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First-year Hailey Moodie, right, helps two Vermillion middle school students in a mummifying activity at the Heroes after school program on Oct. 27 at the Vermillion Middle School.

LENDING A HAND Cristina Drey

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During a monthly event for Culture Connections, University of South Dakota senior Bailey Fish helped Yuta Shibazaki, a senior from Japan, carve his first pumpkin. Fish laughed when explaining the experience, but moments similar to that are what many USD student organizations thrive on.

There are 14 student organizations at USD listed under the campus/community philanthropy category. All of the programs get involved a variety of events, but each group’s purpose comes down to one thing — giving back to others.

Fish and Shibazaki carved pump-

USD students reach out to the community of Vermillion in seven different programs targeting specific populations kins through the Students Enhancing the Resources for Vermillion Enrichment (SERVE) organization, which focuses on the local community with seven different programs.

“The Vermillion community does so much for our university, so we should always give back to them,” Fish said, who is the SERVE president.

Each program targets a specific group within the community ranging from Adopt-A-Grandparent — in which participants interact with Vermillion elderly — to Big Pal Little

Pal —where a USD student is paired with an elementary Vermillion student. There’s also a Variations of Volunteering program, which gives students a wide range of experiences with local non-profit organizations.

To become involved, students submit an application and undergo an interview process. The organization doesn’t typically turn people away, but the process is meant to affirm the desired program is appropriate for the student.

This year, Fish said about 280 USD students are involved with

SERVE, but she said there were about 100 more applicants who weren’t able to participate in one of the programs. Because of the large amount of candidates, the organization formed an additional program with a local target, the first new program in around 10 years.

With the implementation of Bridges in September, a partnership with SESDAC Inc., Fish said members started volunteering last week.

“We think of it as now we’re hitSEE SERVE, PAGE A7

Career fair doubles attendance from 2013 Megan Card

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In a flurry of handshakes and shuffling of resumes, more than 400 University of South Dakota students attended the university’s Career and Graduate School Fair Oct. 23 in the Muenster University Center.

The turnout was a significant change from past years, with twice as many students in attendance as in 2013, said Kasandra Girard, employer relations and internship coordinator for the Academic and Career Planning Center.

“At least two or three employers who have been here before said they couldn’t believe how many students showed up,” Girard said.

“I don’t think we advertised any differently, but it could be a matter of students realizing how much they have to network to get a job.”

The career fair comes at a time when job prospects are beginning SEE CAREERS, PAGE A6

The Center for Diversity and Community will officially open its doors Nov. 5 at a ceremony at its location in Muenster University Center 219.

After being in the works for two years, a name and director have been selected for the multicultural center project, which is meant to strengthen diversity and inclusiveness at the University of South Dakota.

The center’s new director, Lamont Sellers, started at the University of South Dakota in September and has worked in diversity and multicultural affairs for about 15 years. He most recently worked at the University of Denver’s Center for Multicultural Excellence, where he met and worked with Associate V.P. for Diversity, Jesus Trevino.

Students involved chose the name Center for Diversity and Community. Sellers said he didn’t want multicultural to be in the name, so it was more inclusive SEE CENTER, PAGE A7

USD Onward campaign moves into next phase Kenzie Wagner

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After the success of the Onward Campaign’s Red Tie Launch event during Dakota Days, organizers of South Dakota’s largest campaign in history are working to figure out what comes next.

The campaign has raised $135,223,415, more than half of its $250 million goal. Now, the public phase of the Onward Campaign, which will focus on raising awareness of the campaign to potential donors of all backgrounds, will begin in the coming months.

Steve Brown, president and CEO of the University of South Dakota Foundation, said the Onward Campaign will connect to potential donors.

“Now it’s about reaching out to those annual giving donors who have been very loyal to us, and reaching out to other SEE ONWARD, PAGE A6

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CAMPUS & CITYDigest Vermillion Police Blotter >> Oct. 21 - Oct. 28

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Oct. 21 A complainant reported a family member had taken his credit card and made several purchases.

The situation is under investigation.

Oct. 22 An officer saw a woman fall down after staggering on the side of the road. After addressing the woman, who was intoxicated, the officer asked for identification.

She opened her wallet and denied having identification, even though the officer could see an ID.

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Further investigation found the woman was underage and had a false identification out of Illinois.

She was cited and taken into protective custody until her father was located, came and took over care.

Oct. 23 A complainant came to the police station and reported she was shot. She claimed she was shot in the thigh by a person who doesn’t believe women should drive.

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officer as the possible offender who had shot her. Officers saw no sign of injury to the woman’s leg or any indication that she had been shot.

Officers and under 21-yearold confidential informants attempted to purchase alcohol from License Holders. Ten checks were conducted with seven businesses refusing the purchase.

The remaining three allowed the purchase, and the three employees were charged with furnishing alcohol to a minor.

SGA seminar set to explain student organization budgeting Ally Krupinsky

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A Student Government Association student organization funding seminar will take place today at 5 p.m. in MUC 216.

Senior Katie Staley, SGA’s business manager, will discuss how student organizations may become eligible for funding, restrictions on funding, how student organizations are reimbursed and how the budgeting process works.

Staley said she receives a lot of emails from student organizations regarding SGA funding, so she thought it would be beneficial to bring the information directly to them.

“There’s constant turnover of officers in student organizations,” Staley said. “People are always changing, especially if it’s a treasurer position or someone who handles the money.”

A basic understanding of the

financial process is helpful to SGA officers and valuable for student organizations, she said.

“It’s really important for them to know what’s going on,” Staley said.

“So a new treasurer or adviser of a student organization can really benefit from coming to this seminar.”

Because the seminar isn’t mandatory, Staley said she’s not sure how many students will attend. She sent out an email to student officers Oct. 20. Any student organization who receives funding or would like to receive funding next year is welcome to attend the meeting.

Staley believes the seminar will take about 30 minutes, depending on how many students ask questions.

Michelle Fostvedt, USD’s student services management analyst, will answer questions more specifically about how the reimbursement process works and how long it takes.

“She has a little bit more knowl-

edge in that area than I do because she’s the one of the people that actually deals with the reimbursements themselves,” Staley said. “I’m going to have her come just to add a little expertise.”

Staley said she will also touch on what the budgeting committee likes to see from student organizations to better prepare them for the budgeting process next spring.

The official budgeting process for student organizations won’t take place until March, so more financial seminars will be offered in February.

Staley said the Oct. 29 seminar is an opportunity for those who have questions or want to start thinking ahead.

“Sometimes people worry about how much money they’re going to get and how they can be viewed more favorably,” Staley said.

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The University required all women attending to take some sort of physical training throughout the year. They were required to attend two afternoons in the gymnasium a week. There were also two basketball teams for girls who were interested in playing.

Each girl was required to meet in the chapel, where she would sign up for the physical activity she was most interested in.

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1946 The University encouraged the approximate 1,000 students that were of the age to vote to cast a ballot in the fall election by establishing a program for absentee voting at the University. The process started two weeks before the major election. There was notary public there who assisted students with the absentee voting process.

Associated Press Job and Internship Fair Nov. 1, the 18th annual jobs and internships fair sponsored by the Minnesota Associated Press and Macalester College’s Career Development Center will be held in St. Paul, Minn.

With a $5 fee, students are free to come early to network with media professionals and peers. Interviews will run from 8:30 a.m. to noon.

Some of the recruiters present will be the Associated Press, Star Tribune, St. Paul Pioneer Press, St. Cloud Times, West Central Tribune and Fargo Forum.

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Surveys provide USD biology grad student with research insight into the declining bird Gretchen Newberry, a biology graduate student at the University of South Dakota, researched the Common Nighthawk this June and July. Newberry spent much of the summer in Vermillion surveying rooftops around campus.

She found nests on the roofs of I.D. Weeks Library, Al Neuharth Media Center and Richardson Residential Hall. Newberry found 12 nests and recorded the weather patterns on the rooftops.

In her research, she found Common Nighthawk population has decreased because of loss of breeding places and less insects that make up their food source.

STATE S.D. is monitoring recent traveler for Ebola symptoms MALACHI PETERSEN I THE VOLANTE More than 100 students attended an etiquette dinner Monday evening at the Old Lumber Company Bar and Grill. Lindsay Sparks, the director of Student Services at the University of South Dakota, played the role of hostess, and taught students proper dinner manners.

Students attending the dinner were advised to avoid the conversation topics of politics and religion, keep elbows off the table, always bring the host/hostess a gift and to pace yourself while eating so you don’t finish your dinner before the rest of your table.

Sparks said another etiquette dinner will be hosted in the spring for interested students.

The South Dakota State Department of Health released a statement saying that the state is currently monitoring a traveler who has recently returned from one of the three Ebola-affected areas in West Africa, KSFY News reported.

The CDC said since the outbreak of the deadly virus, around 40 states are now monitoring at least one low-risk patient in the state.

The traveler has yet to show any symptoms of the virus, but health experts say they are taking the mandatory precautions required by the CDC. The state Department of Health is reassuring residents there is no cause for concern.

The traveler will continue to be monitored for 21 days.

Student uses Fuel Up to Play 60 program for fitness Alexis VanDenHoek is a student athlete for Memorial Middle School, participating in soccer, basketball, track and cross country, according to the Argus Leader.

Not only does she get her exercise in by participating in sports, but she also is involved in a program called Fuel Up to Play 60.

Fuel Up to Play 60 is the nation’s largest school-based wellness and health program organized by John Hegg. He said the goal of Fuel Up to Play 60 is not only for kids to get exercise, but also leadership skills.

VanDenHoek is working to recruit more middle school students to join the Fuel Up to Play 60.

Points are awarded for exercise, healthy food choices and leadership. It takes 30,000 points

to be considered for state ambassadors and 50,000 points to be a national ambassador. The average number of points students earn a day is 8,500, according to Hegg. The incentives are helping VanDenHoek’s recruitment of her classmates. So far VanDenHoek has recruited 392 students for the Fuel Up program, and 160 have started to track their progress on personal dashboards on their Chromebooks Hegg is continuing with the program at Memorial even though this is his first full year of retirement, after retiring as a middle school guidance counselor. Last year, Hegg was inducted into the Fuel Up Hall of Fame.

NATION Marysville school gunman lured victims to cafeteria by sending a text message On Oct. 24 in Marysville, Wash., homecoming king Jaylen Fryberg, 15, shot his two cousins, and three teenage girls at MarysvillePilchuck High school, according to China Topix.

