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Citizens upset with walking violations on Cherry Street Lexi Kerzman
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The University Police Department and Vermillion Police Department have received multiple complaints from Vermillion citizens on students crossing East Cherry Street since school started. These complaints have been centered around students not paying attention while crossing or not paying attention to traffic lights, and UPD is searching to find solutions. A potential solution would be placing an officer at the crosswalk to cite students for jaywalking, which is a petty offense in South Dakota law. Jeff Rice, UPD lieutenant, said one of the problems they are seeing is students not using the safety button at the intersection. Rice said he is disappointed to see this kind of peer pressure. “One of the things we are hearing is that freshmen are being convinced that it’s not cool to hit the button,” Rice said. “I thought we were over peer pressure into not doing something when their safety is at stake. This
Students neglect to use the pedestrian button to cross Cherry Street from North Complex, causing Vermillion citizens to complain about students’ safety.
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Administration discredits Coyote Village destruction rumors Kelli Susemihl
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A popular rumor among students, that the university must tear down Coyote Village by 2020, has been discredited by USD administration. The rumor includes stories of Coyote Village, which was built in 2010, being built too quickly, making its foundation and structure unsound and that the university will be required to take down the building by 2020.
A widespread rumor
Marcus Ireland, a former SGA senator and a senior political science, criminal justice and philosophy triple major, said he has heard this rumor from a variety of students on campus. “So I’ve definitely heard rumors from other students about how the Coyote Village complex is supposedly going to be torn down because of like a shaky foundation, wood foundation, things like that,” Ireland said. “The reasons for why it needs to be torn down keep changing, but the idea is is that Coyote Village is supposedly being torn down in the very near future.” Ireland also said the rumor is widespread, although he is not sure if all students take it seriously. “I think that there’s probably a handful of people who have heard it and actually believed it might actually be in the process of working out when it’s going to get torn down,” he said. “But I think for the most part, a lot of people hear it and are kind of like ‘probably not.’” Ireland, said he has heard residents of Coyote Village discussing the rumor, although he said he reassures them that
it is not true. “In the time that I’ve lived at USD in housing, there have been people that have made comments, usually around the idea around this rumor, so they help the spreading of the rumor,” Ireland said. “I’ve definitely heard residents talking about it.” Scott Poulson, the vice president of enrollment, marketing and university relations, said rumors like this are common among the student body. “From a university standpoint, we deal with these sort of rumors from time to time, somebody gets a wild hair and thinks that they understand something better than we do as an institution, and it happens,” Pohlson said.
Discrediting the claims
John Howe, the associate dean of student services and the overseer of university housing, said he first heard about this rumor at the first SGA meeting of this semester, when a senator asked him a question regarding overflowing occupancy. He said he was taken aback, but he addressed the rumor in the meeting and said it was false. “I actually heard this rumor for the first time at the SGA meeting a few weeks ago, so that was definitely news that that would be news,” Howe said. “I directly supervise the director of housing and university housing, it’s never, ever been discussed at any institutional meeting that I’ve ever been to.” Pohlson said he is also surprised by the rumor. “I just don’t understand. It is our newest facility, our nicest See COYOTE, Page A1
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Coyote Village, built in 2010, has been rumored to be torn down in 2020. According to USD administration, this is false.
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Law School Dean Thomas Geu talks with students as they study. Geu will become a professor once the dean position has been filled.
Law school optimistic about future after facing years of challenges Devin Martin
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The USD School of Law has seen many changes within the past year such as a relocation task force, a search committee formed to replace Dean Thomas Geu and an increase in South Dakota bar examination passage rates since the July exam.
