body in the river. VPD officers, Clay County Deputies and the Vermillion Fire Department recovered the body. Investigation revealed the man had been missing since Sept. 16. No foul play is suspected. Sept. 28 After responding to a report of a possible suicide attempt, officers found the subject deceased. No foul play is suspected.
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Oct. 2 A caller reported two subjects that were throwing ice and jumping on vehicles in the drive through at a fast food establishment. Both were intoxicated and underage. One cooperated and was cited and released. The other became belligerent and would not sign the citation. He was arrested for minor in possession of alcohol and disorderly conduct. Oct. 2 Officers contacted two underage intoxicated subjects. Both refused to provide a
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breath sample to the officers. After a search warrant was obtained, one provided a breath sample was cited and released. The other continued to refuse and was charged with the additional offense of disobedience of judicial process. Oct. 2 Officers conducted a controlled purchase of alcohol at a house party using confidential informants under 21 years of age. They were sold alcohol at the party. The renters were charged with providing alcohol to underage persons, disorderly
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house, social hosting and other charges. Oct. 2 During a traffic stop, a baggie of crushed pills was found. The driver said he thought the pills were a prescription medication left by a friend. He was arrested. Oct. 3 After conducting a controlled purchase of alcohol at a house party, officers contacted the residence. A man claiming to be the renter blocked the officers and denied entry. Officers started
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the search warrant process and moved to secure the residence. The man was arrested after injuring an officer. Investigation revealed the man was not a renter and did not know the actual renters, who cooperated with officers. He was arrested on multiple charges. Oct. 3 A local bar requested assistance with arresting a man who refused to leave the bar after repeated requests. He was arrested for criminal trespassing.
Tiospaye sees success with second taco sale of semester By Josie Flatgard
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After coming from Yankton to the annual Wacipi held in the DakotaDome for five or six years, firstyear Selena Olvera knew she wanted to be part of Tiospaye Student Council. Now a member, she’s more excited than ever about what she’s been able to help with so far. “I really wanted to be a part of the whole program and all the events they do, just how it’s a big Native center,” Olvera said. Olvera said she’s especially looking forward to helping with the Monster Stomp that Tiospaye will host at the end of October. The event will include games for kids of all ages and is only one of many events the organization is
hosting this year. The second of their Indian taco sales, held on the first Tuesday of every month, turned out a better success than the first. That increase was largely because of more advertising, Tiospaye President Collette Bowman said. “Once we got started, it’s really good,” Tiospaye Vice President Tyler Seidel said. “I’m really glad that a lot of the members in the group are getting really involved with it.” This year, the group decided to switch things up a bit, mostly by using a different recipe for the taco frybread, Bowman said. “Every family has their own recipe that they would use, and so we decided to incorporate that and bring it here,” she said. “We’ve
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Members of Tiospaye Student Council serve tacos on Tuesday in the Native American
Cultural Center. Sales from the event, held monthly, go toward funds for the annual Wacipi and other events.
had lots of compliments on our new recipe so far.” Bowman said the organization is looking to plan more events for next month.
“We’re looking to do more activities in November, which is Native American Heritage Month, so we’re planning on working with some other student
organization on campus to bring some events,” she said. Taco sales, along with other event earnings, contribute to the funds
used for the Wacipi in the spring, Tiospaye’s biggest event. “A lot of fundraising, get a lot of help out there, and it’s really nice to get people going to that, especially from all of the community,” Seidel said. Meetings for Tiospaye are held every Wednesday at 5 p.m. in the Native American Cultural Center, and everyone is invited to attend, Bowman said. “A lot of the times they’re not just informational meetings. We like to do family nights, where we bring games and make a home-cooked meal for our members,” she said. “Tiospaye means extended family in Lakota, and so we like to be that for not just Native students, but every student here on campus.”
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Members of the USD chemistry club, along with their adviser, James Hoefelmeyer, demonstrated how to make ice cream using liquid nitrogen in the Muenster University Center
on Monday. In addition to handing out free ice cream samples, the club hoped to generate interest among majors and nonmajors to join, as well as encourage people to attend a few meetings.
NEWSBriefly Professors contribute Homecoming royalty to child research USD professors Lisa crowned Saturday Newland and Soonhee
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Seniors Lucas Peterson and Sami Zoss were crowned Mr. and Miss Dakota at Saturday’s coronation in the DakotaDome during halftime at the homecoming football game against Youngstown State. They were selected out of a royalty pool of 14 candidates.
Roh presented their findings from an interdisciplinary project on children’s well-being at the Fifth Conference of the International Society for Child Indicators in Cape Town, South Africa. Newland, Roh and others are part of an international group of researchers called the Children’s
World International Survey of Children’s WellBeing, which investigates children’s well-being and self-perceptions.
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A statue at a SpanishAmerican War memorial in Spearfish, S.D., has been repaired after the hands of a soldier and rifle were broken off in December.
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Recently repaired by a Nebraska-based conservation services company, the statue is of a soldier at parade rest and has a rifle at his feet.
Documentary on SD fossil wins Emmy A documentary about the battle over a dinosaur discovered in the Black Hills more than two decades ago has won an Emmy. “Dinosaur 13” earned the Emmy for Outstanding Science and Technology Programming Monday at the 36th Annual News and Documentary Emmy Awards. The documentary, premiered on CNN in December, details the discovery of “Sue,” a Tyrannosaurus rex that was more than 90 percent complete when it was discovered in 1990 near Faith, S.D.
Body of 16-year-old found on Interstate
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Authorities are investigating the discovery of a body of a 16-year-old boy from Minnehaha County found on Interstate 90 just east of the I-29 interchange. The sheriff’s office said the victim was found about 10:45 p.m. Thursday. It appears the boy had been struck by a semitrailer that left the scene. Authorities are seeking the public’s help in locating the truck, which they believe to be a white semi with a large grill that was traveling west. Witnesses told deputies that the truck was seen parked on the side of the road about a quarter mile west of the scene.
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Afghan charity U.S. Education Secretary steps down hospital bombed Education Secretary Arne Duncan announced Friday that he will be stepping down in December. President Barack Obama praised him for his service Friday afternoon. Duncan leaves the administration as the longest-serving education secretary in U.S. history. In an internal memo to Department of Education staff, Duncan cited the commute between his home and family in Chicago in announcing his departure, calling his job the “greatest honor of my life.” Obama has selected Deputy Secretary of Education John B. King, Jr. to replace Duncan.
Bill Cosby faces new allegations
Three more women came forward last week and accused Bill Cosby of sexually inappropriate behavior. One woman, a cocktail server in the 1970s, accused Cosby of stealing her panties after drugging her and assaulting her in her car while she was unconscious. Another woman, who appeared as an extra on “The Cosby Show,” said Cosby told her she’d better sleep with him if she wanted to make it in the entertainment industry. More than 40 women have publicly accused Cosby of sexual misconduct. The comedian has never been criminally charged and has denied wrongdoing. Cosby’s representatives declined to comment on the latest claims.
Aerial bombardments blew apart a Doctors Without Borders hospital in the battleground Afghan city of Kunduz about the time of a U.S. airstrike early Saturday, killing at least 19 people, officials said. The blasts killed 12 staff members and seven patients and injured 37 others, the charity said. The bombardments continued even after U.S. and Afghan military officials were notified the hospital was being attacked, the charity said, expressing shock, because all combatants had been told where the hospital was. On Tuesday, U.S. Military officials confirmed that it was a U.S. airstrike called in by Afghan forces.
Man killed by Indian mob over dead cow A Muslim blacksmith was killed by a mob last week in Bisara, India, because of rumors that a cow was slaughtered. Mohammad Akhlaq and his son, Danish, were attacked in their home by a group of angry men, many of which they knew. Akhlaq was killed and his son was hospitalized with critical injuries. In Hinduism, cows are deemed sacred and killing them is considered a sin. The mob believed the blacksmith was guilty because his faith doesn’t prohibit eating beef. His house was one of two Muslim households in a neighborhood of more than 6,000 people. Six arrests have been made thus far, and more are expected, according to officials.
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People board the Safe Ride bus in downtown Vermillion during one of the many festivities that happens during Dakota Days.
Safe Ride encourages binge drinking, should have predetermined stops It is no secret that college life across America glorifies drinking alcohol. College-aged students drinking is as much a part of the American culture as apple pie. While college-aged students will drink and there is no stopping that phenomenon, safety needs to be a priority. The “Safe Ride” program in Vermillion was originally designed to accomplish this goal. It operated as a shuttlesystem where students get picked up at predetermined locations and are dropped off downtown near the bars. This system has, unfortunately, digressed into a system that would seem to facilitate and encourage drinking
in general, and partyhopping and bingedrinking specifically. Students at USD often call the service to get picked up at a specific location, and then use the service to go to another party. The service doesn’t usually ask students about the locations that they are being dropped off at, and no effort is made to ensure this shuttle service isn’t being used primarily for partyhopping. Furthermore, it can encourage students to drink copious amounts of alcohol since they know there is always an alternative for them to get home at the end of the night. Despite what many in the Midwest believe,
binge-drinking is a serious public health epidemic and should be addressed as such, especially among college students. Even though this has become what seems like a fairly consistent rite of passage among college students, college towns should do everything possible to discourage students from overdrinking. The two biggest constraints causing students to question how much they drink and possibly limit intake usually involves a lack of way to get back home at the end of the night as well as money. Since no one would advocate leaving drunk students helpless without a safe ride
home, and rightfully so, the program should return to the roots of what it was designed to accomplish. Safe Rides should have pre-determined stops at pre-determined times. If a student knows they need to take the Safe Ride home at 1 a.m., for example, maybe they would forego that last hour of drinking to make it home in a safe, convenient way. This system can be reformed. It is not beyond salvation. In fact, it is a noble and excellent gesture to show we care about the safety of our students. However, it needs to operate as a system that pushes for a goal of helping students drink less, not more.