Fryberg lured the victims to the cafeteria with a text message. One victim was found deceased at the scene and another victim died in the hospital. Two of the others are in critical condition at a nearby hospital.

One of Fryberg’s cousins, who was shot in the jaw, tweeted, “I love you, and I forgive you, Jaylen, rest in peace.”

After shooting the victims Fryberg shot himself.

Police are going through text messages and social media to determine the cause of the shooting.

Walmart apologizes for ‘fat girl’ costumes, changes the category name to ‘plus size’ Walmart issued an apology statement Oct. 27 about labeling a costume category for “fat girls,” Los Angeles Times reported.

The category, which has recently been changed to “plus size,” gives search results of costumes of vampires, chambermaids, witches and more in larger sizes.

While the category has been removed from the website, customers still can see “fat girl costumes” show up in search engines. Also, if customers search “fat girl slim cream” they will be taken to the slim fast product.

Walmart issued a statement saying, “This never should have been on our site.

It is unacceptable, and we apologize. We are working to remove it as soon as possible and ensure this never happens again.”

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Students should take better advantage of career opportunities The main goal of every University of South Dakota student is usually to graduate with a degree that will ultimately better the chances they attain their dream job.

Even with a degree, the chances of a student waiving their recently awarded degree around and an employer immediately confronting the student about a job opportunity is highly unlikely.

There is a lot of preparation students must do to ensure the degree they paid thousands of dollars for does not go to waste.

While much of this initiative must come from the students themselves, universities should share some of this burden and take responsibility so their efforts as an institution are being recognized and put to good use.

USD took on this responsibility this week by hosting its annual Career and Graduate School Fair in the Muenster University Center.

With 54 employers present at the event, more than 400 students were in attendance — more than double the amount of people who came to the event in 2013.

It’s essential the university hosts events like this throughout the year, helping fuel interaction between students and business professionals.

At a time when professional networking is sometimes more useful in getting a job than merely having a degree, some students simply do not have the resources or the opportunities to make as many connections in the business world as they

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ConAgra Foods representative James Stapleton, left, tells junior Lanning Norberg about internship and job opportunitites during USD’s Career and Graduate School Fair Oct. 23 in the Muenster University Center.

probably should to compete with the thousands of other college students looking for jobs after graduation.

Organizers of the Career and Graduate School Fair said they did not change the way they advertised the event, yet there was a significant spike in attendance. It is clear students are taking initiative and want all the help they can get from the university in pursuing their career goals.

With an obvious demand from students for the university to facilitate events like this,

USD should continue to amp up its efforts in similar events as they did with their Oct. 23 event.

Despite high attendance, organizers need to put more effort into advertising their career fairs and strive to get as many students to those events as possible.

With undergraduate and graduate student enrollment nearing the 10,000 mark, 400 students is a relatively small number in terms of participation and engagement.

While the university can

only do so much to encourage students to take advantage of professional networking events, at the end of the day students need to assess their priorities and utilize the opportunities presented to them.

ON PAGE A1 Read the news story about the career fair the Academic and Career Planning Center hosted and what other opportunities they offer.

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YOUR SAY Letter to the Editor Dear fellow Coyotes, The election season is almost over — next Tuesday is Election Day. This election is very important to college students, especially in South Dakota.

Democrats up and down the ballot support education and want to make it more HOFFMAN affordable.

For example, local Democratic State Senate candidate Michelle Maloney has said that if elected she would push for a six year tuition freeze. Just think how

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

much money that would save you each school year.

The other local Democratic candidates for State House, Representative Ray Ring and Marion Sorlien, support efforts to increase funds for the needs based scholarship program.

Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Rick Weiland has said numerous times that he supports Senator Elizabeth Warren’s student loan reform proposal.

This proposal would allow students to refinance their student loans at a lower rate.

This would affect approximately 80,000 South Dakotans and would put $100 in the average college student’s pocket.

Rick’s opponent, Republican Mike Rounds, does not support

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this initiative and supports the abolishment of the Department of Education, eliminating the Pell Grant, which is essential to many Coyotes.

Democratic U.S. House candidate Corinna Robinson also backs efforts to make higher education affordable. She is a single mother who has put two sons through college and knows first-hand the financial burden of higher education.

Democratic candidate for governor Susan Wismer is also a vigorous advocate for education.

Wismer is concerned about the many graduates from the Ed School leaving South Dakota for better salaries.

She supports increasing education funding to make

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In The Know & In The Dark teacher salaries more competitive. She also is concerned about the skyrocketing tuition costs at South Dakota’s public universities. She sees education as an investment and an engine for economic development potential.

It’s clear that Democratic candidates support you! Yes, you the student. That is why this election is so important. The Republican candidates don’t view education as a priority, but the Democrats do.

I urge you to vote for the slate of Democratic candidates on the ballot this year.

— Clay Hoffman, president and member of USD College Democrats

IN THE KNOW: Friday is Halloween.

IN THE DARK: As much as the holiday focuses on trick-ortreating and dressing up with friends, we all know it’s code for getting away with the skimpiest costumes possible.

IN THE KNOW: The University of South Dakota’s soccer team has the chance to make their mark in the Summit League.

IN THE DARK: Hopefully that ‘must-win’ mindset doesn’t get to the athletes’ heads and cause us to choke up when it matters.

IN THE KNOW: Election season is coming to a close, with election day Nov. 4th.

IN THE DARK: There are more than 43,000 inactive voters in the state of South Dakota.

The leaders elected to office are making the decisions that affect students the most ­— like funding education.

Source: South Dakota Secretary of

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IN THE KNOW: With the start of November comes “No Shave November.”

IN THE DARK: “No Shave November” aims to raise awareness with the American Cancer Society. It is not an invitation for “No ‘D’ December.” That’s just takes away from the entire meaning.

Be aware of the messages you’re sending out.

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Commentary Job industries too critical of tattooed hirees CHEYENNE ALEXIS is a first-year majoring in English and media & journalism.

People express themselves in a variety of ways, whether it be through painting, making music, writing, having different colors in their hair or having body modifications.

But although there is an increase in people’s ability to

freely do what they want with their body when it comes to body modifications, it can still hinder their chances of scoring a job.

According to an article by the Huffington Post published in September, “about 23 percent of Americans today have a tattoo, and 32 percent of people ages 30-45 have at least one.”

With this in mind, if it is common to see older people and even more young professionals with tattoos, it doesn’t make sense so much of the job industry still views tattoos with a negative perception.

People probably create this mindset that the less visible a tattoo is, the better the chances

of getting their ideal job. This is probably true, but then again, it may not be where they originally wanted to get it.

I didn’t get my tattoo where people wouldn’t be able to see it, and I intentionally risked having it etched on my forearm. I like it there and it is visible. I didn’t want it to always be covered, because to me, that’s not the point of my tattoo.

Tattoos, piercings and colorful hair are simply an expression of appearance — it does not mean it defines that person in any way, shape or form. People get tattoos for personal reasons, sometimes because it preserves a memory.

Similarly, people get piercings

because they choose to.

Employers need to rethink their superficial ideas that if someone has tattoos, he or she is a delinquent and up to no good.

What they really need to look for when hiring employees is their work ethic, devotion to their work and their attitude.

They focus too much on appearance when it should never matter. Hiring someone who does not have any piercings or tattoos does not immediately brand them as a good worker — they could be the most terrible worker to ever exist.

So many people my age and even younger are sporting tattoos and other body modifications,

which is why it should become the norm among employers and not sway their hiring decisions.

It’s ridiculous a drawing on skin can really hinder one’s chances at a job, because everyone deserves a chance to prove themselves worthy and not just get declined because of how they look. People always claim “it’s what’s on the inside that counts,” but apparently this doesn’t apply in the corporate world.

It is not fair how people have to hide themselves and try so hard to get a job just because of the way they like to present themselves. At the end of the day, hiring should never be about looks.

Despite midsemester Minimum wage burnout, fitness blogger increase essential offers tips to keep going JACKIE HENDRY is a senior majoring in Native studies and media & journalism.

A couple of weeks ago, my editor was looking for someone to write about not getting burned out midway through the semester. I unceremoniously laughed in his face.

I am the queen of feeling burned out. Every time I manage to convince myself to go grocery shopping or do a load of laundry, it feels like a great personal achievement.

When I do find time for exercise, it’s usually because I’m procrastinating something else.

But in honor of surviving midterms and their aftermath, I thought this could be a good chance to take a look at what meager progress I may have made toward fitness since the semester began.

I’ll begin by acknowledging I’ve gone about this project all wrong. I set out blindly,

with vague ideas and no real plan. Most fitness projects have an initial weigh-in, some sort of guidance and certainly a more rigorous schedule than “I better hit the gym before my blog deadline tonight.”

These sorts of things also tackle exercise and diet at the same time, as opposed to my habit of doing 30 minutes on an elliptical and then sipping a Mountain Dew. I’ve purposely neglected my soda problem, as evidence by my ever-pimply complexion, because I just plain don’t have the willpower to deal with my caffeine addiction in the face of my wall of to-dos.

While I don’t have any hard before-and-after data, I’m willing to bet I weigh no less now than when I started.

Yet with all that said, I’ve managed a few small victories. This week alone I’ve had a salad for lunch twice. That’s two times more than any other week before.

I’ve also been surprised to find myself craving a quick jaunt on a treadmill in the same way I might crave some sweets or can of Coke. I don’t act on these cravings quite so readily as the others, but the

fact that they exist is a testament to the power of post exercise endorphins and baby steps in the right direction.

I’m no longer afraid to brave the Wellness Center for fear the true athletes will call me out as a fitness poser.

Everyone is there to better themselves — and they’re too busy doing that to care what some stranger in sweatpants and a Game of Thrones tank top is doing.

While my midsemester burnout has been a hurdle in its own right, it’s nothing a few workouts and some consecutive nights of proper sleep won’t fix.

Despite my directionless start, I’ve managed to lay the bare-bones foundation of a healthy lifestyle change. It’s not much, but it’s better than nothing. If I can feel the benefits from the little I’ve done, it’s all the more inspiration to keep going.

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Whether or not minimum wage should be increased has become a hot debate in American politics.

However, one politician is tired of discussing it.

Chris Christie, the governor of New Jersey, said the minimum wage debate isn’t something families are overly concerned about. Giving a speech in Washington, D.C. Oct. 21 at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Christie weighed in on the debate over minimum wage.