Bar examination preparation
The first-time passage rate for USD law graduates on the bar examination rose to 82 percent from the July exam. The success came from the bar preparation courses that have been in place for two years, Geu said. “We think that probably was the biggest positive change, but we’ve done a lot of other things,” Geu said. “We’ve added a course in the fall of 2015, a year after we found out the poor results. We added a first-year course to try and provide a framework to make it easier for students to assimilate the information.” Individual professors in the law school are also working on in-class preparation such as time-pressured tests and more multiple choice questions, along with other techniques, to help students retain information. “Each faculty member looked at the bar exam carefully and determined what the (problem) areas of testing were and made sure they covered those areas,” Geu said. Tiffany Graham, associate dean of the law school, said on
top of the required prep class, faculty are preparing students for the bar exam on an informal basis inside of other classes. “I would say that happens on an informal basis to the degree that faculty members are incorporating bar-like questions into either practice opportunities or into their exams themselves,” Graham said. Tyler Sobczak, a first-year USD law school student, said that he is noticing faculty efforts to prepare for the bar exam. “Currently for my contracts class taught by Myanna Dellinger, we had a 20 question exam. She made it so you would have 30 seconds longer to answer on this than you would the bar,” Sobczak said.
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However, before the 82 percent bar passage rate increase from the July exam, The Argus Leader wrote that in 2013, the USD bar passage rate had a success rate of 91 percent. Then in 2014, the success rate dropped to 75 percent, and then in 2015 dropped to 70 percent. “In 2014, that was the first year that our passage rates went down, and we went down with a whole bunch of small public institutions,” Geu said. “We can guess and speculate, but we really don’t know why because our credentials were almost the same from the year before and we haven’t changed anything.” Geu said the school tried to establish a new prep program in 2016-2017, but was set back
I think the faculty has provided us with everything we need, and I think it’s down to each student to really apply what they teach you.
after failed searches. “We wanted to have a professional bar prep person and a required course in academic year (2016-2017),” Geu said. “We had a failed search so we brought in a couple adjuncts, and we got books that didn’t cost students anything, but of course the adjuncts weren’t experts.” The implementation of the bar preparation courses led to the increase in exam success rate. Geu said that he is pleased with how the exam went. “We’re happy about that, very happy. So as an administrator it makes me feel good, but I didn’t See LAW, Page A6
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The Sound of USD marches in the annual Dakota Days parade on Saturday, Oct. 6.
City of Vermillion Police Blotter Highlights >> Sept. 30 - Oct. 6
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Sept. 30 While on patrol officers encountered an intoxicated subject laying in the roadway. Officers summoned an ambulance for the subject. Charges are pending. Sept. 30 Officers responded to a reported assault in the downtown area. Alcohol was a factor and two subjects were arrested. Sept. 30 An officer stopped a vehicle for signs of impaired driving. The officer’s investigation found the driver to be intoxicated. The driver was arrested for DWI. Sept. 30
Officers stopped a vehicle for driving without headlights on at night. Officers observed indicators of drug use. Officers located drug related material. The driver was taken into custody. Oct. 1 Officers responded to a call for assistance. Officers assisted a stranded motorist. Oct. 1 Officers received a call of suspicious activity. Officers located the subject and advised the subject to stop his behavior. Oct. 1 Officers stopped a vehicle for a traffic viola-
tion. Officers investigation found the driver and all of the passengers intoxicated. The driver was arrested and the passengers were cited. Oct. 2 Officers responded to a call for medical assistance. Officers cared for the patient until EMS arrived. Oct. 2 Officers assisted another agency with a check welfare request. Oct. 3 While on patrol an officer located two suspicious persons. Both persons were intoxicated and under the age of 21. Both persons received citation and
Online addiction studies master’s program ranked third Kelli Susemihl
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USD’s online master’s degree program in addiction counseling was ranked third in a compilation of the nation’s lowest-costing programs. According to the Best Counseling Degrees website, who compiled the list, this ranking is generating by gathering a list of all colleges who offer an online master’s program in substance abuse and addiction counseling. The schools were then ranked from high to low based on
cost per credit hour. USD’s cost per credit hour for this program is $451. Being on this list means that USD’s program allows students to gain the necessary education with proper training for the professional field, for a low-cost, said the Best Counseling Degrees website. In a press release sent to The Volante, Amanda Ginder, online relations for Best Counseling Degrees, said she congratulates USD on the honor. She also said this information provided in this compilation will help
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prospective students find quality programs. “The mission of Best Counseling Degrees is to provide clear, credible guidance to individuals interested in pursuing a degree and a career in counseling,” she said. “Best Counseling Degrees provides resources for choosing the degree and the college or university that will be the best fit.” Above USD on the list was Union College of Barbourville, Kentucky in second and Governor’s State University of University Park, Illinois in first.