People should recognize unusual but valid allergies GINA SCHNITZLER is sophomore majoring in nursing. There are many different kinds of allergies people suffer from in this world. Mine happens to be to chocolate. Some days, if I even smell it, I get sick. It’s bad, and sometimes, it seems like the university doesn’t even care. There aren’t really any food options for someone with allergies like mine. It is hard to go anywhere in the MUC without that subtle hint of chocolate following you everywhere.
There are few dessert options that don’t include chocolate, and even if there are, it isn’t much. The most that I’ve seen is Jello and peanut butter cookies. If you have a nut and chocolate allergy, your options are limited. Not only are there limited options for people with my kind of allergy, but when you tell someone about it, they don’t believe you. I found that out almost a month ago when I went to eat at the Commons where there was ice cream being served. There is a vanilla option for those that don’t like chocolate. I asked for that option and the person dishing out the ice cream used the same scoop that was used for the chocolate
even after I told them that I was allergic. I asked if they could use a new scoop because I am deathly allergic. He still didn’t listen. He got a different scoop, but didn’t clean out where he scooped with the chocolate scoop. I took the new bowl, but there was some chocolate in it. I started to break out and, not thinking, licked my fingers. I ate chocolate and I still had one more class that day. Within five minutes of that, I had a migraine. That is the first step of my reaction. I am lucky to still be alive. If the person scooping the ice cream would have taken me seriously, that would have never
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happened. Having limited options isn’t that bad when you get used to it, but there is one thing that needs to change. When someone tells you they have an allergy that is less common, you need to believe them. Why would anyone lie about something like that? The answer is they wouldn’t. It would be great if everyone working with food at the university would believe someone when they say they have an allergy. Yes, I can’t have chocolate, and it may sound weird, but not everyone is the same. The next time you hear someone say they are allergic to something, believe them because they aren’t joking.
People of the Millennial Generation like to voice their opinions. More particularly, they voice their opinions about politics, as is the case with the upcoming presidential election. I find it ironic how these opinions are being voiced. Some Millennials are so against certain candidates winning, but a large number of those speaking their minds aren’t even registered voters. In response to this, following the 2008 election, those under the age of 30 who could guarantee their place as a registered voter dropped steadily, according to the Pew Research Center. By the next election in 2012, voter participation from this age group was down to 50 percent, the lowest recorded statistic of active voters since 1996. This seems absurd to me, because I know the Millennial Generation does care. We care about who will be governing us as we embark on our career paths, raise families and transition to adult life. So why are less people from the younger generation voting? It may be linked to the fact that prospective Millennial voters nowadays declare themselves as Independents. More specifically, this number has risen to 50 percent, according to the Pew Research Center. Due to this increase, Millennials might not vote because they may not find any issues or candidates in which they can fully stand behind. While this may true for the 50 percent that do not identify with certain parties or candidates, it is not the case with the 50 percent that do find something to support and simply refuse to voice their opinion. It utterly confuses me, because I can recall various debates I’ve heard this past week in which people argued why Donald Trump should not be elected president. Whether my
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People have such an amazing right to make their opinions count for something. views coincide with this or not, I know that some people who are saying this about Donald Trump are not registered voters, nor do they intend to be. And that is the problem. People have such an amazing right to make their opinions count for something, and they are wasting them. They have opinions that matter and make sense, opinions they’ve had time to shape and develop whether through the various political debates they’ve seen on TV or the information they’ve read about the candidates in the newspaper. Despite this, they still choose to not act on what they’re preaching. This doesn’t seem right, to believe in something so strongly, but be too lazy to do anything about it. Relating back to my experience this past week with a group of people talking about Donald Trump – if you don’t think he should be president, then declare that in the 2016 election by voting against him. Don’t allow us to be the generation that claims we want to make a difference, but when it comes time for this, we do nothing. Instead, be the generation that not only voices their opinions, but sticks by them. Let’s not be hypocrites when it comes to politics and voting. Let’s show the other generations that we have as much say in the outcome of the 2016 election as they do.
In The Know & In The Dark IN THE KNOW: There are many study abroad oppurtunities at USD. IN THE DARK: USD students can find also participate in study abroad programs from other schools. IN THE KNOW: USD hosted a blood drive this week. IN THE DARK: Each person can donate enough blood to save three lives, but also helps research for fighting devastating illnesses. IN THE K NOW: Sioux City has a large selection of restaurants. IN THE DARK: On Seargant Road, there is almost every dining option right next to each other. IN THE K NOW: The Supreme Court of South Dakota is hearing a case involving a Native American reservation. IN THE DARK: This ruling could impact the sovereignty of the tribes throughout the state.
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Wikipedia is a legitimate research source, helpful in paper writing ALLIE KNOFCZYNSKI is a first-year double major
Do a Google search on any topic, and the first website listed is likely to be a Wikipedia article. With almost five million articles in English alone, Wikipedia is just one project of the Wikimedia Foundation, a non-profit organization offering a range of informational resources. Despite this range of resources, educators emphasize the unreliability of using them. The phrase “anyone can edit” implies that the editors on the site are inexperienced and ignorant. Even though Wikipedia is already fourteen years old,
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With seven million contributing users and growing, Wikipedia is a force to be reckoned with.
it still receives negative connotations for the pieces of knowledge it posts. While I don’t condone listing Wikipedia on your Works Cited page of a research paper, Wikipedia does deserve more respect as a universal informational tool.
As previously mentioned, Wikipedia is known for its widespread use and convenience. Obviously we don’t all have copies of Encyclopedia Britannica in our pockets, and Wikipedia’s diversified, vast selection of articles is impressive. One study from the University of Washington found that 52 percent of students alone frequently utilized Wikipedia. With seven million contributing users and growing, Wikipedia is a force to be reckoned with. Contrary to popular belief, Wikipedia is more reliable than you think. Many academic experts call all of Wikipedia’s information unreliable because the people editing the website have no credibility. The website, however, follows strict guidelines when citing sources, remaining unbiased and choosing
reliable sources. Wikipedia’s carefully selected volunteers work tirelessly to maintain the accuracy of all of its articles. Several studies have shown that Wikipedia’s articles are virtually always correct. This is because the organization’s key policy is verification. Every idea published on Wikipedia must be verified by an available publication. Nobody can write their own research and expect it to make a lasting impression. Wikipedia, although frowned upon, acts as an encyclopedia that actively lives and grows with the global society – not as a stagnant textbook growing dust on a shelf. Even though it shouldn’t be considered a primary source, the site should still be used as a teaching tool for research. Searching for and
examining websites for academic research is a crucial skill, especially at the collegiate level. If an instructor is completely against Wikipedia, he or she could still implement it into the curriculum. Professors, through examining Wikipedia, can teach students how to navigate Internet sources and evaluate their reliability. Wikipedia is a great starting point because they clearly list all sources used for each article, leading students to discover more primary and potentially reliable works. By teaching research methods, professors are preparing students for not only future research projects, but also how to judge information they discover through the Internet. Especially in today’s technological age, it’s necessary to know how to sift through
the fiction and recognize the truths in all subjects of study and life. Sure, Wikipedia is an easy way to find random tidbits of knowledge, but it’s also responsible for promoting an increased interest in spreading ideas using reputable methods. People around the world are drawn to the platform to discuss and document their positions on heated subjects and find common ground. Will we see a day when Wikipedia is cited on academic publications? I don’t think so, and it shouldn’t be. That is not its purpose. Instead, its purpose is to act as a step toward delving deeper into research. Shouldn’t we encourage a website that continually proves to foster a new-found love of learning? Wikipedia is today’s salon room and should be respected as such.
Gun control needed in the U.S. after string of deadly shootings JACOB SELGESTAD is majoring in political science. In the United States, we do a lot of things that make us different. We do not use the metric system, we measure temperature in Fahrenheit and we display our flag everywhere. Although the U.S. has many innocent quirks, there are some things this country does that set it a part in a negative way, specifically the large amount of mass shootings that occur on our own soil. The U.S. has a huge problem with shootings. According to the American Sociological Association, the U.S. only contains five percent of the world’s population, but thirty-one percent of mass shootings between 1966 and 2012 occurred in the U.S. There is obviously a problem with gun violence in the U.S., but why isn’t anything being done to fix it? Put simply, the NRA has obscene amounts of money and influence in politics, and this allows them to fix the system to their liking. The NRA often rely on arguments such as, “the founding fathers gave us the right to bear arms” and that “guns don’t kill people, people kill people.” These arguments
have several holes. The Second Amendment reads, “A well-regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.” The Second Amendment can be interpreted in many different ways, and the NRA uses an abusive interpretation to their benefit. They like to focus on the “right of the people to keep and bear arms” part and not so much the “well-regulated Militia” part. By ignoring a key part of the Second Amendment, the NRA is providing a distorted view of what our rights really are. While the statement “guns don’t kill people, people kill people” is true at face value, there is a severe logical flaw in the argument. Individuals may try to compare blaming guns for murders to blaming baseball bats for home runs or blaming spoons for eating cereal. Just as the inanimate objects require a user to be used, the user requires the inanimate object to perform the desired action. It would be a lot harder to hit a home run without a base ball bat, to eat cereal without a spoon and to kill someone without a gun. Although it does not qualify as a “mass shooting” by definition, the recent situation at Harrisburg High School very
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The United States has a gun problem. We can not continue to be the epicenter of mass shootings. easily could have fit the definition if not for the heroics of the school’s assistant principal. My former high school debate coach is currently a teacher at Harrisburg High School. The thought of losing someone who has had such a profound impact on my life because of someone’s “right to bear arms” makes me livid. The U.S. has a gun problem. We can not continue to be the epicenter of mass shootings in the world. The time is now to act and stand up to private interests in Congress controlling our gun laws. We need change, and we need change now. It is literally a matter of life and death.
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Junior Sahar Mohtadi Tabrizi scans the shelves at the Hong Kong Market in Sioux City. Tabrizi was the only student to participate in the monthly grocery store trip in September.