“I’m tired of hearing about the minimum wage,” he said. “I really am. I don’t think there’s a mother or a father sitting around the kitchen table tonight in America saying, ‘You know, honey, if our son or daughter could just make a higher minimum wage, my God, all of our dreams would be realized.’”

One individual happens to disagree with Christie. Labor Secretary Tom Perez told CNNPoltics that minimum wage is an issue on people’s minds.

“Chris Christie’s got his head in the sand if he’s getting tired about the minimum wage,” Perez said.

The same day, Christie said his comments were misunderstood.

Now that you have heard two opposing arguments, you’re

probably wondering what an increase to the minimum wage would actually do to our economy and if it would be hurtful or helpful.

Joe Conason, editor of the National Memo, said there are a lot of myths surrounding the minimum wage debate.

“The notion that increases in the minimum wage slow down economic growth and employment is an old Economics 101 myth, bolstered last winter by a Congressional Budget Office study that said increasing the federal minimum wage to just over $10 an hour might cost up to 500,000 jobs,” he said.

Those opposed to this stance believe it will cost people their jobs. Those who are in favor of an increase may argue that by increasing wages, it will be easier for people to purchase basic necessities, and therefore buying more goods will boost the economy.

Imagine being a student at USD, and you are currently being paid the minimum wage. If a student were able to get a better wage, it would be much easier for those students to pay their college bills. There would be less stress on college students because they are earning a couple of extra bucks to help pay for their education.

This should be an issue everyone can agree on. This issue doesn’t involve just men or women or even young people. It involves everyone. People deserve to be paid a fair wage and be able to make a living.

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First-year experiences the homework woes of college ALEX FIELDS is a first-year 1-2 devices majoring in theater.

Get your homework done.

No four simpler words of advice could have ever been spoken to college students wading through mountains of stress.

Let me tell you from experience, you need to nip it in the butt right away, or else you’re a whole unit behind in math class and the entire class is laughing at you.

Now, I know we all get behind for different reasons.

For example I had to run lights for a play. But what I learned is we can’t let these minor bumps along the way become road blocks.

We are in college now — the big, scary place where people go to trade their childhood innocence for a chance to earn a degree, but in all reality it’s not that bad.

As students, we are here to get jobs and get an education, and with those things — as with anything in life — comes responsibility.

I have quite the love/hate relationship with responsibility. I love when people trust me enough to give me a responsibility, but, man, am I lazy. These attitudes just don’t go hand-in-hand very well. I imagine there are lots of other first-years here at the University of South Dakota just like me.

Maybe stumbling through freshman year wouldn’t be so bad if I kept up on my homework. In fact, I know it wouldn’t be.

I just need to accept the fact that this isn’t high school anymore, and I need to actually pick up a book to learn the material.

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South Dakota midterm election quick hits Complete breakdown of candidates in each major statewide election next Tuesday U.S. Representative position now held by Kristi Noem (R) and state auditor, which is now held by Steve Barnett. State Treasurer, which is held by Richard Sattgast (R), will also appear on the ballot.

One amendments will also be on the ballot: Constitutional Amendment C, which would authorize the Legislature to allow roulette, keno and craps in Deadwood. Any games

of chance offered in Deadwood would also be allowed at on-reservation tribal casinos.

Two initiated measures on the ballot include Initiated Measure 17, which would require health insurers to include all willing and qualified health care providers on their provider lists. Finally, Initiated Measure 18 would increase the state minimum wage from $7.25 to $8.50.

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Howie was a member of the South Dakota State Senate from 2009-11 and served in the State House from 2004-09.

Pressler was a member of the US Senate from 197997 and served two tours of combat duty in Vietnam.

Rounds was the South Dakota governor in 2003 and was reelected in 2006 after serving five terms in the Senate.

Weiland was appointed the Region VIII Director for FEMA in 1997, and in 2002 was the State Director for the AARP.

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Susan Wismer Britton Democrat

Daugaard was sworn in as the South Dakota governor in 2011, and was Lt. governor in 2002.

Myers served in the US Navy from 195457 and worked as a journalist and as CEO of major hospitals.

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Schultz worked at the Defense Intelligence Agency, and the Pentagon as an Executive Defense Intelligence Officer.

Stacey is currently serving as the State Chairwoman for the Constitution Party of South Dakota.

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Marty Jackley Pierre Republican

Haber was nominated by the Libertarian party in August.

His wife, Annette Bosworth ran for U.S. Senate in 2014.

Jackley has served as S.D. Attorney General since 2009, and is former U.S. Attorney for the District of South Dakota.

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groups where we may not have had a lot of engagement or involvement with to encourage their participation as well,” Brown said.

Brown said one of the goals of the public phase of the campaign will be to acknowledge all of the donations already contributed.

“That’s part of the work that we’ll do during the public phase — to start reminding people that gifts have already been given and how they’re impacting the campus already,” Brown said.

A possible new branch of the Onward Campaign is tentatively scheduled for this spring.

“One of the things that we’re talking about right now that I would anticipate we’ll have in place by this spring is a faculty and staff campaign — an opportunity for faculty staff to be involved, and some incentives and opportunities to build a campaign around that,” Brown said.

Michelle Green, director of marketing and strategic communications at the USD Foundation, said most of donors give back to the school generally for the same reason.

“Most of the people who give to the university do it because of the students,” Green said.

Jackie Austin, a 1969 USD education school graduate, and Mike Austin, a 1968 business graduate and 1971 law school graduate, have a long history with USD, including a son who is currently attending law school.

“For several years, we donated a scholarship to the business school in my parents’ name,” Mike Austin said.

Both attended the Red Tie Launch event, and found out what the Onward Campaign focuses on the most — USD’s students.

“Most of the funds are being used for student scholarships, that

is a great idea. The cost of education has really gone up,” Mike Austin said. “It’s a really good thing to do to attract more students to Vermillion, and to compete with other schools.”

From their attendance at the launch, they now plan on donating to the campaign soon.

“We haven’t made a donation to the Onward Campaign yet, but definitely would like to support it with a gift in the future,” Jackie Austin said.

Student engagement is another point the Onward Campaign wishes to include now that it is beginning its steps into the next stage.

“We’ll want to engage students also and start having conversations with students about how they may wish to participate in the campaign and be part of it,” Brown said.

Donations to the campaign do not need to be large to make an impact, Brown said.

“We do celebrate the large gifts that make a significant difference, but to be able to reach the goal and to accomplish hitting all of those pillars, it’s going to require everybody to participate at whatever level they can. That will make the difference at the end of the day,” Brown said.

In fact, many of the campaign’s donations are much lower than one would expect.

“Eighty-five percent of the gifts to the campaign have been at $500 or less,” Brown said. “That will need to continue, just with more and more folks having an opportunity to participate.”

The ambiguity of the word, ‘onward’ will work to the campaign’s advantage, Brown said. Each individual may interpret its meaning in different ways, and donate because of their own specific reasons.

“That’s the magic of the word ‘onward’ and the campaign for South Dakota. It doesn’t really define something necessarily, it defines a lot of different things,” Brown said.

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to turn around for college graduates. An October report released

by USA Today indicated nearly 600 occupations are expected to see a 5 percent or more growth in jobs by 2017.

USD’s event included 54 employers, ranging from representatives of the U.S. State Department to Daktronics, a regionally-based business that designs and manufactures computer-programmable display systems.

USD graduate James Stapleton was among potential employers as a representative for ConAgra Foods, an Omahabased food packaging company.

This is the first year the business has recruited at USD, which Stapleton said is an advantage for students to come into the business with a fresh perspective.

Stapleton said he consistently had students stop at his booth, and while personable, he said he would advise more students to hand out resumes.

“We may have a really great conversation, but I may have had multiple really great conversations over the course of four hours,” Stapleton said. “I don’t know if students were shy, or didn’t have resumes on them, but if I have that piece of paper, I know exactly how to get back in contact with you.”

Resume building has been a major focus for the university’s Academic and Career Planning Center, Girard said. She regular-

ly runs Resumania in the MUC, which may include resume critiques, scheduling of mock interviews and taking a professional photo for social media profiles.

Junior Lanning Norberg was able to hand out his resume during the career fair. He said the most difficult part was pitching his experience in only one minute to potential employers, one of which included ConAgra.

“I keep telling myself that I’m doing this right, but it is hard to gauge their first impressions of you,” he said.

Ed Yuhas of Affiliated Food Midwest said enthusiasm from students is what catches his eye as an employer. He also said students should be the ones asking questions, not the other way around.

“First impressions are significant. If I don’t think you have a genuine interest, I’m probably not going to remember your name when I think about internships or job openings,” Yuhas said.

Students are also taking advantage of department career fairs. First-year Heath Nimke went to his first event Monday for the Media & Journalism department, and said his biggest challenge was being friendly but direct.

“I kept getting a certain look when I’d introduce myself as a freshman, like there was a kind of disinterest,” Nimke said. “But I had some really good conversations because I found something to relate to the person across the table from me.”

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Lamont Sellers; the Center for Diversity & Community director, plans to educate students on issues of diversity; social justice; privelege and oppression.

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Sellers said he heard about the USD director position from Trevino.

Although he had never started a center from scratch, the responsibilities were familiar to him.

“It was very much appealing to me,” Sellers said.

Several people, such as President James Abbott, will speak at the opening ceremony, which begins at noon. A reception with food and music will follow.

First and foremost, Sellers said the center’s purpose is to provide space for all students.

“We have a rich dynamic of various cultures that are represented here on campus, both our domestic diversity as well as our international diversity,” Sellers said. “We want to celebrate that.”

Sellers said student organizations will benefit most from the center’s opening, but all students can take advantage of it.

The student organizations occupying an office in the center are Tiospaye, Spectrum, African Students Association, the Union of African American Students, Muslim Students Association, Asian American Student Association, Latino Student Organization, the Association for the Advancement of Women’s Rights and the International Club.

There are six offices in the center, but many organizations are doubled up in the interest of more student organizations being able to utilize the space.

“The organizations were initially identified in the proposal for the multicultural student center, and are representative of students of color and marginalized populations,” Sellers said.

Eventually, Sellers said he and other USD facility will take on bigger projects, such as educating students about issues of diversity, social justice, privilege and oppression.

In accordance with the annual National Survey of Student Engagement, Sellers said USD scored low on interaction between different ethnic groups. He hopes the center will be able to change that.

“The center is meant to be a place, not just for students of color, but a place for everyone to feel wel-

come. We’re here to be a resource for students — we’re here to be a safe place for students,” Sellers said.