were released. Oct. 3 Officers received a call of a past tense vehicle burglary. The case is under investigation. Oct. 3 Officers responded to a report of suspicious activity near an abandoned house. Officers located three persons near the house. Officers investigation found the persons were on the property legally trying to dispose of an ongoing civil issue. Oct. 4 While on patrol officers saw a male subject urinating in public in the downtown area. The subject was
medical calls involving alcohol
identified, cited and released. Oct. 4 Officers received a call of a past tense assault. Case is under investigation. Oct. 4 Officers assisted an intoxicated person by calling their landlord to unlock their door. Oct. 4 An officer stopped a vehicle for expired registration. The driver was found to have an outstanding warrant. The driver was arrested on the warrant.
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DAKOTA DAYS INCIDENTS From Oct. 4 to Oct. 6 at midnight, the department was heavily staffed to deal with issues arising because of the Dakota Days Celebrations. During this time, officers responded to 174 incidents. Although this is not a complete list, this is a breakdown of the types of calls officers responded to: - 3 Medical calls involving alcohol - 31 Non-traffic alcohol related calls - 3 Assaults - 4 Assisting other agencies with alcohol and drug related calls - 3 Drug related calls - 6 Driving while intoxicated - 3 Noise complaints - 3 House parties
TUNE IN THIS MONTH Tune into KAOR today at noon to hear more about Hispanic Heritage month.
Watch Channel 21 today for a story on the safety in the Brookman resident hall.
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Police chief said the 1992 Dakota Days saw lower reports of crime compared to years past.
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SGA, IT department develop program to allow graduates to continue use of their university emails ADVANTAGES OF ALUMNI USE OF EMAILS Access to contacts Continued professionality Access to USD news, events and services Collection of data on alumni Continued USD branding and affiliation Access to previous important files
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is 2018, we should be over this kind of pressure.” Tyson Newton, a first-year accounting major, said he has heard people say not to use the button, however, he said he thinks it is in more of a sarcastic manner. “I’ve heard that I shouldn’t and a lot of people call it the ‘freshmen button,’ but most of them give off a joking vibe that they are joking rather than being serious,” Newton said. “I usually don’t push the button if I’m alone because I feel like it’s not worth it to make 30 cars stop just for me to cross the street.” Rice said UPD is trying to find solutions to limit the number of complaints they received on students crossing without paying attention to traffic lights or the oncoming traffic. One of the solutions the department has thought of is placing an officer on the street that cites people for jaywalking to try and limit citizen concerns. “It is a violation. They do have to stop at a crosswalk when they are legally able to do so,” Rice said. “If it’s red you can’t go. I’d hate to see it get to a point that we’d have to start standing an officer out there and citing people for jaywalking.” Rice said he hopes by getting the word out, students will realize how great of a risk this is and hopefully UPD will not have to take that next step. “We really want to take the first step and get as many students educated as possible and get them to realize that their safety is more important than being cool and not
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facility, it’s the facility that every new student wants,” he said. “The rumor makes me laugh.” Howe said each year, an auxiliary business plan is submitted to the Board of Regents which details the building and maintenance projects planned to do on each campus building. Although there are small projects scheduled, no major maintenance is scheduled to be done to Coyote Village in the next ten years, he said. “Coyote Village actually had work done