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USD’s diversity growing through campus events, trips Dear Editor, Your article “First monthly grocery store trip draws one student” by Sydney Mook (Sept. 2, 2015) undermines the efforts of Student Services in promoting diversity at USD. I want to surface few of the many initiatives led by Student Service, Center for Academic and Global Engagement (CAGE) and Center for Diversity that benefit both the domestic and international student community In the past, many trips, such as the one in question, have been organized by the Center for Academic and Global Engagement (CAGE) and they have been extremely resourceful to the international student community. I myself have benefited from these trips for
the past one and a half years. It is important to note that the majority of international students do not own vehicles. The only way for them to fulfill their needs for groceries and clothing is by reaching out to Sioux City or Sioux Falls via the trips provided either by CAGE or Student Services. Since the beginning of the academic year, I have observed many events happening on the campus for the benefit of international students. To begin with, we had the Tea Time initiative by CAGE, followed by the Pick-A-Trip event to Wild Water West by Student Services and a Multi-Cultural Leadership Program by the Diversity Center. These are few of the many avenues which foster
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interaction between international and domestic students. These are the initiatives that enable students to transition their life smoothly into Vermillion. The necessity of such trips would increase in near future as USD embraces more incoming international students. This new initiative would definitely shoulder the efforts by CAGE and would be beneficial to both international and domestic students. It would be great if The Volante could do a story on the experiences of students from these trips and how USD is transforming into a diverse culture. – Kalyana Mondreti, student
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USD airplane provides quick means of transportation By John Fritzie-Gasper
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USD boasts a fleet of ground transportation vehicles and one, lesser known, aircraft. The university has its own private airplane – a twin prop 1990 BeechCraft King Air C90a. It has room for seven passengers and the pilot, Mark Dahlhoff. It’s stored in a hangar in the Harold Davison Field airport in Vermillion off of S. Dakota Street. Owned by the USD Foundation, the aircraft is leased to the school for use by individual departments, student organizations and state agencies. The plane’s main function, serving as a business transit aircraft, mostly means getting administration to their necessary meetings. USD’s aircraft is usually only used when a group of people need to get from one place to another quickly. Otherwise, driving is generally a more efficient and cost effective means of transportation. Decorated with red stripes and the USD logo, the business jet is used by many organizations including the President’s Office, Offices of Academic Affairs and Financial Affairs, Student Services, the
South Dakota Board of Regents and the USD Foundation. Logging 72 trips in the 2015 fiscal year, Dahlhoff has averaged about a flight or more each week. The plane can be reserved by any student organization or university department at $4.25 per mile. Other groups, like state agencies, not affiliated with the SDBOR can rent it for $5.95 per mile. “We have two sources of revenue, a budget from the university plus we generate revenue from the use of the plane,” said Darby Ganschow, the director of auxiliary services at USD. The revenue from each trip helps cover the costs of the hanger, pilot, repairs and other expenses. Michael Card, associate professor and dean of graduate and distance education, has used the USD airplane for business and education trips several times. Though he generally uses ground transportation, his experiences with the airplane and Dahlhoff have been positive. Card said he has also helped organize some administrative trips with his duties including lining up ground transportation for the passengers upon arrival.
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Pulling out of the hanger, the USD airplane displays the school’s logo as it idles on the tarmac. The plane is busy making
trips to Aberdeen this week for the South Dakota Board of Regents meeting held Oct. 7-8.
About the pilot
One complication that Card has seen with air transportation is that a number of factors can affect whether or not the plane will even leave the ground. “It’s always the case that if the pilot doesn’t want to fly, neither do I,” Card said. Card has revised transportation plans due to this previously, using other modes of transportation or in some cases the trip just couldn’t be made.
Dahlhoff has been the university pilot since 2002. Some common destinations that he flies to includes Rapid City, Spearfish, Pierre, Minneapolis, Missoula, Montana and even Little Rock, Ark. “It’s neat to see what’s going on around the state and this area,” Dahlhoff said. Before coming to USD, Dahlhoff worked as a flight instructor. In order to work for the university, he had to
Hearing conservation program aims to protect band member’s hearing By Rachel Newville
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USD’s music program is teaming up with the Department of Communication Sciences & Disorders to develop a hearing conservation program, starting with earplugs. Sophomore Daniel Bellis, founder of Students for the Involvement of Music and member of USD’s marching band, said students are excited for the program to start, which will likely happen next fall at band camp. Students for the Involvement of Music, a student organization created last spring that works to keep students involved with music during their time at USD, is looking to order special earplugs that allow musicians to hear different pitches at lower decibels through the Adopt a Band program, Daniel Bellis said. The Adopt a Band program promotes hearing awareness for young musicians. Any student band can fill out a registration form on their website to receive ear plugs at a discounted price. The USD music program intends to use this program from here on out, Daniel Bellis said. “Your standard earplugs just plug the ear. Those keep out the sound so you can’t hear higher frequencies,” he said. “These earplugs are specially designed to keep all the clarity of the music while only lowering the decibel to avoid hearing damage.” Starting the program and continuing to fit incoming music students for the earplugs costs an estimated $2,500 annually, said Teri Bellis, chair
have an airline transport pilot license and a university specified number of flight hours. “It’s not something someone new to flying could get into,” he said. Landing in Vermillion is pretty routine for the seasoned pilot. “(It’s) pretty plain jane being a bus driver kinda deal,” Dahlhoff said. The strategic placement of the air strip in a river valley allows most of the wind to be blocked by the bluffs
and high trees. But when the wind blows out of the south at Harold Davison Field airport, it can cause some more turbulent landings. Dahlhoff has improved his skills as both a pilot and a host throughout his years of experience, Ganschow said. “I can tell you from my perspective I’ve had a lot of nice comments on Mark’s professionalism and how well he does in taking care of our passengers,” Ganschow said.
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The biggest issue with the service as it is now isn’t the service, it’s the people who use it. Jon Aperans, former Safe Ride monitor
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USD’s marching band, which could potentially be receiving new custom-fit earplugs
through a new hearing conservation program, practices Oct. 1. of the USD Scottish Rite Speech Language and Hearing Clinic. Custom-fit earplugs for the entire marching band would normally cost $25,000, she added. Though music students have the option of buying earplugs now, the program will allow for students to receive them free of charge. Daniel Bellis, Teri Bellis’s son, is also a Student Government Association senator and is leading the effort to get funding for the project. He said Students for the Involvement of Music is pursuing multiple funding options, including student fundraising, grants and SGA funding. Teri Bellis said developing the hearing conservation program is important because studies show the best thing for brain development is musical training. However, hearing also needs to be protected, as mu-
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sicians are exposed to such loud levels of noise for extended periods of time. “Even just the noise in the Dome is damaging, for everyone, not just to the band members,” she said. “Any time in your life if you hear that ringing when you leave a loud area you have done damage.” Marni Johnson, an audiology clinical coordinator at USD, said hearing aids can’t completely solve hearing loss because they can’t imitate a person’s pitch perception.
“They have such finely-tuned ears that a little bit of change can be devastating,” she said. “But it’s the one thing we can say is 100 percent preventable.” USD marching band director Jonathan Alvis said he’s excited for the program to be implemented. “As musicians, the most important tool we have is our ears and we have to protect that,” he said. “We don’t want people to lose their hearing because of marching band.”
all I know is I just placed them in a situation that could’ve possibly endangered them.” The fact that Safe Ride has been coined as the “drunk bus” by the USD community is evidence enough that its purpose is being misinterpreted, Aperans said. “The biggest issue with the service as it is now isn’t the service, it’s the people who use it,” he said. “When you give a service like Safe Ride the name ‘party bus’ or ‘drunk bus,’ it kind of leads to this thinking or mindset that it’s okay to bring alcohol on the bus or the purpose of the bus is to help you get wasted, which it’s not.”
A balancing act
Debra Brockberg is the director of the Student Counseling Center, which manages the grant by which Safe Ride is funded. She said though the issues expressed by Aperans have been discussed by USD counseling center faculty, it’s been determined that the benefits that Safe Ride provides
outweigh the risk of students abusing the service. “I think when we look at the pros and cons, we’ve just generally thought that the pros probably outweigh the cons in terms of not having the service,” Brockberg said. Though Brockberg wishes Safe Ride wouldn’t be known as the ‘drunk bus,’ she said she doesn’t believe the counseling center will send out any messages regarding Safe Ride’s purpose, so as not to deter anyone from using it. Aperans emphasized that he doesn’t believe Safe Ride is at fault, as there are many people who use the service correctly and respectfully. “I personally don’t believe the bus encourages drinking. I honestly believe it’s a terrific program and I wish it could expand more,” he said. “The problem comes with the people who use it as a tool to help them party.”
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Six-year-old becomes mini-Charlie Coyote
By Trent Opstedahl
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Charlie the Coyote was busy this past weekend hyping up the Dakota Days football game crowd, but he had a little extra help. Six-year-old Nick Ellerbroek, from Sioux Falls, pulled on a furry costume and strapped on a head mask — becoming USD’s first mini-Charlie Coyote mascot. “It’s really fun,” Nick said. “You get to run, and I like running a lot. We get to be in parades.” While Saturday may have been Nick’s first appearance at USD, he’s had three years of mascot experience, performing at both the professional and semi-professional sports team level. Nick’s first performance as a mascot was for the Chicago Bulls when he was four years old. He said there are certain rules mascots must
follow to put on the best show, but that there’s one rule above all mascot performers should never break. “You got to be quiet,” he said. Angela Ellerbroek, Nick’s mom, said he first became interested in performing as a mascot when he was three years old after the family attended a Sioux Falls Skyforce basketball game. She said Nick was infatuated with the team’s mascot, Thunder, and wanted to watch videos of the character online. That’s when Nick discovered Benny the Bull – the Chicago Bulls’ mascot. “I fell in love with Benny the Bull,” he said. For Halloween that year, Angela pieced together a Benny the Bull costume using an Elmo suit and a Benny the Bull mask.