“Those marginalized students have a place, and those students that are of the majority can feel as though they can come and be a part as well and have those conversations.”

Senior Komal Shah is president of the Muslim Students Association and the Asian Students Association.

She said she plans to utilize the new space for MSA potlucks, ice cream socials and a Bollywood movie night. Other planned activities include a bowling night and trips to Sioux Falls and Sioux City.

Last year, Shah said MSA met all across campus, from the library to her house. She plans on spending a lot of her time in the new center, even when she’s not in an MSA or ASA meeting.

“It’s a huge sense of community,” Shah said. “All the other organizations in here are part of the multicultural aspect.”

The African Students Association had to schedule its meetings around when rooms in the MUC would be available, its president, junior Mubarik Musa said.

“Now that we have the opportunity to stay in one place, we can now be more efficient and we can meet the needs of all of our members in that way,” Musa said.

So far this year, the African Students Association has had a potluck and a movie night. They would eventually like to host a diversity speaker and a public forum on Ebola’s effect on African countries.

“Our plan is definitely to educate the public and maybe turn down all the stereotypes that are associated with this disease,” Musa said.

Shah said she is also trying to lessen the stereotypes surrounding the Muslim population.

“The whole point of MSA was to bring Muslims together and people that are interested in the Muslim culture to also help them learn about us. All that stuff that’s going on in the news, we want people to know that’s not us,” Shah said.

Musa hopes the center’s opening will provide a place for all students to feel welcome and appreciated.

“Diversity would mean a place where everyone can congregate, where everyone’s religions, customs and way of life is respected. Everyone is equally valued in terms of the contribution to the whole,” Musa said.

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Pam Flanigan, a Vermillion community member, bags food for a client. Flanigan has been a volunteer at the Vermillion Food Pantry for three years.

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As someone who has needed the services a non-profit organization provides, Jessica McKenzie is passionate about continuing her decadelong involvement with helping others as the Vermillion Food Pantry’s new director.

“Knowing how it impacted me, there’s just really no other option,” McKenzie said.

McKenzie, who previously worked at Make-A-Wish in Seattle, Wash., moved to Vermillion a little over a year ago, and started her position as director in October.

The Vermillion Food Pantry has been serving Clay County residents for 30 years. Located in Trinity Lutheran Church rent-free, the organization has no religious affiliation.

Anyone who fits the non-profit’s criteria can utilize its services, even USD students, which is something McKenzie wants more students to be aware of.

“It’s a matter of if you need it,” McKenzie said. “If you need it, we’re here. I want to make it really stigma-free.”

The pantry’s previous director, Mary Berglin, fulfilled the role for 25 years. When she first started, they were only feeding about 30 to 50 people.

Today, the non-profit serves anywhere from 400 to 500 people each month, half of whom are children. Its busiest weeks are at the beginning and end of the month, because that’s around the times food stamps run out.

Berglin decided to resign due to health and a desire to spend more time relaxing at home and with her grandchildren.

“I’d been there 25 years — I had dreamed all the dreams that I could for the pantry I could focus on. So it was time for somebody else to come in and do their dreaming,” Berglin said.

Berglin said that is exactly what McKenzie has done.

“She’s come in with new eyes and she sees what needs to be done, and she just hit the ground running. I think it’s wonderful,” Berglin said.

One of the changes McKenzie is most excited about bringing to the food pantry is a new experience clients are getting when they come to get food.

Instead of a standard box of food based on family size being given to them, clients now get to choose their allotted number of items with the help of volunteers. This approach is called client choice, which McKenzie said will reduce waste, works better for dietary requirements and gives clients a more positive experience at the pantry.

“It’s a win-win, really. We have those cost savings and they have that greater sense of control and ownership and reduced stigma,” McKenzie said. “I’m really enthusiastic about doing things that mentally help people.”

The pantry’s hours of operation have also been adjusted. They are now open Tuesday and Thursday nights, Monday and Friday afternoons and Wednesday mornings.

McKenzie said the majority of the pantry’s clients are underemployed, not unemployed, so she tried to pick a varied schedule that would help alleviate post-work rushes and avoid long stretches of inactivity.

Mary Baer has been a food pantry

volunteer for a little over a year.

Clients may meet with Mary Baer for the new resource station. They sign up at the pantry, and Baer sets up an appointment that consists of advice for a families’ or individual’s specific situation.

Information regarding housing, economic assistance, childcare, where to eat for free, how to get free diapers and formula, advice on stretching money and other resources are available at these meetings.

McKenzie is hoping to reach more people more efficiently through increased marketing and social media activity, an area she thinks would reach more USD students.

“I know that there’s a lot to offer from my generation and younger, and so I’m trying to get a lot more options for involvement,” McKenzie said.

Sophomore Olivia Brown got involved at the Pantry through SERVE USD, and now volunteers weekly.

Brown helps clients and stocks shelves when the pantry isn’t as busy.

“It was hard interacting at first, but they’re grateful for the help that we’re giving them, so that makes it easier,” Brown said. “It makes me more grateful for what I have and just realizing all the people that are out there that need help.”

In the face of all her ideas, McKenzie said non-profits are ultimately about treating people like people.

“I love seeing what it does for people,” McKenzie said. “The lift that you can give people, the cheering of their spirits, giving them hope — I’m really big on hope, especially in these desperate situations that non-profits were made to serve.”

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No matter which program an applicant chooses, Fish said SERVE provides an opportunity to give back and be a good influence.

Another philanthropic student organization, Dakotathon, spends the entire academic year fundraising for its big event, in which participants spend 24 hours dancing, playing games and hanging out with children associated with the Children’s Miracle Network, co-chair Steven Payne said. “(Dakotathon is) basically trying to show them the time of their lives away from their normal routine of hospital visits, clinic visits, things like that,” Payne said.

After raising $56,000 during last year’s Dakotathon, Payne and co-chair Ashlin Peitzmeier said 2015’s goal is $61,000. Dancers, morale captains and executive team members are all asked to raise a certain amount of money for the April 18 event.

“We are the largest student-run organization on campus,” Peitzmeier said.

The organization invites Miracle families to the spring event, and throughout the day, they take turns telling their personal stories.

“When they listen to those stories, that’s what they’re there for and they realize that’s what Dakotathon is really about — it’s for the kids,” Peitzmeier said.

Payne said he will walk away from his involvement with Dakotathon understanding that people, himself included, often forget how fortunate they are.

“Hearing family stories about kids who are this tall and what they went through — that’s a battle that I’ve never faced, never want to face, and they got through it,” Payne said. “Just the inspiration they give is something you won’t forget, ever.”

Peitzmeier has been involved in

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University of South Dakota Kristyn Bahr uses toilet paper to turn a Vermillion middle school student into a mummy at the after school program hosted by Heroes on Oct. 27.

the organization since her first year at USD, and she has loved every minute of it.

“It’s been the best thing that has happened to me since coming to USD by far,” Peitzmeier said. “Once you are a part of this, it will never leave you.”

Another campus group which focuses to help those affected by medical hardships is the Colleges Against Cancer student organization, which is a branch of the American Cancer Society.

Each year, the group hosts the Clay County Relay for Life, which honors people who have been affected by cancer.

“It’s a time where we all come together to walk and celebrate the lives of those who are still here, and celebrate those who have passed away from cancer,” said junior Emily Jansen, CAC president and Relay for Life coordinator.

Throughout the year, the organization does fundraisers to work up to the event.

“It’s so powerful because at the event, it is so amazing to see… just dif-

ferent people in general, come together for one purpose and that’s to fight back against cancer and to support those who are fighting and caring for those who are fighting,” Jansen said.

While it may not directly affect everyone, Jansen said countless people have been affected by cancer in some way.

“Everyone has the same goal: Everyone hates cancer, and everyone wants it to be gone, and that’s what we’re raising money for,” Jansen said.

All of the proceeds from the event and fundraisers go to the American Cancer Society. This year’s event will take place Feb. 22 at the DakotaDome.

As a person who has been affected by cancer on a personal level through loved ones, Jansen said the experiences she has had with CAC are a blessing.

“If I can make someone’s life with cancer that much more joyful or give them that much more pride or put a smile on their face, or if I can rejuvenate a care taker in any way or if I can raise one more dollar for the American Cancer Society, that is such a gift,” Jansen said.

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Coyotes, zombies come together for a cause Honors students run amuck, disguised as the undead in support of ailing mother Ally Krupinksy

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What started as a small collection of Honors Association members became an energetic group of students and families who walked 1.2 miles for Katie Tipton, a 28-yearold mother diagnosed with a brain tumor while 31 weeks pregnant.

About 30 people coated in fake blood participated in the Oct. 24 event to raise $600 for Tipton and her family. Tipton underwent a C-section Sept. 23 and brain surgery just one week later.

“I was very pleased with everyone who came that didn’t even know her, but were there anyway,” Cerny said.

For some participants, the night started and ended in strong emotion. Christina Wagner was one of the participants of the night to walk the 1.2 miles around campus.

“I knew it was going to be a long journey for them,” Wagner said, shaking with emotion.

Wagner said she knows Tipton through her mother. She started the “Beating Cancer One Bracelet at a Time” campaign for Tipton immediately after the diagnosis. Bracelets were sold for $5 at the walk, and may still be purchased.

More than 200 bracelets have been sold, and citizens of almost every state and a few foreign countries are following Tipton’s story on Facebook, Wagner said.

About $400 was raised from the walk, and the Honors Association received an additional $900 from sponsors. After the cost of T-shirts and snacks for the walk, they’ll donate about $600 to Tipton’s cause.

Teri Cerny, Abbey Cerny’s mother, teared up once she started talking about Tipton, who used to live across the street from her.

“Katie’s my good friend,” Teri Cerny said. “We miss it.”

The walk with her kids and neighbors was relaxed and full of laughter.

The group’s route on campus took them through Beacom, North Complex and two checkpoints at Old Main and the Wellness Center.

Many of the students who attended the walk live on Abbey Cerny’s floor and were recruited to help.

Others just happened to be walking past the group before they started the route, and were convinced to join.

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First-year University of South Dakota students Deanna Bradshaw, Kristian McDaugale and Ander Geise walk in the Zombie Crawl fundraiser event Friday evening.

First-year Alex Moberly was invited to the walk on Facebook.