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Since June, SGA Vice President Madison Green and the IT department have made a project to develop a system that will allow graduating seniors to keep access to their school email after graduation their top priority. IT is projecting to have a final proposal for the project given to SGA by the end of the month. Currently, once a student graduates from USD, they will lose access to their email account, therefore losing important files, contact information, as well as the professionality provided by the university email. Green said allowing graduated students to continue to use their university emails will be a major benefit, since students use their emails for more than just school. “(Their university email) is likely already linked to numerous things in their life aside from just school. For example, emails from their gym, employer, bank, social media accounts, church, and a whole host of other transactional related organizations,” she said. “The program would allow them to have continued use of their university e-mail, which may be the most professional or name-based email account that they have access to, like when applying for jobs they would not need to use their gmail, hotmail, or other accounts which may seem less polished.” Hunter Padgett, a senior exercise science major, said he would enjoy using his email to stay in contact with USD. “I would be able to see what is going on with USD after graduation. I could see how the teams are doing, hear about
pushing the button,” Rice said. Newton said he feels safe crossing this intersection and said it is common sense on whether students should press the button or not. “I feel like UPD doesn’t need to monitor this section, it’s a safe place with a good set up to cross,” Newton said. The issue with the intersection is not just with UPD. VPD has also been receiving complaints with the intersection. UPD is involved because of their priorities to student safety and VPD is responsible for issues affecting the townspeople. Matt Betzen, VPD chief of police, said multiple residents have complained to him about students walking across the street unaware of their surroundings. “We’ve had several citizens complain right after school started,” Betzen said. “Obviously this is not our biggest concern, but some citizens that live here year round have told me that they’ve stopped driving on Cherry even though it is the most direct route because they are afraid students are going to step out in front of them or they are worried about people looking at their phones.” Betzen said some of the complaints being made are a misunderstanding of what South Dakota’s traffic laws state. “The way the law is written is that if you cross somewhere that is not controlled, you have to yield the right of way to vehicles,” Betzen said. “The way the law is written is in places that are controlled, you have to yield the right of way if the light isn’t in your favor. If it’s a green light
for the traffic the waker has to yield the traffic. Otherwise, it is a violation and a petty offense under state law.” According to South Dakota law, it is not illegal to cross the road when the light is red if there is no car in sight. Betzen said this is because most South Dakota communities, including Vermillion, have little traffic. “Our concern as a police department is that it becomes normal to always just cross,” Betzen said. “You may go there 10 times and there’s not a car in sight, but if you go there the eleventh time and you’re not paying attention and there’s a car and the car has the green light, you need to be paying attention to what you’re doing.” Although there has not been an accident at this location, both Rice and Betzen said it is important to take action before a tragedy occurs. “The issue is, is that we could do all these things to enforce it, but it comes down to personal responsibility,” Rice said. “My major concern with that intersection is that it’s our students, our number one concern is always with student safety.” Betzen said that while there are no current plans for placing an officer at the crosswalk to monitor jaywalkers. It is a potential solution if the situation does not improve. “We really just want people to be safe,” Betzen said. “Force action is obviously not our first choice, but we are willing to do that if that’s what it takes. If people pay attention to what’s going this will get better.”
this past summer. All water heaters in one of the wings were all replaced, so it’s definitely part of that process again, but (major renovations) are not anything that we’re working on,” Howe said. Pohlson said that if a rumor of this variety were to be true, the university would have to alert students immediately. “The institution cannot lie. If we had some sort of indication that the foundation or something with Coyote Village needed to be redone, we would have to report that, the engineers would have to report that, the state auditors would have to report that,”
Pohlson said.”We would have to tell you; we have people living in there. We would have to say if it was structurally unsound, and it’s not.” Howe said students can find reliable information regarding the statuses of construction and maintenance of campus buildings on the SDBOR website. “Everytime they have an open meeting, all of the documents, as long as they’re not personnel related, are publicly available,” he said. “So these auxiliary reports, when they’re presented, they’ll be on there.”