“He would practice in his costume and he’d wear it all the time,” she said. “I sent a video to the Bulls because I thought it was cute, and within an hour they wrote back and said they wanted him to come out.” Since then, Nick’s passion for being a mascot has escalated, as has his resume. He’s performed for three seasons with the Sioux Falls Canaries as the character “Peep,” completed two seasons with the Sioux Fall Stampede and performed at three Chicago Bulls games. His fourth appearance is being planned for around Christmas time. Angela said he’s also made appearances at three Minnesota Timberwolves games and performed at a Minnesota Twin’s game and a Harlem Globetrotters game. Overall, the six-year-old averages about 75 mas-
cot performances a year. Nick said he doesn’t get intimidated by the large crowds at these events. Rather, he feeds off of it, Angela added. “He’s the class clown,” she said. Nick also attended a mascot camp in Kansas last summer where he trained and networked with other mascot performers from all across the country, and he was the only child. Even when he’s not running around in a costume and mask, Angela said Nick is constantly focused on what he can do to better his mascot performance. “He can do cartwheels and round offs, but he says he’s got to know how to do the flip,” she said. “So, he’s also taking tumbling because he wants to perfect his back handspring.” Although Saturday’s Dakota Days appearance
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Saturday’s homecoming football game against Youngstown State. Mini-Charlie Coyote, portrayed by six-year-old Nick Ellerbroek, is the first miniature mascot at USD, and will possibly make a return for some basketball games in the upcoming season. was a first, it’s likely not Nick’s last, as a miniCharlie Coyote appearance is being discussed for a the upcoming basketball season, Angela
said. As for Nick, he’s got his sights set on a very specific career. “A mascot. Charlie and Benny,” he said.
GAF increase funds allocated to CAB, others By Mason Dockter
Mason.Dockter@coyotes.usd.edu
After an increase in USD’s General Activity Fee last spring, some student organizations have been working with the Student Government Association to try to get a piece of the action for themselves. A number of the organizations, a few of which had no GAF funding at all last year, saw a noticeable jump in the funding they received this year compared with last year, according to an SGA funding spreadsheet. Currently the most generously-funded of these student groups is the Campus Activities Board, which received $115,455 this year – a jump of nearly $30,000 from last year’s allocation. SGA President Sami Zoss said CAB receives more funding than other student groups because of the impact it has on student life.
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In the above graphic, the light bars symbolize ‘requested funding’ and the dark bars symbolize ‘approved funding’ done
by SGA for large student organizations on campus. “Every time we reach out to students and say, ‘What can we do that’s going to make you love USD?,’ 90 percent of the
time the reply we get is, get bigger concerts, better concerts,” she said. Prior to receiving this increase, which reserves
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$80,000 of CAB’s total budget for concerts, Zoss said CAB could only provide one large show roughly every three years. “They make one of the greatest student impacts as far as re a c h ing out to as many students as any of the large organiz a t i o n s ,” ZOSS she said. “They’re the reason that the students who only hang out in their dorm rooms get out for an event.” Zoss added that the extra funds from the GAF increase were given to both large and small student organizations, as that’s the best way to impact the most students. Taylor Gubbrud, CAB’s finance chair, said the group has some big plans for its funds this year. “The GAF increase really helped CAB because now we’re able to do big events,” she said. CAB will soon be issuing students a ballot
to vote for possible performers at a large concert later this school year, but Gubbrud said she is “not allowed to disclose (the names on the ballot) yet.”
Distribution of funds
However, not all student organizations get every dollar they hope for, including CAB, which had more than $4,500 of its budget request denied by SGA. Some organizations request more than they believe they will need for the coming year, Zoss said. “Many, many, many organizations have over-budgeted, so they request the absolute maximum they could ever need,” she said. “Because they know they’re going to get cuts because we cannot fully fund everything.” Funding for certain things like transportation to offcampus events are generally considered low-priority by SGA, which prefers to fund on-campus events. Smaller organizations were happy with the increase in funding they saw this year. Rebecca Froelich, presi-
dent of USD’s Speech and Debate Club, said the “fledgling” organization was “pleasantly surprised” at how much funding they received. Froelich said she felt “pretty lucky” to have been given $2,000 by SGA, though they requested $4,475. Other groups, such as the Coalition of Addiction Students and Professionals Pursuing Advocacy, or CASPPA, received only a small fraction of their request for this year. The group was granted $550 of a $9,200 request. CASPPA President Olivia Hughes said most of that request was to fund an oncampus talk by Chris Herren, a former NBA star who struggled with drug addiction. “We’re a pretty small group, and we don’t blame SGA at all, we just wish we would’ve gotten more for (Herren) to come,” she said. Hughes said Herren is still scheduled to come, but the group will have to seek other sources of funding to pay for his visit. Zoss said there are other, less well-known means by which student organizations can secure funding for their activities. One option is called “coprogramming” wherein a group that provides a free, open to all students and on-campus event may apply to receive $500 from SGA “with no strings attached,” Zoss said, adding that coprogramming is a littleknown way to secure funds for activities. Zoss also suggested student groups with similar goals should attempt to network with one another to fundraise and pool resources for their planned events.
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New vape lounge attracts students, community By Tatum Dean
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Though E-cigarettes and vaporizers have recently been banned from USD residence halls, a new store in Vermillion is giving students and community members a place to go and vape. The E-cig and Vape Lounge located on Cherry Street is not only a place for students to purchase vapes, but also serves as a relaxed, albeit hazy, lounge for students and community members. The store’s grand opening on Oct. 3 drew a crowd of about 50 people. Raffles and contests took place throughout the day, including a competition to see who could blow the biggest smoke cloud. “It’s a nice place to just relax,” first-year Derrick Garvey said during the opening. Junior Allison Huff said she spends most of her downtime in the new lounge, which is open from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays and from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. Sundays. “The nice thing about the vape shop is the lounge so people can go in and test out their flavors,” she said. “And even if they don’t buy anything that day they can sit in there and talk to people and learn more about vaping.” Vaping is when a person inhales water vapor through a vaporizer, often with flavored vapes or vapes that contain nicotine. Huff said not all vapes are necessarily safe, due to extra chemicals that are put in by some companies. But E-cig and Vape Lounge prides itself on selling quality, safe products, Huff said. “You know the product is safe,” she said. “All the ones that are sold at the store are made in a clean
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A group of students and community members socialized, showed off different smoke tricks and participated in various competitions at the E-cig and Vape Lounge grand opening Oct. 3.
room and only have four ingredients in them, three if you are getting it without nicotine. So you know that you are getting a safe product.” Garvey said he’s also heard good things about the store’s quality of products. Pat Mefferd, the lounge owner, owns two other vape lounges in Sioux City and Omaha. Mefferd said he got into the business after being a long-time cigarette smoker. “I smoked for 35 years and nothing would work when I tried to quit,” he said. “I got introduced to an E-cigarette. So I retired my other job, got two other partners and we figured we would open as many stores as we could.” After hearing from a friend that South Dakota lacked places to buy vapes, Mefferd came to Vermillion to open his business in August. So far the store has seen good business, he said. “Out of the three stores so far, this is the fastest
growing store and has been getting the most business,” Mefferd said. Mefferd said the lounge’s customers have been about half USD students and half community members. Huff said though not a lot of students use the lounge, many come to purchase vape products. “I like going there because it’s a really friendly atmosphere,” she said. The store’s original purpose was to help longtime smokers quit and to educate people about vaping, Mefferd said. “What we would like to see happen and are focused on are the people my age that have been smoking forever and can’t find a way to quit and we can offer them a way to quit,” he said.
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Tyler Theisne demonstrates a “jellyfish,” a smoke trick, at the store’s grand opening Oct. 3, where several showed off their vaping skills.
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Tena Haraldson, director of communications for USD, speaks about two reported
sexual assaults and how USD is handling the situation during a press conference with local media Oct. 1.
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Around 3 p.m. on Sept. 30, university officials met to discuss how to handle the situation. Haraldson said Kim Grieve, dean of students, Pete Jensen, UPD director, Jef Rice, UPD Lt., Roberta Hakl, USD’s chief Title IX coordinator and herself had “quite the discussion” about the possibility of publishing the photos of the three persons of interest. There were no VPD representatives present at the meeting, but the two police departments were in contact with one another, Haraldson said. Using information police gave them, the USD officials believed the persons of interest could possibly come back to campus. “Pete (Jensen) thought housing staff should have the photos so they would know if they saw those persons of interest coming into our residence halls,” Haraldson said. “Since they weren’t students we didn’t really know where they were.” Haraldson said at the time, she assumed the photos were given to UPD from people’s phones during the investigation. “(I don’t know) how they (UPD) got the photos, because I wasn’t there. And I didn’t ask them when they
said, ‘We have these photos and we got them through our investigation,’” she said. “I accepted that at face value. Maybe they didn’t want to tell me who gave it to them.” Jensen was unable to be reached for comment and UPD staff said the investigation is now being handled by VPD. Haraldson said it was around 5 p.m. that the group notified USD President James Abbott and discussed the situation as they knew it with him. “He (Abbott) wanted to know some of the details as well, which Pete Jensen was able to provide, and then he agreed with us that it was something we should do a notification on,” she said. Before sending out the alert to students, both victims of the reported assaults were notified, in addition to UPD and VPD, Haraldson said. “At that point then, President Abbott said, ‘Well, if we have photos of people of interest then we should provide those to the students too,’” she said. Abbott said Tuesday that on Sept. 30, his first concern was for the safety of students. And at the time he believed, from the information provided to him, that there was still a concern for student safety, he said. “We were informed on Wednesday that there had been two sexual assaults re-
ported – involving USD students as victims,” he said. “We were also informed that a videotape existed of three young men.” Abbott said he was told the persons of interest were identified by the victim, who found photos of the three on social media. He was also shown a video from a security camera on campus, and told by UPD that the three idividuals on the tape were the three individuals identified. The tape, which shows the three men entering a room in Coyote Village, was then given to VPD. He was unaware one of the persons of interest had been cleared by VPD. “It wasn’t clear to me if all three were allegedly involved,” he said. “I chose to call them persons of interest.” In an email Tuesday evening, Haraldson said USD doesn’t know anything about the man who was cleared by VPD or why VPD says he was not at the scene, but said USD needed to alert students right away and didn’t have time for further investigation. “If we truly believed there was a dangerous situation for USD students, the alert needed to go out as soon as the victim reported the alleged assault and as soon as UPD obtained the photos of the three who were identi-
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Packed into the Coyote Den, students filled the stands as the 101st Dakota Days game kicked off. The first 1,000 students through the door received a pair of FeaRed glasses to cheer
on the Cotes as they took on the Youngstown State Penguins.