She spent about 30 minutes on her zombie appearance, complete with a mutilated face, fake, bloody teeth and a long, green dress. She was given a $50 gift card to the Old Lumber Company for her costume.

“I thought it was a really good cause,” Moberly said. “I love doing zombie makeup.”

Although she was initially worried not many people would dress up, Moberly said she enjoyed participating and seeing other zombie get-ups.

Janet Spangler, along with her husband and “zombie offspring,” won tickets to the Oct. 25 USD football game for their zombie costumes.

Spangler, who donned a full face of makeup, a tutu and leaves in her teased hair, said she came to try something different.

First-year Gabby Metzger handed out punch and candy at Old Main, the first checkpoint. She also helped

advertise and buy supplies for the event.

Metzger said she was impressed by the participation and that the zombie theme had a purpose, unlike other similar walks she’s heard of in the past.

“The fact that it’s not just for fun, it’s to actually help someone, is great,” Metzger said.

Cupcakes and punch concluded the walk, along with a Skype call from Tipton since she couldn’t be there. She is headed to Texas this week for more treatment.

Abbey Cerny said Tipton is following the treatment of someone with the same condition who has been fighting the cancer for 10 years.

“You guys are awesome. Thank you so much for doing this for me,” Tipton said during the Skype call.

“Just keep me in your thoughts and prayers so that this goes well.”

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Vermillion community members Jim Spangler, Jon Spangler and Janet Spangler walk in the Zombie Crawl Friday evening.

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While looking at all of the pink and supporters for the Pink Walk, Mary Merrigan reminisced about her personal connection to breast cancer.

“I have a really close friend from high school who was battling breast cancer for several years and passed away a couple of years ago. Before that, I had been involved with a lot of breast cancer awareness activities, but especially after she passed away...” did Merrigan take full involvement in events such as the Pink Walk, she said after tearing up about the memory.

After a walk through Vermillion, which raised $650, shades of pink splashed with the usual red at Saturday’s football festivities for the game against North Dakota State University as Sanford Health in Vermillion teamed up with the University of South Dakota and Classic Hits 106.3 KVTH for the second annual Pink Walk.

“We wanted to do something during the month of October that brought awareness to the reality of breast cancer and the importance for women to remember to get their mammograms,” said Merrigan, event coordinator and director of Public Relations and Marketing at Sanford Health.

In addition to the Pink Walk, the Vermillion health organization had three other events throughout October. All together, the money raised from the combined events totaled $1,500 and will be donated to the Edith Sanford Breast Foundation.

Forty-nine participants walked from Sanford Health, through campus and up to the DakotaDome to tailgate and attend Saturday’s football game.

Merrigan said USD donated tickets for each participant to attend the game.

Registration began at 11 a.m., and walkers were asked to donate $10.

Incentive items such as a bag, water bottle and T-shirts were donated by the Edith Sanford Breast Foundation were given to people involved.

To direct the walkers throughout the course to the DakotaDome, 12 Girl

Scouts were stationed at various places to keep the participants on route.

Because Sanford lends a meeting room for the Vermillion Area Girl Scouts to utilize for the organization’s meetings, leader Lindsey Lucas said the girls try to help out with events the health facility puts on.

Specifically with the Pink walk, Lucas said it was a good educational experience for the Girl Scouts.

“We talked about what breast cancer was and how it affects people’s lives, and they also got to help the community out, so it was a good event for them to be involved in,” Lucas said.

In general, all of the activities the Girl Scouts are involved in are geared toward teaching the girls “about being better,” Lucas said.

“We have them do things to help the community and learn leadership skills because they will be the leaders of tomorrow,” she said.

In conjunction with USD and KVTH, the event aimed to raise awareness while also having fun and cheering on the Coyotes in an important game, Merrigan said.

Michelle Hinseth, a Sanford employee, participated in the walk.

Despite a few scares, Hinseth said her family has been lucky enough to not have been personally affected by breast cancer.

Nevertheless, that doesn’t stop her from taking part in awareness programs. When it was in Vermillion in 2009 through 2011, Hinseth took part in the Race for a Cure event and followed it to Sioux Falls in 2012.

Describing her and her family as big Coyote fans, Hinseth was happy to partake in the event and celebrate the USD football game while also highlighting the Pink Walk.

“It’s a great cause to raise awareness to breast cancer and research,” Hinseth said. “It’s a good way to highlight October as Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and support our community and USD.” Beneath the awareness aspect of breast cancer and the honoring of people whose lives have been affected, Merrigan said it was a perfect way to

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A member of the Vermillion Girl Scouts directs walkers in the Pink Walk Saturday afternoon outside of Aalfs Auditorium Slagle Hall.

mesh that cause with the Vermillion community.

“Statistics show that early detection of breast cancer is huge in survivorship and positive outcomes,” Merrigan said. “(The event is) recognizing that early detection and how important that is, but we’ve lost a lot of people to breast cancer and honoring them. The dollars that we raise today, which will all be donated to Edith Sanford breast cancer research, can help make an impact so that we can hopefully some day soon find a cure for breast cancer. It’s a great way to enjoy the day, see a little bit of campus, end up at the tailgate and then focus on cheering on the Coyotes.”

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Opera spreads“huff-proof, puff-proof ” literary lesson USD Opera brings classic “Three Little Pigs” show to youngsters in Vermillion, Yankton and Sioux City Josie Flatgard

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Performing for about 3,000 elementary students at Vermillion, Yankton and Sioux City schools, University of South Dakota Opera students have been able to put their performance skills to the test while also spreading a message to children.

Assistant Professor of Music Brandon Hendrickson, director of the “Three Little Pigs,” said this year’s fall children’s production comes with a lesson.

“I always pick a show that tries to teach morals of good character,” Hendrickson said.

“This specific show stresses the importance of reading and finding the goodness about the library.”

The two casts in the production performed at the schools Oct. 27-29. Having a split cast allows for more students to be involved with spreading that message, Hendrickson said.

“When (the USD students) see the magic in the children’s eyes, and they see the teachers reacting in a way and receiving praise from them, it makes a huge difference,,” Hendrickson said. “It feels so good to be able to provide that sort of outreach to the community.”

He said students are also able to learn from each other with a split cast.

“They can watch each other closely, listen to each other closely (and) take wonderful ideas from each other,” Hendrickson said. “It’s a really great learning environment and it’s just really wonderful to see the show evolve into something really fun and educational.”

Senior Jordyn Bangasser plays Despina, the sister in the “Three Little Pigs.”

She said the two different casts have been able to take creativity into their own hands and make their character

unique.

“This is a little bit more of an intimate setting because we’re orientating it toward children,” Bangasser said. “That especially influences our mindset as we’re going through and creating our characters.”

Despina, a bookworm who is always willing to help, is constantly nagged by her two brothers, Cheribuno and Don Giovanni. Together, the three sing, work to fend off the wolf, Wolfgang Bigbad, and learn the importance of reading along the way.

This is the second opera graduate student Chris Larson, who is specializing in collaborative piano, has played piano for. Though this opera includes 14 songs from Mozart’s operas, Larson said he always finds accompanying a show challenging but enjoyable.

“I think there’s only one slow song in the whole show, so (there are) lots of fast, challenging, little corners in the music,” Larson said. “It’s the orchestra turned into something for just a piano to play.”

Assistant director and graduate student Ashley BallouBonnema said though opera may seem inaccessible or intimidating at times, both casts of “The Three Little Pigs” have made it more welcoming and understandable to a diverse audience.

“The great thing about children’s opera is that it makes it accessible to everybody, regardless if you’re two years old watching a fairy tale or being read a fairy tale, or you’re 85 years old and listening to the story,” Ballou-Bonnema said. “You can all gain the same insight into it.”

The opera will be performed for the general public Oct. 31 at 7 p.m. and Nov. 2 at 2 p.m. in the Colton Recital Hall in the Warren M. Lee Center for Fine Arts. Admission is $5.

CHRIS TIMMERMAN I THE VOLANTE Sophomore Kaela DeJong and senior Brian Rasmussen practice their lines during “The Three Little Pigs” dress rehearsal Oct. 23 in the Warren M. Lee Center for the Fine Arts. A public showing of “The Three Little Pigs” is set for Oct. 31 at 7 p.m. and Nov. 2 at 2 p.m. in Colton Recital Hall.

Studio crafts creative costumes Lucas films capture for theater department shows high school essence Chloe Litzen

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Costume studio manager Bethany Padron knows firsthand what the process of creating costumes is like, since she’s involved in fashioning all the costumes for the Theatre Department’s productions.

Graduating from the University of North Carolina Art Institute, Padron has taken her skills and applied them to the University of South Dakota Theatre Department, working to share her knowledge with students.

Padron said constructing costumes comes second nature to her, since she started sewing in the eighth grade.

“I love working with my hands,” Padron said. “It is even more rewarding watching my students create something with theirs.”

Now an instructor on campus, Padron is kept busy with not only her classes but also with her duties as costume studio manager.

With the upcoming show “Romeo and Juliet,” Padron, along with 22 students, is already busy preparing for the show’s opening Nov. 21.

No stranger to the stage, musical theatre senior Lukas Ptacek said a show isn’t complete until the costumes are.

“You need four things in any production,” Ptacek said.

“An audience, lights, people to work backstage and costumes.”

The responsibilities and tasks that come with each day are ones that keep Padron active. Preparing for a production, it is Padron’s job to make sure all the actors have what they need. Whether it be a costume or a special prop, her responsibilities are essential to all the behind-the-scenes activities.

With help from student technical assistants, the jobs are always completed on time.

However, each costume takes some time to produce.

“Depending on the show, each costume usually takes about four weeks to complete,” Padron said.

Cutting patterns and creating a whole outfit from nothing but fabric and string is something Padron and her students have found rewarding, she said.

Costumes serve as more than an outfit to wear, Ptacek said, as different clothes tell a

story about different characters.

“Any lasting question you have about your character is answered with the costume,” he said.

Ptacek’s favorite costume

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Senior Christine Pietz sews costumes together for the “Romeo and Juliet” play Oct. 27 in the Warren M. Lee Center for Fine Art.

The summer after you graduated high school was probably filled with parties and hanging out with your clique of friends until it was time to leave for college in the fall. On the last night before you and your friends parted ways, you most likely had a last hurrah, getting together one last time.

In 1973, George Lucas, the creator of the popular “Star Wars” series, created perhaps one of the best feel-good high school films of all time.