the events going on and see how the school is changing,” Padgett said. Not only would students benefit from the continued use of university emails, USD departments can use this program to contact alumni. “It would allow them to stay in contact with specific alumni affiliated with special projects, programs, or degrees; and to stay informed on the alumni’s job prospects after school,” Green said. “It may also offer students ways to give feedback to their former departments on what aspects of the program helped them most or least in landing and performing their current jobs.” Allowing USD graduates to continue using their university emails would also allow the university to collect data on alumni. “It would offer a way to contact former students for purposes of garnering interest in enrollment in other programs, like graduate school. It could be used to collect data from former students, like post-graduation employment statuses, and if they are employed in a field related to their degree,” Green said. Green said allowing alumni the use of their email will allow USD’s name to spread. “It would continue to invariably spread the name and affiliation with USD throughout the world, as graduates go on to use their email addresses elsewhere and could be used to keep alumni informed of university relevant events. major retirements, athletic events, D-days, etc,” Green said. This new program would also allow the USD Foundation to benefit for multiple reasons as well. “The program would offer the foundation a way of keeping in touch
with alumni, irrespective of their physical address being kept up to date. The program could be used to reach out to alumni for purposes of garnering donations, getting updates on the Alumnus’ life, and informing them of events related to USD,” Green said. Green initially was given this idea from Austin Oxner, a current student at USD’s law school, who was seeking a way to keep his current USD email upon graduation, since SDSU offers this service. After initially brainstorming the idea Green and Oxner realized the benefits of USD allowing students to maintain their emails and began working on a plan to allow alumni to do just that. “We both started meeting with representatives from IT to discuss the possibility, and after presenting our case in front of the IT Programming Committee, our proposal was approved,” Green said. “The project was then handed over to IT, and they spent the summer researching potential options.” Green said the progress of working with IT on the project has been “promising.” SGA and IT are also working to ensure that this project becomes a main priority throughout the school year. “The project is still in the works, but it’s come a really long way from where we originally started. IT is currently finalizing their findings from the research they conducted this summer, and some of the project manager’s recommendations included involving the Alumni Foundation, so the Programming Committee is currently working together with them before proceeding further with the project,” Green said.
BENEFITS OF BLOOMBERG Collaborative learning environment for students and faculty State of the art technology including 12 Bloomberg terminals and additional laptop computers to aid in complex investment decisions Access to corporate data, research, news and analytics to facilitate interdisciplinary research and study Advanced computer hardware and software for analysis and data visualization Simulation tools to enable financial decision-making
New business software will be available for students next fall Devin Martin
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Students at the Beacom School of Business will have the chance to utilize the Ellis Finance and Analytics Lab, which will use Bloomberg terminals and other softwares by fall 2019. The Bloomberg terminals is a software program that uses information ranging from corporate data, research, news and analytics for students and faculty. According to a university press release, the Bloomberg terminal is “the is the industry standard for finance and business information.” Venky Venkatachalam, dean of the Beacom School of Business, said this technology will benefit faculty and students. “This is cutting-edge technology that’s going to provide our students with a great world-class learning environment and a great research platform for many of our faculty,” Venkatachalam. Venkatachalam said that the Bloomberg terminal is what is being used in the real world. “Bloomberg technology is not just for one single discipline, mainly finance. Obviously if you go to Wall Street, all the Wall Street firms use the same technology that we are going to be using here. That’s how powerful it is,” he said. “You get real-time data and you also get data in the longitudinal form for
many years.” Venkatachalam said the Bloomberg terminal will differ from the current Morningstar software by having more resources. “That is a simulation software, so this lab will not only have Bloomberg data and Bloomberg terminals but also will have Compustat data, it will also have Morningstar, so there’s a wide sweep of technologies that will be made available in this lab,” Venkatachalam said. Jennifer Lemaster, director of marketing & external relations for the Beacom School of Business said these new resources will make USD more competitive. “I think from a marketing perspective the new Ellis Finance & Analytics Lab will just continue to make us even more competitive not only in the region but on a national level,” she said. “It will show our prospective students that we are dedicated to giving them the tools they need to succeed in their careers and give them learning opportunities that they might not expect from a midwest state school.” Sophia Lima, a junior accounting major, said that the Bloomberg terminal will apply a lot of hands-on training. “I feel ecstatic about it. I know this is something the organization and the department at the school have been pushing for a couple of years,” Lima said. “Our members are able to get really hands-on train-
ing with what they’ll be using in the workforce.” Lima is also the president of Coyote Capital Management and plans on using the Bloomberg terminal for the organization. “Coyote Capital Management is hoping to utilize this resource for our organization,” Lima said. “I think that this will become the main resource we kind-of transition to using so it will kind-of have all the data that’s elsewhere and even more.” Lima said that the Bloomberg terminal will be beneficial for business students. “I think (the terminal) will be beneficial to business students because this is what they’ll see in the workforce… the opportunity to be able to use a resource that’s being used in the market right now I think is a leg-up for our students not only in the region but also nationally.” The Bloomberg terminal is able to be an upcoming resource for the Beacom school of business because of the “generous gift from the family of Gary Ellis,” the press release said. “Garry Ellis is one of our distinguished alumni… we are very delighted and really grateful to Gary for this generosity and for making this contribution that’s going to create this transformative learning environment,” Venkatachalam said.