Student org pushes for improved game experience, attendance Trevor Vilhauer
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Attendance woes have been a big concern for USD athletics. But there’s one student organization that’s taking the initiative to increase student activity at university athletic events. Their name has always hung above the football student section, but their impact hasn’t been felt until they came together just two years ago. Now, the Coyote Crazies are trying to make Coyote game day last beyond the halftime buzzer.
“This year we are trying to bring students in and make them feel welcome,” junior Mackenzie Huber said. “For example, it may be with hosting different events with free food here and there as incentive for being a member. We’ve worked with athletics promotional teams to provide other incentives for going and staying at the games.” The Coyote Crazies are a growing student organization at USD. The organization has grown every year since it formed, and they expect the same increase to happen again this year, Huber said. The Crazies feel pressure to keep growing
and keep trying new things. Their successes directly translate to keeping the privileges that they are receiving from the university and the athletics department. If the group keeps growing, the likelihood of impressive crowds at games keeps growing. One thing that has driven involvement in their organization is first privilege for game tickets. When large tickets lines flood the Muenster University Center for football games such as Dakota Days or SDSU rivalry See CRAZIES, Page B3
Eichkorn controls SDSU Classic race By Jacob Lutz
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The SDSU Classic was a mixture of smiles and frowns on the bus ride home. While the women stomped on conference foes finishing first in the team standings, the men fell short finishing fourth out of just four teams. But solely staring at the team standings just doesn’t tell the whole story. The women started off the day with a bang, with seniors Amber Eichkorn and Katie Wetzstein leading wire to wire and gapping the rest of the field by an entire
15 seconds at the finish. And not too far behind was senior Kelsey Barrett coming in fifth. Eichkorn’s 5,000-meter victory even propelled her to winning the Summit League’s cross country athlete of the week. It’s her fourth time receiving this award throughout her collegiate career. With the Summit League Championships just a month away, it seems the women have found a nice spot for themselves. Having Eichkorn, Wetzstein and Barrett in the Summit Leagues top
10 individual times at distances of both 5,000 meters and 6,000 meters. The second half of women’s front five seems to be coming together nicely as well with first-year Megan Billington and junior Wisconsin-native Nicole Schmidt finishing 13th and 14th. On the men’s side, there was some woes, some cheers. But it was a move in the right direction. If one picks up a team standings results sheet, they’ll see that South Dakota See XC, Page B2
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Watching the clock run out, senior linebackers Keyen Lage and Ryan Hillier sit quietly
on the Coyote bench during the 101st Dakota Days football game on Saturday.
Coyotes lose 31-3 to Youngstown St. By Max Tushla
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Taking the lead, senior Amber Eichkorn leads the pack out of the gun at the Roy Griak Invitational on Sept. 26. Eichkorn finished first at the SDSU Classic on Saturday.
After losing to Youngstown State on Saturday, USD will attempt to right the ship against Western Illinois. In the tough offensive game, where the Coyotes struggled to get anything going, quarterback Ryan Saeger said sometimes the best thing to do is just forget about it. “Just put it behind us, stop thinking about it, stop worrying about it, it is what it is. That’s a good team, top 10 team in the nation, and we’ve got to face four or five more teams like them that are nationally ranked,” Saeger said. “We’ve got to change
something and I think it starts with our attitude this week and just come out and get ready for Western Illinois.” One positive USD can look to build on from the loss was good defensive production. The Coyotes were able to come up big on multiple third
downs and intercepted two passes to help spark the team. Defensive end Andrew Van Ginkel was a big part of the Coyote defense. Van Ginkel recorded three tackles for loss and two sacks. This game added to Van See D-DAYS, Page B3
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FACES OF DAKOTA DAYS
COYOTEDigest RESULTS VOLLEYBALL
CROSS COUNTRY
Oct. 2 Fargo, N.D. SOUTH DAKOTA 1, NORTH DAKOTA 3
Oct. 4 SDSU Classic Brookings
Oct. 4 Denver, Colo. SOUTH DAKOTA 1, DENVER 3
SOCCER Oct. 4 Vermillion SOUTH DAKOTA 4, DENVER 1
Men’s 6,000 Meters First Place: Isaac Allen Women’s 4,000 Meters First Place: Amber Eichkorn Men’s 6,000 Meters Second Place: Brice Cowman Women’s 4,000 Meters Second Place: Katie Wetzstein
GOLF Oct. 5-6 DRAKE ZACH JOHNSON INVITE Des Monies, Iowa SOUTH DAKOTA, 4TH PLACE JORDAN RYKAL, 3TH PLACE
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Above: Students at the Student Nation tailgate section celebrated Dakota Days, and prepared to cheer on the Coyotes as they went head-tohead against Youngstown State on Oct. 3. Right: Two alumni talk in the middle fo Coyote Nation tailgate before kickoff of the 101st Dakota Days football game.
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Rykal leads Coyote golf to another solid finish
Eichkorn awarded runner of the week after win
One week after Jordan Rykal carded a program record and won the SIUE Invitational, the senior golfer continues to prove he’s on a mission for top finishes week-in, week-out. Rykal finished third at Drake’s Zach Johnson Invitational on Monday and Tuesday in a 54-golfer field. It was not clean rounds that led the way for Rykal. After day one, he sat in 27th place following an opening round 77 (+6), but he entered the clubhouse Tuesday afternoon with four birdies and one bogey for a 68 (-3) for the bronze finish. His teammates followed up with solid performances of their own, earning a fourth place team finish. Grant Campbell and Cody Seal tied for 18 at 12-over for the Coyotes while Andrew Brown and Matt Swanson tied for 29th to round up the tournament. South Dakota finishes their fall season tournaments Oct. 25-27 with Old Dominion’s Kilmarlic Invitational.
After picking up another first place finish to add to her already impressive senior season, USD senior Amber Eichkorn has been named the summit League Women’s Cross Country Athlete of the Week for the past week. The Summit League office released word of Eichkorn’s accomplishment Tuesday afternoon. It’s Eichkorn’s fourth career athlete of the week honor in cross country. The senior at the South Dakota State Classic on Saturday morning led to her team finishing in first place in a seven-team field that included for Summit League rivals. Eichkorn won the SDSU Classic with a league-best 5,000-meter time of 17:24.72 and crossed the finish line six seconds ahead of second place. The time was a personal best for Eichkorn on a cross country course, and it broke a USD program record. Eichkorn and the Coyotes compete at the Bradley Pink Classic on Oct. 16 in Peoria, Ill.
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From Page B1 standings results sheet, they’ll see that South Dakota placed fourth out of four teams. But what the standings don’t mention is the fact that their front runner and one of the conference’s best runners was out. This man is Mubarik Musa, and he was taking a standardized test. Senior Isaac Allen came in second overall with a season best time of 25:31 in the 8,000-meter. First-year Hunter Paulsen has been battling one of runner’s biggest woes. “I’ve been battling shin splints for the past week, which caused me to miss Roy Griak,” he said. That was Paulsen’s first glimpse at 8,000 meters, and although he didn’t finish exactly how he wanted, he’s looking forward to future chances to compete. “I didn’t perform how I wanted, but the team is looking good in my opinion. We’ll just see what happens at Bradley,” Paulsen said. Brice Cowman came in second for the team, finishing 16th overall with a time of 26:20. “I think that was my best performance as a Coyote,” Cowman said. “As a team we all improved our times from Griak, and I think that’s given us a bit of momentum that we can take to Bradley and run even faster.” Coming in third for the team was first-year Nathan Wendt, who finished 29th overall. Wendt had been battling a sickness last week according to Coach Fitz, and he proved that he was healthy again on Saturday. “We were down our key runner, but we stuck it out and came together as a team,” Paulsen said.
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CROSS COUNTRY Oct. 16 4:25 p.m. BRADLEY PINK CLASSIC Peoria, Ill
TENNIS
Oct. 15 Stillwater, Okla. ITA REGIONALS All Day
SWIMMING AND DIVING Oct. 9 Mankato, Minn. RED AT MINNESOTA STATE 5 p.m.
Oct. 10 Vermillion RED AT WESTERN ILLINOIS 2 p.m.
SOCCER Oct. 11 Fargo, N.D. USD AT NDSU 3 p.m.
Oct. 31 TBA SUMMIT LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIPS Oct. 16 Brookings Brookings USD AT SOUTH DAKOTA STATE 6 p.m.
VOLLEYBALL Oct. 11 Vermillion USD VS. ORAL ROBERTS 12 p.m. Oct. 13 Brookings USD AT SDSU 7 p.m. Oct. 16 Vermillion USD VS. IUPUI Oct. 17 Vermillion USD VS. FORT WAYNE Oct. 23 Tulsa, Okla. USD AT ORAL ROBERTS
Oct. 18 Omaha, Neb. USD AT OMAHA 4 p.m. Oct. 23 Vermillion USD VS. IUPUI 12 p.m.