“American Graffiti” is about a group of high school graduates hanging out for the last time. The movie is set first in the popular local diner, where the friends are gathering for food before they go car-cruising. Throughout the night, relationships change

and friendships are tested, and all the while, the young adults cruise around town listening to the popular radio host Wolfman Jack.

This film was known not only for featuring celebrities like Harrison Ford and Ron Howard. It was also nominated for five Oscars including Best Director, Best Actress in a Leading Role, Best Picture, Best Writer and Best Film Editing. Besides these, the film won nine awards and seven other nominations.

The film made a grossed $115 million, a huge amount in the 1970s and still today.

At first, Universal Studios did not think the film would be a success and held it for six months before finally releasing it. To its surprise, the film ended up becoming a hit.

From multiple location changes to crew members being arrested, Lucas had a challenge ahead of him. The day before filming began, many crew members were arrested for growing marijuana. Then, after just two days of SEE FILM PAGE B2

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Spooky Reading and Open Mic featuring Duncan Barlow Location: Farber Hall

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USD Symphonic Band’s Fall Concert Location: Aalfs Auditorium

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English Department Colloquium Series: John Dudley Location: Beacom Hall, room 303

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Despite all of this, Lucas had to deal with actors such as Ford who refused to simply cut his hair, and Lucas ultimately

Junior Spencer Smith finishes his piano recital Oct. 26 in the Warren M. Lee Center for Fine Arts. The recital allowed Smith and other performers to practice and prepare for the upcoming SDMTA/MTNA piano competition Nov. 7-8 at Augustana College in Sioux Falls.

had to give him a hat for filming.

Lucas also wanted to incorporate 80 classic rock songs, but due to budgeting issues, he was only allowed to use 45 of the songs, excluding some of the most popular artists of all time, like Elvis Presley.

When I first watched this film I instantly fell in love. Maybe I was born in the wrong era, but when I was in high school

Junior Spencer Smith effortlessly runs his fingers up and down the keys of a grand piano, filling the Colton Recital Hall in the Fine Arts building with beautiful music.

Smith started playing piano when he was four years old, began taking lessons at age eight and continues to pursue his passion by majoring in music performance at the University of South Dakota.

“There’s a challenge about it I really like,” Smith said.

The South Dakota Music Teachers Association/Music Teachers National Association piano recital took place Oct. 26 in the Warren M. Lee Center for the Fine Arts at USD, in which Smith participated.

Two college students and five elementary and high school students participated in the recital, allowing them to practice and prepare for the upcoming SDMTA/MTNA piano competition Nov. 7-8 at Augustana College in Sioux Falls.

that is exactly how I wanted to hang out with friends — at a popular public place allowing the chance to socialize with others. It is strange to me to see how young some of the actors in “American Graffiti” were at the time.

I would recommend this movie to anyone who enjoys older music, a good comedy and catching a glimpse of just what it was like in the 1970s.

Smith competed in the competition last year and plans on competing again in a couple of weeks.

“It’s a different area of performing,” Smith said. “You’re being judged while you play.

It’s part of the challenge, keeping your cool and not completely blanking out.”

Susanna Skyrm, a professor of music at USD and president for the South Dakota part of the SDMTA/MTNA, said it is a professional organization for music teachers to maintain and raise the standards for teaching music. She said it provides students with opportunities to perform through the competitions.

“It gets them practicing and learning their repertoire,” Skyrm said. “It’s also a growing experience for them to put out the work that they’ve done.”

Susan Gray, also a USD professor of music and SDMTA/ MTNA member, said the competition also keeps the students on their toes and motivates them to prepare for the performance.

Smith said striving to be

the best of the best keeps him motivated.

“There’s always work to do,” Smith said. “You never can stop, because if you stop it kind of falls flat.”

Gray and Skyrm said they both continue teaching because of how exciting and rewarding it is to see students like Smith grow in their musical abilities and their jobs also allow them to share their passion for music with students.

Smith hopes to go to graduate school after graduating to continue pursuing his passion for music performance and possibly teaching.

“It’s a really good way of expressing yourself, and you can communicate with people,” Smith said. “It’s the universal language.”

There will be another recital featuring pianist Kirill Gerstein Nov. 3 at 7:30 p.m. in the Colton Recital Hall at the Fine Arts building. The event is free and open to the public.

Gerstein will also give a masterclass in Farber Hall in Old Main the same day from 10 a.m. to noon.

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“Shave for the Brave” to raise philanthropy funds Braley Dodson

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On Halloween dozens of students will shave their heads, not for the sake of a good costume but to raise awareness for pediatric brain cancer.

“Shavetober: A Shave for the Brave” will take place 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday in the Muenster University Center Pit Lounge. Shaved hair will be donated to the Locks of Love Foundation, and proceeds will go toward the Team Jack Foundation, which supports pediatric brain cancer research.

Last year, 128 students participated in the first event. A total of 124 inches of hair was donated for Locks of Love, and $2,677 was raised. The Oct. 31 date was chosen not because of the holiday, but because it was the first day before NoShave November.

The Golden Key Honor Society is hosting the event, and Jordyn Larson, a junior and president of the USD chapter, said the group is preparing for this year’s event by tabling in the MUC, signing up volunteers and finding sponsors.

“This is something that everyone can do,” Larson said.

“You don’t have to be athletic because it’s not a 5K run. It really promotes student participation, and it’s for a good cause.”

But sign-up numbers aren’t always accurate for how many volunteers will show up to shave their heads, Larson said.

“Last year, a lot of people just showed up,” she said.

Larson said some women will have their hair cut into a bob and touched up by their own stylist instead of shaving

it. Still, a lot more males than females participate, she said.

“For girls, it’s a lot harder,” Larson said.

Junior Sam Goff shaved her head as part of the event last year. At first, she didn’t realize she agreed to shave her head.

She simply thought she’d watch others shave theirs.

When she found out, Goff initially planned on backing out, but then changed her mind.

“I asked myself why I was saying no,” Goff said. “After not that much consideration, I realized that I simply was afraid of what I would look like. When putting my vanity against working to save the life of a child, I couldn’t stick with it.”

Goff said she currently is unsure if she’ll participate again this year because her hair isn’t long enough to donate yet.

Senior Christina Schroeder founded and participated in Shavetober last year by shaving her head. She became aware of the Team Jack Foundation after her friend’s cousin, Jack Hoffman, was life-flighted to the Children’s Hospital & Medical Center in Omaha, Neb., after a seizure.

Schroeder, who is currently studying abroad in Costa Rica, will continue to participate and has even spread the event to a new country.

“There are two girls here in Costa Rica who, after learning of Shavetober, have chosen to participate in the event,” Schroeder said via email.

“One will be shaving her head completely; the other, a pixie cut.”

Schroeder said the hair will still be sent to Locks of Love, and she will wait to shave her head until her hair is long

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Junior Kristian Asfeldt, left, and first-year Nicole Scotting, right, work in the costume studio located in the Warren M. Lee Center for the Fine Arts Oct. 27.

throughout his years at USD was in the show “Pippin.” His tailored costume kept him comfortable and looking his best throughout the entire show, helping to make it his favorite to perform in, Ptacek said.

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Christina Schroeder gets her head shaved during last year’s “shavetober.” Last year, 128 students participated in “Shavetober: A Shave for the Brave.” All hair collected from this year’s event will be donated to the Locks of Love Foundation and proceeds will go toward the Team Jack Foundation, which supports pediatric brain cancer research.

enough to donate.

For the event’s first year, Schroeder said the group wanted an event that went beyond simply raising funds.

“The event was designed to demonstrate the importance of awareness in an unforgettable and emotional style, asking participants to shave their locks for the children who lost

that choice,” Schroeder said.

For the group, last year’s turnout made the event a success.

“I feel like they were just really happy they were doing something they believed in,” Larson said. “They weren’t thinking about the hair and how it was going to take a while to grow back.”

Senior Hunter Winklepleck lives with students majoring in theater, and after getting tips on how to make his Halloween costume stand out, he decided to create his own costume this year. Winklepleck, a hospital administration major, brainstormed multiple ideas and went on a search for inexpensive pieces. “My aunt gave me a shirt from Vegas that will be perfect for my outfit,” Winklepleck said. “It’s too small, but the character I am dressing as wears a shirt that is too small for him.” A larger-fitting shirt would be more comfortable, he said, but capturing the character’s true identity is more fun. For students still looking for the perfect costume, a quick stop to a secondhand store or a garage sale could prove successful, Padron said. “Completing a costume from scratch is fun but will take time,” Padron said. “For those who need something fast, thrift stores almost always have something fun to wear.”

Weezer album harks back to band’s old style DAVID ALLEN is a first-year majoring in media & journalism.

The ninth album by the rock band Weezer, “Everything Will Be Alright in the End,” is a perfect mixture of pop rock and the band’s indie punk style.

Weezer seemed to want to write an album based on their upbringing as a band and also pay homage to those who inspired them, like the 1970s legendary hard rock band KISS. “Eulogy For A Rock Band” has an opening guitar riff fairly similar to something KISS would have written in its prime.

The band also showcases its punk rock influences in the song, “The British Are Coming.” One would listen to this tune and find resemblances to sounds of the band The Clash.

Throughout the album, Weezer’s songs are based on forming a band. The leading single off the album, “Back To The Shack,” is a song written about the band wanting to go back to the basics of making music.

This is also shown in the songs “Cleopatra” and “Foolish Father.” The tracks are well-constructed to pull

off early-aged pop rock with easy guitar riffs and simple, but catchy, lyrics.

In the middle of the album lays a track, “I’ve Had It Up To Here,” featuring lead singer and guitarist Rivers Cuomo repeating those words. Cuomo seems to be telling naysayers he’s had enough of their negativity toward the band’s mainstream success.

Overall, the album is a nice showcase of the band’s indie, punk rock sound.

Weezer does a perfect job of making hit-worthy songs while still being able to not totally “sell-out.”

The album doesn’t seem to have a chart-topper similar to that of its hit, “Beverly Hills,” though. The songs throughout the album don’t have the type of sarcastic lyrics or a memorable chorus similar to “Beverly Hills, rolling like a celebrity.”

The band has definitely matured in its time since releasing its first album, “Weezer: The Blue Album,” which portrayed the band as college punk rockers.

From writing songs about destroying a sweater in the aptly titled “Undone (The Sweater Song),” to writing about being young again in the band’s hit song “Memories,” which was on their previous album “Hurley,” it’s obvious the band has a sense of range and know who they want to be as a band.