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JOE VITO MOUBRY is a junior majoring in studio art.
Laramie in regards of Matthew Shepard’s murder. Shepard, who was a student at the University of Wyoming, was the victim of a brutal attack impart because
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Coyote Fans congratulate the team after their Dakota Days win on Saturday.
Editorial: Fans should attend, stay for entire football game Dakota Days was a success. Of course, as Coyotes we typically feel like D-Days was a success one way or another. This year, however, just like last, our Coyote men ended Dakota Days with a win on the field even with a new starting running back. While yes, the team carried USD to victory against Missouri State, but no one can deny the fact that the energy in the DakotaDome had a hand in the victory as well. In the past, attendance at games post-halftime has been an issue – but this year’s DDays game had a student section that wouldn’t quit. After the game, head coach Bob Nielson said an electric DakotaDome aided them in a 35-28 victory over Missouri State. “I’ll be honest, the crowd helped us today, particularly at times when (Missouri State) had things going a little bit,” Nielson said. “That building, when it’s full of people, has a lot of energy. Hopefully we gave the crowd a lot to cheer about today and we can get them all back here next week against a really good Northern Iowa team.” To have ‘home-field advantage’, fans actually need to be at the field. At this weekend’s game, the team had the fanbase it needed to make a difference in a one-score win. Perhaps it was
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the homecoming spirit keeping fans excited and involved, or perhaps it was Coyote Pride keeping people in the stands. Either way, knowing that we the fans can have an impact even just by showing up and sticking around to watch our men play their hearts out - lends hope that at future games this pride will be maintained. Every game ought to have the turn out that the homecoming game had. While attendance at games may seem trivial to some, the fact that these men commit so much of their time in order to succeed and represent our university to the best of their abilities certainly warrants us going to the games - and staying through halftime. High attendance at a football game shouldn’t be an isolated incident.
Whether or not we want to accept it, being a Coyote and having Coyote pride means more than just wearing red to tailgate. Being a supportive member of the pack means we have to stick by our Coyote men win or lose and when being supportive is as easy as sitting through a game of football there really isn’t any reason not to. This Saturday students can #blackoutthedome and help cheer the USD men onto a hopeful victory against the University of Northern Iowa. The excitement of the crowd is part of what makes game day so great. And in order to achieve that excitement, the Coyotes need a crowd. So why not lend your Saturday to the ‘Yotes? Isn’t that what Saturdays are for?