MEN’S GOLF Oct. 25 Powells Points, N.C. OLD DOMINION KILMARLIC INVITE TBA
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Student tailgate needs expansion NATHAN ELLENBECKER is junior majoring in political science and english. When the student tailgate lot moved its present patch of grass on the north side, I was skeptical. The lot that students would be placed in was more constricted than before. It was no longer an open space but a bordered-up rectangle, and it did not seem to mesh with the rest of Coyote Nation. Alumni, locals and other visitors would be a distance away, leaving student tailgate on its own island. Shouldn’t we all be together in preparation for kickoff? At first the move wasn’t entirely embraced. The first tailgate in the new location
was William Penn last fall, and the new location did not see more than 300 visitors. The open plot of grass was just that, an open plot of grass. But everything changed last Dakota Days. The 100th anniversary celebration saw that same plot of grass filled to the brim. The trucks lining the tailgate’s tape edges stacked dozens of students looking across a sea of red. The student population and their visitors had found their tailgate spot. The university’s move to enclose the area provides for a tightlypacked student body that seems like a patch of red visible from space when you are trapped in the middle. The shoulder-to-shoulder tailgate makes for solid selfies and snapchats that show to the world that the biggest party on campus is happening
underneath the watchful eye of the DakotaDome. Now, exactly one year since that first blowout tailgate on that patch of grass, gamedays are a comingtogether party for students rather than a scatterplot of small activities that occurred in tailgate’s previous parking lot location. The new student tailgate location has become such a hit that during this Dakota Days celebration, the celebration extended beyond the limits of the taped ribbon. Extending about 15 feet to the right and nearly in the practice soccer field, the established-quarters of tailgate can no longer contain the popularity of the new location. Student Services’ made a popular move that centralized the student gameday experience to a field, but now
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Celebrating the 101st Dakota Day, students and alumni hang out at student tailgate. the restrictive space needs some breathing room. Even if extended only 10-15 yards, the tailgate can continue to grow, and students will find even more comfort amongst the masses of red shirts, trucks and tailgate activities.
Students and visitors are starting to breach the established space and extending the tailgate zone themselves. But, if the space is expanded logistically, more trucks, more music and more people can continue utilizing
the space without having to squeeze through 20 people just to move a few steps. Student tailgate is now everything the university hopes it to be – safe, popular and exciting. Now, the potential for growth is the next step.
Soccer puts on performance in big home victory By Max Tushla
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After a first half that saw the USD and Denver soccer teams deadlocked with one goal apiece, the Coyotes were able to jump ahead with three goals to seal a victory on Sunday. USD kicked off the scoring in the fifth minute when sophomore Courtney Baker scored off of a goal keeper deflection. Denver was able to retaliate in the 19th minute with a goal from a free kick, struck by Stella Norman. After neither team gained an advantage in the first half, the Coyotes seized momentum in the second half, when junior Corey Strang notched two goals in six minutes. Strang’s first goal in the 61st minute was shot from 30 yards out.
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She followed this up with another in the 67th minute to give USD a two-goal lead. Senior Brenna Bills put the final emphasis on the game when she scored a goal in the 86th minute. The victory gave USD its first conference win of the year and moved them to 1-1-0 in Summit League play (4-9-0 overall). Denver dropped to 0-1-0 in conference play (0-9-1 overall). For their next match-
up, USD will take on North Dakota State. NDSU is undefeated this year in conference play (2-0-0) and 7-5-0 overall. This game comes on the heels of last year’s matchup, a 2-2 tie after two overtimes periods were played. The last four meetings between the teams have been decided by one goal or less. USD travels to Fargo this Sunday to take on the Bison at 3 p.m.
USD volleyball remains on slide with 0-2 weekend By Max Tushla
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The road trip to Denver turned sour for Coyote volleyball as they returned to Vermillion on Sunday after a 3-1 loss to the Denver Pioneers. After losing the first two sets to Denver, 25-13 and 25-13, the Coyotes were able to fight back and win the third set 25-19. Their comeback was short lived, however, as they were unable to keep momentum and fell in the fourth set 25-20, and lost the match. After the loss, USD fell to 6-11 on the season and 0-4 in Summit League play. Denver rose to 16-4 overall and 4-1 in conference play. Denver was hot all match, as sophomore Kayla Principato tallied 12 kills and first-year
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games, Coyote Crazies have usually already picked theirs up. “Many students may not know about the Crazies yet, but for only $15 you really can’t go wrong. The line for football tickets is way, way shorter when I go too,” junior Joe Mazour said. “You can’t beat it.” The Crazies are also
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Becca Latham added another 10. The Coyotes were able to impress as well, with junior Audrey Reeg notching 11 kills with 18 digs, while sophomore Brittany Jessen had a match-high with 32 assists along with 13 digs. The Coyotes will take on Oral Roberts in their next Summit League matchup this Sunday at noon in the Coyote Den.
Oral Roberts is 10-7 overall on the year and undefeated in conference play, at 4-0. Oral Roberts is currently enjoying a five-match win streak and will look to extend it against USD. Last year’s matchup between the teams ended in a 3-2 win for USD and was Oral Roberts first year back in the Summit League after they left in 2012 to join the Southland Conference.
the only official student section organization at USD. Every home football game is a section marked off for the members of the Crazies to sit and stand during the game with their fellow peers. The price is $15 this year to become a member, which is the same amount as it has cost in the past. The organization usually has a table or area at every home football game with certain items
for sale that anyone can buy. The Crazies have their hand in all things Coyote sport, but in the end, their mission is to make the student game day experience a little more enjoyable. “As a freshman member, there are many things I like about the Crazies. For me, I especially like being in the student section for football games,” Jonathan Lewis said. “It is always a fun experience.”
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Youngstown State coaches call plays during the first half of Saturday’s game.
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Ginkel’s already impressive season. He leads all USD defensive players in solo tackles, tackles for loss and sacks, as well as a blocked field goal. Van Ginkel’s recent standout play has helped push him each game. “Building off of the confidence day in and day out, really helps boost me in every way, shape and form to perform my best, knowing that I can do it,” Van Ginkel said. Unable to find good field position on most drives, the Coyotes know they must work harder to not put the opposing team in a good spot. “Even when you don’t score on an offensive possession, you can’t go three and out or six and out, you have got to drive the field so you can put them at a long down and distance,” assistant head coach Wesley Beschorner said. Despite the rough outcome of the homecoming game, USD fought until the very end and that is something the team is valuing immensely in preparation for Western Illinois when they go head-to-head with them in Macomb, Ill., on Saturday at 3 p.m. “Our guys fought until the very last second which is really promising,” Beschorner said. “If we continue to fight like that we’re going to keep ourselves in games and win games at the end.”
Game recap
A crowd of 10,000-plus witnessed the fall of USD to Bo Pelini’s Youngstown State University team 31-3. For head coach Joe Glenn, the loss was because his offense couldn’t get going throughout the game. “We couldn’t run. We
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We just weren’t helping ourselves out really, a lot of third-and-long situations. Ryan Saeger, junior quarterback
couldn’t throw it. I don’t know what to tell you,” he said. The Coyotes finished the game with 143 rushing yards and 119 passing yards, but they could not get the yards when they needed them. Except for two interceptions in Youngstown territory, USD never started a drive on the other side of their own 41. Faced with a long field every drive, the Coyotes were unable to produce scoring plays. “We just weren’t helping ourselves out really, a lot of third-and-long situations,” junior quarterback Ryan Saeger said. The Coyotes’ bright spot was their defense with junior safety Tyson Graham and senior linebacker Ryan Hillier each coming up big interceptions. USD was able to stifle a strong YSU running game and held them to 144 yards. “Those backs rushed for 315 on us a year ago,” Glenn said. “And I don’t think they had anywhere near that.” Coming into conference play the Coyotes were expecting a physical game, and they got it. There were multiple penalties and a few unsportsmanlike conduct calls. Coyote receivers had a tough time finding any separation to make plays. “That’s just Missouri Valley Football, I think. There’s a lot of tugging going on and their corners did a good job
of getting up in their face and not letting them get a clean release,” Saeger said. The rough play was followed by some tough talking and the Coyotes did not take it well. “It’s kind of vogue in football right now people get up and get in your face, it’s kind of a street ball and we didn’t handle it, we didn’t handle it at all,” Glenn said. From the Youngstown side, a win is appreciated, but head coach Bo Pelini believes his team is capable of much more. “We didn’t play well offensively today and that was disappointing. We had no rhythm and we didn’t play well,” he said. “We’re capable of a lot more on that side of the football.” Pelini’s visit was the talk of the town and fans were out in full force. Many printed signs created by a parody Twitter account based off Pelini known as Faux Pelini. Returning to the Midwest after coaching with Nebraska, Pelini was not fazed or interested in the hecklers. “I could care less,” he said. As USD progresses into conference play, they know it’s going to be a tough fight to the end. “It’s the Missouri Valley and anything is bound to happen,” Graham said.
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Raising his hands in frustration, USD head coach Joe Glenn asks referees for a penalty call. Glenn’s team fell 31-3 to the Youngstown State Penguins.
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A staircase of nostalgia Sculpture class introduces student’s new installation By Eden Hemmingson
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Sculptures are made to reflect a certain idea or feeling to those who see them. Painting student and art history major junior Marci Smith used reflection figuratively and literally when creating her piece for the her Sculpture Installation and Contemporary Practice class. The media she used was something that resonates with the childhoods of many – compact discs. Her sculpture used CDs not for the music, but for their shiny, reflective sides. “I really like the shiny side of the CDs and how they reflect light, and I wanted to use that in my sculpture,” Smith said. “I also wanted to use outdoor light and artificial light to react with the CDs.” The idea of the project was to use an everyday material that would make the piece more of an experience for the audience, she said. To reflect the light how she wanted, Smith strung the CDs from a spiral staircase that she borrowed from the theater department. “The installation itself is just like making it interact with the environment it’s in and work with that environment, and Marci did that very well,” senior sculpture major Danielle Backer said. Smith wanted to make her sculpture work with the light of different times of the day. To make sure people could see how the light interacts with the sculpture, she placed it between the art building and the Wellness Center. “As I was working on it, I had tossed around ideas for what to call it. Like a Fountain of Youth, because to me, CDs are very reminiscent of my childhood. That’s how I got music,” Smith said. “Then as I kept working on the piece it became more about unity. I thought about each CD as an individual in this whole spectrum. And even though they’ve all got their own encoded information on it, together they create a greater whole.” Most of the CDs were donated to Smith from other students, her family members and her sculpture teacher. “She started collecting CDs almost immediately at the begin-
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ning of the semester,” said Chris Meyer, a sculpture professor. In total, she collected 360 CDs, which was completely by accident, Smith said. “It was kind of a happy coincidence, since the CD circles are 360 degrees,” she said. Smith originally was a sculpture major, but switched to painting and art history. Smith said she decided to take this sculpture class to be able to experiment using different materials, feeling it would be good to further her art education. “The Sculpture Installation and Contemporary Practice class started eight years ago, and is the only one like it in the state,” Meyer said. In this class, each student has a presentation of their work every two weeks in a room next to Meyer’s office in the sculpture room. The original installation of her sculpture was scheduled for Sept. 24, but was postponed to Sept. 28 due to rainy weather. “I was ahead of the game while working on it, but then with all the rain there was no way we could put it up,” Smith said. “You just kind of have to expect those kind of things as and art student, because something could go wrong at the last minute, so you want to work ahead of schedule as much as you can because you cant control all of the elements.”