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Taylor Nivala Junior sheds shyness to lead goal scorers Megan Card

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Junior Taylor Nivala was known as the quiet one on the Coyote women’s soccer team for the past two years. She was shy, kept to herself and didn’t make much of an impression on or off the field.

But the forward is making noise her third season at the University of South Dakota (8-6-2, 1-2-2 Summit League). Nivala has scored eight goals this season, making her tied for third in conference standings for leading scorer and first at USD for putting the ball in the back of the net.

USD head coach Mandy Green said she has seen the change in Nivala since the spring. Green has known Nivala since she was a standout in soccer and track and field at Andover High School just north of Minneapolis, Minn. The change this fall, Green said, is obvious.

“Something happened over the summer, and she came in and was vocal and aggressive,” Green said. “I don’t know if she feels that, as a junior, it’s her time and she’s going to do what she can. But she is definitely making us more dangerous.”

Nivala, who did not score a goal her first two seasons, said the difference is largely mental.

She told herself to relax and play the game she wanted to play.

“I figured the goals and stuff will come if I just enjoy being on the field and being with my team,” she said.

USD is still fighting for a spot in the Summit League Tournament with three more matches left in the regular season. Nivala said the chemistry between players is the best it has been in her time at USD, and this will make a difference as the team approaches its final

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Soccer needs star players to finish strong PHILLIP MILLAR is a first-year majoring in media & journalism.

With three regular season matches remaining, the University of South Dakota soccer team has already met its record for wins in a Division-I season.

However, the Coyotes still have a lot of work to do if they want to be one of the four teams to qualify for the Summit League tournament.

With two straight losses, the Coyotes conference record dropped to 1-2-2, putting them at 8th place in the Summit League standings.

If USD can win its remaining two matches, the team will at least be in a tiebreaker for a coveted spot in the top four spot.

When senior fullback Lauren Bennett stormed down the right flank against Omaha, one thing crossed my mind: She’s a rightfooted Leighton Baines, the left back for the English club Everton and the English national team.

Their style of play is similar.

Baines marauds down the left flank getting involved in the attack with short passing and beautiful crosses.

Bennett does the same thing, which has led to her four assists on the year, an impressive amount for a defender. Bennett does this with incisive passing, intelligent runs forward and wonderful crosses.

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USD in ‘must-win’ position in conference Coyotes to finish regular season against two Summit League foes Megan Card

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If the Coyote women’s soccer team wants to compete in the Summit League Tournament, the team has to hold a “mustwin” mentality for the final two matches, head coach Mandy Green said.

The University of South Dakota (9-6-2, 2-2-2) is carrying an improved record from last year, but a pair of recent conference losses to Denver and South Dakota State put the team in a tight position heading into the season’s final weeks.

“This year, we are more dangerous. We’ve won more games, we’ve lost fewer games,” Green said. “But this is the time of year that we have been the least successful, so there is still work to be done.”

Friday’s 3-1 loss to SDSU wasn’t the result the Coyotes were expecting. USD was dominating play while holding possession of the ball for the first 20 minutes of the contest. However, multiple defensive mistakes in the first half led to a quick succession of three goals in less than 12 minutes.

“This shows that we are still not where we need to be to rise to the challenge of a big game,” Green said. “We still do not play to a high level when we get down.

The Coyotes finish out the season away from home with two matches against conference foes Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis and Western Illinois after a needed conference win Tuesday against Oral Roberts, 1-0.

IUPUI (5-9-3, 3-3) will likely be the greatest test for the Coyotes, who tied the Jaguars 1-1

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Senior midfielder Shannon Keller works to keep the ball away from South Dakota State University sophomore Madison Yueill Friday.

The Coyotes lost to the Jackrabbits, 3-1.

in double overtime last year.

Going up against IUPUI, junior midfielder Danielle Anderson said the team is going back to focus on its basics with possession and ball control.

Anderson scored USD’s lone goal against SDSU and said her team plans to compete with a “we will win” mentality to alleviate pressure leading up to the conference tournament.

“If we go in there with a mustwin mentality, we get frantic,” Anderson said. “The last thing we want to do is not the play the

Final two matches 1) Who: IUPUI When: Friday at 6 p.m.

Where: Indianapolis, Ind. 2) Who: Western Illinois When: Monday at 1 p.m.

Where: Macomb, Ill. game on our terms and at our pace.”

Junior goalkeeper Mackenzie Viktor said the Coyotes are in

the best shape for this stage of the season, but they are still struggling to get a hold on the right level of energy to maintain throughout a match.

“We got way too fired up against SDSU,” Viktor said. “We just couldn’t maintain it. All of a sudden, we were down 3 goals and looking lost. Going into the last conference matches, we know we need to settle down and not lose control.”

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Women’s Swimming and Diving Iowa State: The weekend didn’t start as planned for the University of South Dakota swimming and diving team with a Friday loss to Iowa State, 181-107. In a female-only competition, the women saw two more strong performances from their fall leaders: sophomores Greysen Hertting and Sam Schutt. Hertting won the three-meter dive with 293.65 points and finished runner-up in the one-meter dive with 275.55 points. Schutt finished runner-up in two events. She also led-off for the third-place relay team. Junior Rachel Svendson and first-year Katie Svendson also recorded runner-up finishes in the 1,000-yard freestyle and 500-yard freestyle.

Northern Iowa: Saturday was not much easier for the Coyote women’s swim team. A trip to Cedar Falls, Iowa, ended with the Northern Iowa Panthers topping USD in 12 of 15 events with a final score of 196-104. Hertting and Schutt’s performances continued with strong starts to the season with wins in freestyle and diving. Hertting won the threemeter dive at 249.15 points, and Schutt scored top finishes in the 200 and 500 freestyle.

Next: against Nebraska-Omaha, Nov. 6, 6 p.m.

Men’s Golf Recap: The University of South Dakota men’s golf team concluded its fall season with a trip to Powells Point, N.C., and walked away with one top-five finisher. Senior Sam Matthew carded a 213 to lead the Coyotes at the Old Dominion/Outerbanks Invitational, a 54-hole competition with 16 teams. Matthew was the only Coyote to finish higher than 50th at the invitational. USD carded a 904 on the trip, which put the team in 12th place.

Next: Spring season, TBA.

Women’s Golf Recap: First-year Abby Dufrane claimed top-medalist honors, leading the way for the University of South Dakota women’s golf team to win the Creighton Classic to end its fall season.

The top-of-the-podium performance for the Coyotes was the first program title since 2005. Dufrane finished with a +7 on her card and was followed by sophomore Brenna Lervick at +13 and fifth overall. Dufrane won the Creighton Classic by two strokes after entering the final round behind two strokes.

Next: Spring season, TBA.

Football Scheduling: The first game on the University of South Dakota’s schedule for 2016 will include a trip west to face a Pac-12 team once again. In light of the Coyotes’ season opener this year at Oregon, the team will travel to Berkeley, Calif., Sept. 3, 2016 to take on the California-Berkeley Golden Bears. It will be the first meeting between both schools, but it will be USD’s second game in California in two years.

USD will play California-Davis in 2015. The Coyotes’ athletic department has agreed with the Golden Bears to accept $550,000 for the trip.

Next: at Youngstown State, Saturday, 1 p.m.

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The University of South Dakota defense attempts to tackle North Dakota State Univeristy senior running back John Crockett Saturday in the DakotaDome. Crockett ran for 123 yards on 23 carries and scored one touchdown.

Athlete spotlight: Swimmer Sam Schutt Nathan Ellenbecker

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Sophomore Sam Schutt is a swimmer for the University of South Dakota. She has posted two Summit League Women’s Swimmer of the Week awards and competes in the freestyle events. Her brother, senior Nick Schutt, transferred to USD from Oklahoma Baptist University this season.

Nathan Ellenbecker: Your last name is pronounced “shut,” not “shoot”?

Sam Schutt: I’m very particular about my last name. It’s OK if you mess up, it happened all weekend.

N.E.: What are you seeing out of your team this season?

S.S.: Right now, a lot of improvement actually. Everyone seems stronger and faster and more encouraging. The team as a whole is a lot more of a group unit than individuals, and swimming is a lot more of an individual sport.

It’s easy to get in those habits. I’ve only had one year of experience, but it seems the freshmen are comfortable talking to the seniors, seniors to the sophomores, the sophomores to the juniors.

N.E.: What do you attribute that to?

Communication between everybody?

S.S.: We’ve had a lot of hardships this year already. We lost our dive coach.

Our pool keeps breaking down on us. We were out for two weeks, and we couldn’t control any of it. When everything’s going wrong and the only team that understands it is the swim team, it kind of gives you something to bond over. It sucked, but it kind of worked in our favor a bit.

N.E.: How do your teammates describe you?

S.S.: I try to be nice and encouraging.

The coaches don’t have a million eyes, so I try to look for things to help people on. I try to stay positive, SCHUTT but it’s a sport with a lot of mental games. I wouldn’t say I’m much of a leader on the team, but I definitely learned a lot from everybody.

I chill and do my own thing.

N.E.: Why would you want to see that?

S.S.: It’s a comfortable place to be. To do homework and stuff, you’re going to go to the library. I mean, we have to go to the library, so if I’m going to spend that much time in there, it might as well be some place I enjoy.

Kind of like a second home outside the pool.

N.E.: Vermillion is a different world than Columbus, Ohio, isn’t it?

S.S.: Everybody says “Hi” to you. That’s one of the reasons I came here. In the city it’s the complete opposite. People are being shoved into you. People don’t talk to you. People hate you just by looking at you. Here people are so nice, and they actually, genuinely want to see you succeed. All my teachers, I tell them I’m missing a couple days, and “Oh, we can Skype you or we can text if you have any questions.”

I’m like “Wait, are you really this accommodating? You really don’t have to be.”

N.E.: What’s your best memory while at USD? S.S.: Last year, I was here for a week.

We had a Saturday morning practice, and all of a sudden, the coaches were like “Go put your clothes on.” We had a list of stuff we were supposed to bring to practice, and all of a sudden they are handing out blind folds. Keep in mind, it’s been a week in a new place. I knew nobody out here, and the coaches want to blindfold you (and) stick you into a big white van.

It was a little sketchy. We winded up having a team-bonding exercise out in the middle of nowhere. Pretty much, just like anywhere South Dakota. We carried each other on our backs across sand and were swimming in a lake none of us knew, and it was freezing, but it was so much fun all at the same time.

N.E.: You got that feeling immediately?