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Marci Smith used 360 CDs as a medium to represent a piece of nostalgia from her childhood. Smith said the light reflected from CDs also added an interaction element to her piece.
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Smith’s sculpture was installed Sept. 28. It is on display at the University of South Dakota between the art building and the Wellness Center.
‘Cowboy Bebop’ helps viewers deal with their past, wrongdoings CHEYENNE ALEXIS is a sophomore majoring in media and journalism.
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The University of South Dakota has leaves changing starting as early as September. The campus has many
scenic trees and routes for students to enjoy.
Students ‘fall’ into the season By Kaitlyn Brown
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As the calendar flips to October, the weather is getting cooler while food and beverages are getting heartier. People and businesses around Vermillion have been getting into the fall spirit in their own ways. USD senior Emily VanLaecken said that she gets into the fall spirit by “wearing flannels with tall boots, watching
scary movies and enjoying pumpkin-flavored foods and beverages.” VanLaecken isn’t the only one who thinks flannels are a good way to get into the fall spirit. Tamie and Chloe Nielsen, co-owners of local Vermillion boutique Chlotique, said flannels will be a huge trend this fall along with other fashions. “Fringe is a huge trend this fall, we are seeing it on everything from shoes to coats to
dresses,” Tamie Nielsen said. While changes in fashion trends this fall are huge, there is also the addition of new fallthemed foods. Jim Waters, the owner of Cafe Brule, encourages people to stop in and check out new items the restaurant will be featuring. “We’ve got some different cupcakes including an apple pie cupcake, and then See FALL, Page B6
Anime is one of my favorite things to watch, and basically the only medium of television I can truly enjoy and it has helped me develop as a writer in many ways. “Cowboy Bebop” is quite near perfection when talking about an animated classic, and to this day is my favorite anime of all time. After watching all 26 episodes in four days, I felt something I had never felt before about a show – a connection to a character that anyone can relate to. The entire series focuses on a bounty hunting crew, who ride on the ship the Bebop. The main character, Spike Spiegel, is a lazy and carefree bounty hunter who anyone would fall in love with. One thing I definitely like is the fact the theme in the anime is dealing with past, present and future, with a strong focus on the past. Almost all characters have something that is burdening them and until they find closure, they can’t escape their past. What I love about Spike is he has a dark and mysterious past viewers don’t really understand until much later in
the series – almost toward the end. He is constantly trapped in past wrongdoings of his life that he so desperately wants to try and fix, but he just can’t. The other members, Jet Black and Faye Valentine, are also dealing with their past, though on different terms. While Faye is trying to remember who she was, Jet is trying to forget his past and ignore it. When a show or book has a central theme that circulates the entire story, it keeps that balance of connection, and not just a random story with multiple conflicts. Since I’m a writer, stories such as “Bebop” have helped me create better stories, characters and most importantly now, thematic concepts. That is one thing that stood out to me the most – how the story follows the same issue throughout the series and it doesn’t stray far from Spike’s issues or any of the Bebop crew’s issues. It’s brilliantly played out. The end of the series finishes with perhaps the most memorable quote in the entire series. “You’re gonna carry that weight,” which has been discussed many times before about the exact meaning. This is imperative to the story because it reflects on not only Spike and his never-ending issues with his past, but rather, how he is going to inevitably face it and stop running See BEBOP, Page B6
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Mocktails & Canvas Location: Muenster University Center Pit Lounge
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Tails and Trails/ All Greek Dinner Location: Prentis Park
“International Opportunities: 10 Secrets of Getting the Job” Location: Farber Hall
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MUC Bingo Location: Muenster University Center Pit Lounge
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Free Popcorn Friday Location: Muenster University Center
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Greek God and Goddess Location: Aalfs Auditorium
Cheyenne Alexis: What is your grade?
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Allison Mohr: I am a sophomore.
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Swim/Dive vs. Western Illinois Location: DakotaDome
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Volleyball vs. Oral Roberts Location: DakotaDome
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‘Yote Floats Location: Muenster University Center
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Powerpoint Basics Location: McKusick Technology Center
CA: What’s your major?
AM: Well, first, I chose USD because it’s the only one close enough where I could do dental hygiene, but I ended up switching my major anyway. But it’s also close to home, so that’s nice if I wanna go home, but I’m also far away so my parents aren’t hovering over me.
AM: I’m a double major in psychology and addiction studies.
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CA: Why did you decide to come to USD?
AM: I like going to the Wellness Center with friends and either playing volleyball or
racquetball - I just tried that for the first time, and that was fun. CA: What do you miss most about home? AM: Probably my animals because you can’t bring them here and they’re just nice to have around. CA: What is your favorite television show or movie? AM: “The Blacklist” is my favorite show.
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with a “Rocket Man Road” street sign, which was given to him after being hung up weeks prior to his arrival. John played to a sold-out crowd on Oct. 2.
‘Star Wars’ spaceship model sold for $450,000
Paris Svoronos, chemistry professor at Queensborough Community College in New York, presented the 24th Estee Lecture at the University of South Dakota on Oct. 5. The lecture, focused on encouraging students part of STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics)on how to successfully transition into the post-undergraduate level and how to overcome any issues on the transition.
STATE Elton John leaves concert with special gift After his concert in Sioux Falls on Oct. 2, Sir Elton John posted a picture on his Instagram of him
NATION Black Lives Matter group holds rally in St. Paul The Black Lives Matter group in St. Paul, Minn. held a peaceful rally at the Twin Cities Marathon. The group marched within 50 yards of barriers near the end of the course, and though they originally were going to disrupt the entire marathon, backed down after a conversation with St. Paul’s mayor and threats of arrest. No arrests were made during the marathon, though some people were fearful there would be.
A model of the blockade runner that carries Princess Leia and the Death Star plans in George Lucas’ 1977 film “A New Hope” was sold for $450,000. This purchase was a new record in the amount of money “Star Wars” fans have spent.
WORLD ‘Star Trek Beyond’ begins filming in Dubai The third movie in the rebooted science-fiction series is to be partially shot in Dubai. The city’s skyscrapers and futuristic vistas is what appealed to executive producer Jeffrey Chernov. The film is set for release in July of 2016.
Author touches on relatable topics in satirical novels EDEN HEMMINGSON is a first-year majoring in media and journalism. American writer and satirist Kurt Vonnegut is widely known for his novels including “Slaughterhouse-Five” and “Breakfast of Champions.” Each novel portrays a different message as well as shows a bit of the views and morals Vonnegut has. SlaughterhouseFive portrays a message about the events of Word War Two, and “Breakfast of Champions”
reflects America’s position on many social issues. Vonnegut grew up in Indiana during the Great Depression, which had a major impact on his family and the direction of his life. He was enrolled in a public school, unlike his brother and sister who were able to go to private school. After high school, he attended Cornell University. He wrote and edited the school newspaper in both high school and college. Even before publishing novels, Vonnegut was a witty, satirical writer. Soon after leaving Cornell, Vonnegut enlisted in the U.S. Army instead of waiting to be drafted to fight in WWII. He trained in Indiana, and when he was on leave for Mother’s
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Day in 1944, he came home to find his mom had committed suicide by a drug overdose. These unfortunate, tragic events are what shaped Vonnegut’s way with words and humor in his writing. He always wanted to write about the events that he experienced in WWII, but couldn’t really find the words to express the actual feelings of what he saw in Dresden until about 20 years after the war. Right around the time the Vietnam war was beginning, Vonnegut published his sixth novel, “SlaughterhouseFive.” The jumbled non-linear sequence of the novel is the route he decided to take when trying to display the events of WWII and its impact on his life.
He used his writing to express his deep opposition to the Vietnam war. This is why “Slaughterhouse-Five” became his most famous novel so quickly. It has all of the scary instances of the war, as well as the intense shadowing of PTSD, but each horrific event is followed up by the phrase “So it goes,” as if to shake these events right off of Billy Pilgrim’s shoulders. Those three words run consistently with the phrase most often used in his later novel, “Breakfast of Champions.” The book’s main phrase “And so on” brushes off American taboos such as sex, violence and mental illness. In “Breakfast of Champi-
ons,” protagonist Kilgore Trout is asked to speak at an arts festival. On his trip there, he attends a X-rated movie and experiences violence but just describes this as if he shrugs at the idea of any taboo. Using these gestures and phrases to make controversial issues seem bland can really open the eyes of the reader. If someone said “so it goes” after seeing war or a mass shooting in today’s world, it would cause the general public to question their morals and stand up to these terrible events. That’s why a Vonnegut book is always a good read, as the attitude of them can be relatable to any circumstance and lead readers to think about and question the world they live in.