S.S.: Coach Jason (Mahowald) contacted me on my trip here and tried to line me up with my host. My host ended up being Rachel Svendson, and she was like “What do you want to do?” It didn’t matter what you have to do. It was what do you want to do. She showed me some things, and we went from there. All I wanted to see was the library. She took me there, and she said it was the lamest thing ever. She’ll tell you that story.

N.E.: What are your goals for the rest of the year?

S.S.: I want to make Jason proud. I know he’s really hoping we’ll move up in our conference ranks, so whatever I can do to help that will be great.

My brother just transferred here. He’s a super senior. We went the opposite way. He followed me, not I followed him. And he wants to win the 200 free, and he wants me to win it, too. That’s a super-way-out-there dream goal for us to do that back-to-back.

Students must wait for Wellness Center expansion SEAN BOWER is a first-year majoring in media & journalism.

The Wellness Center was unveiled to University of South Dakota students in 2011. Despite only being open for three years, USD students have reason to want more done to improve the already top-notch facility.

However, students will just have to relax, according to university officials.

Yes, the Wellness Center has areas where expansion would be of value. More basketball courts would speed up the pick-up and intramural games, and an expansion in the size of the workout area and more equipment could be used.

Still, the current Wellness Center is a huge upgrade from what USD had three years prior.

Before the Wellness Center was constructed, all students —

both athletes and non-athletes — had to use the DakotaDome for working out.

Not only has the Wellness Center been an upgrade for students to workout, but according to Vice President of Student Services and Dean of Students Kimberly Grieve, the university will continue to look for more.

“There were two different expansions that would occur after the construction of the Wellness Center,” Grieve said. “The two stages include an aquatic center open to all students and additions of studios and courts.”

Unfortunately for all of us students, many of these expansions will not take place while we are around Vermillion.

Although it would be great to have a pool, workout studios and more basketball courts, today it is just not feasible.

“The Wellness Center is a bonded project. We have to make our bond payments and have to have reserves in order for it to be funded. We don’t have that money at the moment to fund these expansions,” Grieve said.

Construction of new buildings

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Sophomore Parker Van Zee lifts weights Tuesday in the Wellness Center. An aquatic area and more courts and studios are planned for future expansions in the facility.

and additions to current buildings are expensive. With money already being used to construct the new basketball arena and being used to fund other areas

at the University, the plans for renovation at the Wellness Center will have to wait.

While major renovations will not occur for years to come, but

USD is supplying some minor equipment upgrades for students.

“This past year we added a peg board and a punching bag upstairs for students. We also are going to be adding new cardio equipment this spring semester,” Grieve said.

The Wellness Center is not perfect by any means. As with anything newly built, unexpected complaints were not foreseen at the origin of construction.

We have reason to appreciate what we have. Other schools and students do not have a state-ofthe-art facility available to them like USD students have with the Wellness Center.

Just because the university doesn’t have major renovation plans in place today does not mean administrators are not listening to current students complaints or recommendations.

More will come with time.

“We would survey all of our students and appreciate their opinions on what we can do to improve their experience here at USD,” Grieve said.

Reach columnist Sean Bower at Sean.Bower@coyotes.usd.edu

THE VOLANTE

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2014

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Volleyball digs in as postseason looms Coyotes attempt to eliminate errors heading into conference Nathan Ellenbecker and Alanna Schmeichel

Nathan.Ellenbecker@coyotes.usd.edu Alanna.Schmeichel@usd.edu

With less than a month until the Summit League Tournament, the University of South Dakota women’s volleyball team is trying to eliminate its simplest mistakes.

But after a 25-error performance Sunday, the Coyotes (14-9, 8-2) have a sour taste in their mouth, said head coach Leanne Williamson.

“We killed the ball a lot of times, but we also had a lot of errors,” Williamson said. “It’s on us, but it’s a positive going into this week that we’re in control of it, but we have to hone it to make sure we are limiting those errors.”

The team did sweep its match against the University of Nebraska-Omaha in the DakotaDome Sunday 25-22, 25-23, 25-20, but players know they have room to work.

“We needed to work on those errors, but luckily our serve and attack were there, which helped,” junior outside hitter Sydney Dimke said. “But 25 errors are not good, especially for a threesetter.”

The Coyotes attacked to start the match, jumping to a 5-0 lead in the first set. The team kept that five-point lead and never trailed before Firtko sealed the set with a block to win 25-22.

The second set was very different. The Mavericks jumped ahead behind impressive defense and setting up blocks to counteract the Coyote offense.

“Omaha is a scrappy team,” Williamson said. “They are a great defensive team, and we knew that coming in. We kind of prepared for that.”

The Coyotes finally tied it up

Summit League standings Denver

(19-4, 8-1)

USD

(14-9, 8-2)

IUPUI

(14-11, 8-2)

Oral Roberts

(11-12, 5-5)

North Dakota State

(10-14, 4-6)

Fort Wayne

(10-15, 4-6)

Omaha

(9-14, 4-6)

Western Illinois

(5-17, 3-6)

South Dakota State

(6-21, 0-10)

20-20 in the second set. Then Firtko ended the set again, but with a kill instead.

The offense was equally distributed in the afternoon match. Kritenbrink led the team with 13 kills, and junior Dimke added nine kills of her own.

Jessen also posed as a threat with seven kills on the night.

“Even if the balls I put over don’t go down then it makes the opposing team’s blockers worry more about me and we can open our seams for the outside,” Jessen said.

Dimke made her presence felt in the third set, where she helped seal the victory.

“Whenever us as hitters are struggling, it’s nice to know that it doesn’t always have to be on us,” Dimke said. “We can still find a way to score with Brittany. I think a lot of teams don’t expect that from a freshman setter.”

Meanwhile, the defensive game was strong as well. Firtko ended the night with seven blocks. Senior Riley Haug and sophomore Audrey Reeg added to the defense with 18 and 12 digs. Kritenbrink also had 11 digs on the night.

Still, it wasn’t all perfect for the Coyotes. Kritenbrink, normally

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Senior Kendall Kritenbrink spikes the ball in the DakotaDome during the Oct. 26 game against Omaha. The Coyotes won 3-0 to advance their record to 14-9.

“We killed the ball a lot of times, but we also had a lot of errors.”

- Leanne Williamson, volleyball head coach the team’s dominant front row force, was visibly frustrated at multiple points in the match following her hits being blocked.

The Coyotes know the attention to detail they need for the postseason, according to their coach. Last year’s conference tournament ended up a nightmare after the team lost in the semifinal to Denver.

The team led that match 2-0.

The focus is on making every set a well-executed one,

Williamson said.

“We were a little disappointed in the first two with how we executed throughout the game, but obviously getting a win out of it is the positive side of things,” Williamson said. “We’ve still got some things to work on.”

One spark plug USD has turned to this year is first-year setter Brittany Jessen. Coming into the season, most talk surrounded the performances of senior Kendall Kritenbrink, Riley Haug and

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conference match ups.

Senior defender Kaiti Porter said Nivala is the most improved player she has seen on the women’s team.

“Off the field she was always extremely shy, and on the field, she couldn’t quite finish her opportunities,” Porter said. “Now she is one of the top in goal scoring, and she is talking all the time. Something’s really clicked.”

Nivala has a noticeable impact on the field because of her speed, but she never started soccer to be a game-changer. She just didn’t want to play another year of t-ball when she reached the first grade.

She, like her father Jedd Nivala and three younger brothers, took to soccer at a young age and has since moved around from starting at midfield to defense to, finally, up front for the Coyotes.

Her transition, especially to the collegiate level, was not necessarily an easy one though.

Nivala said her first year at USD was an eye-opening experience.

“Everyone is at the same level that you are at, but it’s a bigger and faster game,” she said. “I’d be lying if I didn’t say it was a wakeup call.”

An added stress includes her life as a student in USD’s preoccupational therapy program

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The comparisons to English Premier League players don’t end there for the Coyotes.

Rebecca Sparkman is similar to Yaya Toure, a midfielder for club Manchester City and the Ivory Coast national team.

Sparkman plays a similar position as Toure, a deep-lying central midfielder who can start and finish an attack. This is evidenced in her stats on the year. Sparkman has scored four goals while adding four assists this year for the Coyotes.

Sparkman always seems composed on the pitch, much like Toure. The two always seems to find a correct pass to make.

Sparkman and Bennett are in charge of many of the creative

Melissa Firtko, but Jessen has turned into one of the Coyotes’ most consistent players.

“She has confidence,” Dimke said about her teammate. “She runs the team. She’s a leader out there. We all listen to her, and she’s also good at taking feedback.”

Jessen ended Sunday’s match with seven kills — a dynamic both Williamson and Dimke see as a key moving forward.

“Our back row is setting me up to keep our offense going,” Jessen said. “I have to look for my opportunities, too.”

The road to the Summit League championships continues Friday at home for USD. The team will host Fort Wayne (10-15, 4-6) with the first serve coming at 7 p.m.

with a major in health sciences and a minor in interdisciplinary sciences. Nivala’s parents are both nurses, which encouraged her to go into a related field, but she struggled at first to balance her student work with her obligations as a college athlete.

She said it was difficult being five hours away from home. The distance got easier, but Nivala said her mother Michelle Nivala still feels guilty when the family does not come to her games.

“I tell my mom it’s OK to miss a few games, that she doesn’t have to be at every one,” Nivala said. “I know she feels bad about it, but I hate the thought of them having to drive through the night to get home from watching me play.”

The forward said she has a ways to go to be more vocal on the field and in the classroom. She describes herself as the student who quietly sits in the back but is trying to come out of her shell as an upperclassman.

Junior midfielder Danielle Anderson has played alongside Nivala for the past three years and said the forward’s change is a matter of the forward “coming out of her bubble.”

“Taylor is a very shy person, but once you get her out of her comfort zone, she is so funny,” Anderson said. “She’s just a great asset to this team and a great player to have on your side of the field.”

duties for the Coyotes, but junior Taylor Nivala has been the leading goalscorer for the Coyotes this year, putting eight in the back of the net.

Those are definite standouts on a team that needs to cleanup its play as the season winds down.

Sophomore Corey Strang has added four goals and five assists on the year. Junior Daniel Anderson and senior Colleen Reeves have each scored four goals for USD this year.

Left on the Coyotes schedule are two teams above them in the Summit League: Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis and Western Illinois.

There’s not much time for these women, and they’ll need to look to some of their stars if they want to survive the postseason.