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1/20 Speccy bloke snatches gold at end of day – just how 7’s task is prefaced (3,4,4,4) 5 How to get bus from Sir Matt’s when you visit unexpectedly (4,2) 8 7’s precious adversary sees Spice Girl straddling old fogey’s head (10) 9 He’s in fashion with ponytail (4) 10 7’s learned adversary currently driving back? (2,2) 11 By which one got higher (Is “plate” the answer?) (8) 13 How things stand when one has McCourt’s best-seller (2,2,2) 15 Flashgun lit up choir’s lukewarm rendition thus? (4-4) 16 They’re packed forever in 7’s title (8) 19 Designs record players? Not us! (6) 20 See 1a 21 See 1d 23 ‘Metal’ by Zeppelin initially requiring only the white notes? (4) 24 With which you can make ‘E’ really help friend’s predicament (5,5) 25 Blair accepts h-heat in slimy matter (6) 26 Anticipating 7’s ball with a clap (7)
1/22/21a Welsh favoritism, or conversely what’s on 7’s gift tag? (4,6,4,4) 2 Receiver ends 1d 22 21a clutching princess (5) 3 Half-minute retained by what precedes 7’s ‘7’? To America, it’s threatening (7) 4 It’s fine for Tories to find love with husband (5-2) 5 Zoologist to fight over posh car with learner (7) 6 7’s army adversary has month at work, getting soapy without granny... (9) 7 ...her type of security speaks of 25-ing’s hero (4) 12 Butter in rennet? I’ve churn to give to King (10) 14 Stupidly ate much - my child’s complaint? (9) 17 Remedy when the strings have snapped on guitar? (7) 18 Cram garment possibly, on leaving Valerie (7) 19 Clue for ‘U’ gets solver’s authorisation (4,3) 21 Harold silently filmed Dolly’s bust (5)
Across 1. Kneel 4. Shepherd 9. Duplicate Bridge 10. Swot 11. Freak 12. Ross 15. Whirred 16. Harpoon 17. Rhenish 19. Maestri 20. Achy 21. Cling 22. Soar 26. Harold Macmillian 27. Perannum 28. Kiddo
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Fiction author visits USD during D-Days By Eden Hemmingson
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Brian Evenson, author and professor of literary arts at Brown University, visited the University of South Dakota on Oct. 2 to lead a craft talk as well as read from his own work. Evenson has published fiction novels and short stories, as well as a few non-fiction pieces. “From a very early age, I knew I was going to be a writer,” Evenson said. With encouragement from his mother, who wrote some science fiction, Evenson started writing. His style jumps between genres like horror, science fiction and philosophy. Evenson said he took writing classes as an undergrad, and became interested in philosophy in graduate school. “Philosophy and theory had an impact on how I write and how think about the world,” Evenson said. “But I think first and foremost, I’m always going to be a writer.” Evenson said he grew up a Mormon, which led him to attend Brigham Young – a Mormon university – where he received his bachelors degree. He received his Masters and Ph.D. at the University of Washington. He then took his first teaching position at BYU, but left after a controversy over his first novel, “Altmann’s Tongue.” “There was a student there, who was not in any of my classes, who for whatever reason read
Author Brian Evenson visited USD on Oct. 2 and spoke to students about creative writing. the book and ended up feeling like it was not sufficiently Mormon,” Evenson said. “So she wrote an anonymous letter to the Mormon church leaders complaining about it.” The Mormon church leaders then reached out to the chair of Evenson’s department to try and resolve the situation, Evenson added. “So I ended up writing a defense saying here’s
what I’m doing, why I’m doing it, and explaining that it’s difficult work but I think it has a moral core to it,” he said. Later, when Evenson followed up with the chair of his department, he learned that a letter had been sent out explaining that if he continued publishing writing like “Altmann’s Tongue” there would be repercussions. “That was not some-
thing I understood, I understood that I was honestly defending my work,” he said. “So that became a moment where I really started pushing with this and kept on trying to publish this stuff, and it reached a point where I ended up leaving the university and the Mormon church.” After leaving BYU, Evenson was hired fulltime at Oklahoma State
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where he taught for four years. After those four years, he taught at the University of Denver. Duncan Barlow, a USD English professor, got to know Evenson while working toward his masters degree at the University of Denver. “I met Brian in grad school, and then I ended up becoming a fan of his writing,” Barlow said.
Barlow teaches Evenson’s writing in his English classes. “I think he’s a very intentional writer,” Barlow said. “His prose is good for my students and it has a richly psychological subtext.” Junior Kyle Hallberg, an English major, read Evenson’s “The Wavering Knife: Stories” for Barlow’s class. “His writing is very mysterious,” Hallberg said. “He puts dark perspectives on everyday problems, they can be gory and disturbing, but they stick with you, and you find yourself thinking about it two weeks later.” Hallberg said there were many stories in “The Wandering Knife: Stories” that she liked, and will remember for life. After reading Evenson in class, she said she was looking forward to attending the reading. “Evenson’s writing really makes you see things in a different light and the structure makes you think,” Barlow said. Evenson explained his writing process is mostly about focusing on the words he’s using, not focusing on only characters or only plot to create his story. “I don’t separate everything out, I think of the writing process coming together like an organic thing,” Evenson said. “Like a person, you can’t really live without a kidney or a heart. Well you can, it’s just more complicated.”
McDonald’s, Burger King serve late night snackers with walk-thru By Shelby Carlson
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Every so often, senior Steve Afryl likes to have a late night snack. That’s when he decides to go on a walk. “For a late night snack, McDonald’s is one of the only places open and it tastes good at that time,” Afryl said. “If anyone is ever in trouble or needs help, they know that it’s open 24/7 and someone will always be there anytime of the day.” The Vermillion McDonald’s caters to students’ needs and wishes every day such as allowing students to pay for their meals in Coyote Cash and allowing them to walk through the drive-thru late at night to order from the window when they can’t or shouldn’t drive. Recently, McDonald’s has had an issue of theft with the walk-thru service. Twice in one week, someone has stolen the doorbell outside the ordering window. A few weeks ago McDonald’s management placed a sign outside the walkthru window warning students that if the doorbell is stolen again, then McDonald’s will stop serving walkers. Jeanie Gervik, the general manager, said she does not want it to get to the point where the walkthru gets taken away from students. McDonald’s is affected by every theft that happens because the doorbell is very expensive to replace each time. “We possibly will not take orders through the walk-thru anymore. We want people to be respectful, and not scream and holler at the windows. The overnight workers work hard and we want them to be respected,” she said. “We love all of
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we have our fall-themed drink specials: blackberry apple cider, pumpkin chai and Harry’s Butter Beer latte,” he said. While Cafe Brule has
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We love all students that come through and 90 percent of them are really good Dakota Days closes with ‘A Joyful Noise’ about the walk-thru.
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USD alumni performed at Aalfs Auditorium and Slagle Hall on Oct.4. The collaboration consisted of some of their favorite pieces performed.
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McDonald’s general manager the students that come through and 90 percent of them are really good about the walk-thru. Not everyone, just a few need to be more respectful.” McDonald’s isn’t the only fast-food place in town to serve late night snacks. Recently, Burger King started a walk-thru service for students during select days of the week. “We only allow students to walk through Fridays and Saturdays. Since the dining room closes at 11 p.m. we still want to continue serving people so that’s why we have started the walk through service,” said Burger King employee Bree Cook. many sweets to choose from this fall, Waters also recommends trying the cafe’s house-made chili. Some people may love the food and fashion that fall brings, but USD senior Alex Pinney said he enjoys fall because with it comes the return of football.
Dakota Days week came to a close on Sunday afternoon with a resounding performance from the Gesteland-Smith duo. The “Make a Joyful Noise” event showcased the talents of Tracelyn Gesteland, an associate professor of voice in the USD music department and an active opera performer, as well as Wyatt Smith, an organist and a doctoral student at the University of Washington, who graduated from USD in 2013. Gesteland and Smith said the idea to perform as a duo began during a voice lesson that Smith had taken with Gesteland.
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away from it. But the quote is sort of directed toward the viewers. Despite the recollections of Spike’s past, that one quote at the end sums it all up. Unless a person
“What I enjoy most about fall is being able to hang out with friends while watching football along with going to bonfires together,” he said. Students who are interested in more hands-on opportunities this fall will find various events going on around
“We started talking about this during a voice lesson,” Gesteland said. “Wyatt studied voice with me for a semester and we were talking about one of his commissions so why don’t we try and commission something together.” The performance included pieces from the late 19th century to the 21st century. Gesteland said they wanted to find a balance between standard and traditional music versus contemporary works. During their performance, the duo also premiered two pieces, including one that Smith had commissioned especially for Gesteland. Smith said that he loves to commission pieces in general
and that when he noticed a hole in the program he decided to commission a piece with Gesteland’s favorite Bible passage, Psalm 46. “It was a total surprise,” Gesteland said. “All of the sudden when we had decided to put the program together and then Wyatt said guess what I have another piece. It was very exciting.” Emily Vidler, a sophomore who is doublemajoring in Spanish and vocal performance, said she attended the event as a part of her concerts requirement, however, she said she was glad she attended the event because she wanted to hear and learn from singers such as Gesteland.
“I think the incorporation of lots of 20th and 21st century was particularly interesting because even as a music student when I think of organs, I think of Bach,” Vidler said. “But half of the music was newer which was very interesting and nice. ” Gesteland said she would encourage students to attend similar events because college allows students to explore a wide variety of things and cultural events help make students wellrounded. “Try a little of everything,” Gesteland said. ”You might find out that you really enjoy something that you might not have thought about before.”
accepts their face-toface encounter with their guilt, they’ll never be ridden of it. This is very prominent to real life. There are always those past endeavors that haunt us. No matter if humans are too prideful to show how their past wrongdoings have affected them, there will always be a
sense of redemption that leads them to correct their past, even if the result is costly. That is exactly what Spike goes through, and toward the end of the show, the viewer will feel a connection with him, or anyone on the Bebop, that is so personal, it’s almost scary. They’ll understand how
a character lives with this regret, but won’t understand how to fix it until it is face-to-face with them years later. “Cowboy Bebop” is a great tale of dealing with the past, and how to overcome it. It’s a wonderful anime that I recommend to anyone.
campus. USD Student Activities offers Pinterest in the Pit to students on certain Fridays where people can complete their own Pinterest project. The Campus Activities Board will also be presenting Mike Ramsdell “When Elephants Fight”
today in the MUC Ballroom, which is open to all students. CAB will also host the musical comedy group Dauk Boom on Saturday, which is also open to all students. “Go to everything, as much as you can,” said Eric Roach, the president of CAB. “Get your Coy-
ote points and meet new people.”
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