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The 2018 biannual MidAmerica Print Council (MAPC) conference was held from Oct. 3 through Oct. 6 in Laramie, Wyoming. As a Studio Art major emphasizing in printmaking, it was a no-brainer to attend the conference. The panels entitled ‘Complex Utopias: Dialogues with Community Printshops’ and ‘Art and the Art of Political Subtlety’ peaked my interest. Especially since I’ve wanted to learn more about the intersections of art and politics. During the ‘Art and the Art of Political Subtlety’ panel, it was touched on how artwork can have political undertones to them. For printmakers, political undertones that can occur are range from the paper used to using non-toxic processes versus toxic processes used to how or why prints are distributed. John-Timothy Pizzuto, the printmaking professor in the studio art department, often chooses printmaking techniques that aren’t toxic or reduces the amount of exposure to toxic methods. Pizzuto aims to use nontoxic inks and other non-toxic methods in the classroom to avoid exposing students to toxic chemicals to ensure student’s long-term health care isn’t compromised. In regards of artwork with political themes, the theme might not be intestinal. The organizer of the panel Tessa Dallarosa stated during her bio, is how she doesn’t intentionally make political work, but it just naturally happens with topics she cares about. This is a common route to creating a political piece of artwork for artists: choosing subject matter that’s important to them. This doesn’t apply just to studio art creations. In 2000, the play “The Laramie Project,” was written by Moisés Kaufman and the Tectonic Theater Project after interviewing residents of
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of his sexual orientation that ultimately lead to his death in Oct. of 1998. Although Shepard’s murder was highly politicized, a hate crimes law being passed in 2009 that makes it a federal crime to attack someone based on their sexual orientation, the town’s reaction was as politicized. However, the play gave context to how the town reacted to Shepard’s murder. Yet, since the play predominately focused on Shepard, it would be easy to argue that it took a pro-LGBTQ rights stance. Or at least that’s how the 2002 HBO film adaption of the play portrayed the play. Which, the film adaption of “The Laramie Project” is a part of the reason why I wanted to attend the MAPC conference; 2018 marked the 20thanniversary of Shepard’s murder. The other thing that came out of the ‘Art and the Art of Political Subtlety’ panel was how politics impacts the field of printmaking as an artform. Although every artform is impacted by politics in one way or another – as well as impact politics – printmaking is unique in the sense that it’s an artform that has always been set up for mass production and distribution. This is why as viewers as artwork, movies, TV shows or anything that falls underneath the umbrella of art and entertainment, we should never look at something at something at face value. Sometimes a political piece of artwork, like Shepard Fairey’s “Obama Hope” poster might be a political piece; but it can also serve a dual purpose of advertising or endorsing a topic.
Here is the thing: society benefits from when artists create pieces that are personal to them.
OVERHEARDS
Here you’ll find the weirdest, funniest and stupidest things we’ve heard during the week. Context is for suckers.
“I got drunk with my mom today.” — Pine Street
“Okay Wes, you and I just made a baby. Happy D-Days.” — Old Main
“I’m going to have a daughter and name her Julie. Spelled J-u-u-l-i-e.” — Muenster University Center
“I think the keyboard clicks are hot, they turn me on.” — Burgess Hall
“I mostly just drink beer to sustain myself.” — ID Weeks Library
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Kavanaugh’s confirmation should be a call to action TORI HARWELL is a junior majoring in English.
As many of you know by now, in the last few weeks, Dr. Christine Blasey Ford has courageously come forward with allegations that Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh, had sexually assaulted her at a party in high school. Much like they did with sexual misconduct allegations against Donald Trump and Roy Moore, the Republican Party has refused to take these claims seriously and has instead chosen to look the opposite direction. In the last few weeks, Blasey Ford has been subjected to the same responses from Republicans that Anita Hill experienced in 1991. Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), went on national television suggesting that Blasey Ford was “mistaken” and “mixed up.” It’s beyond me that someone can hear Blasey Ford’s testimony and question her credibility. She cooperated and answered every question she was asked, something Kavanaugh didn’t do. Republican men in the Senate have even openly announced that nothing Blasey Ford says will change their mind, and that is both ignorant and repulsive. Lindsey Graham told Fox News that he’s not “going to ruin Judge Kavanaugh’s life over this” and continued on
to say that Blasey Ford’s testimony wouldn’t change anything for him. Without having heard Blasey Ford’s testimony first, Graham had already made up his mind that she was lying. How is that fair at all? We also know that Kavanaugh lied under oath numerous times, including things like his drinking habits and the people he hung out around. The New York Times reported that “nearly a dozen” of Kavanaugh’s classmates “said they recalled his indulging in heavy drinking, with some characterizing it as outside the norms of college life,” even though Kavanaugh continuously downplayed his drinking habits. If Kavanaugh has lied about something as little as his drinking habits, or the people he was hanging out with, why wouldn’t he lie about committing some form of sex crime? If there is nothing to hide, is there a reason to lie? On Saturday, Judge Kavanaugh was unfortunately sworn into the U.S. Supreme Court, even after lying under oath, sneering at female senators, and his display of unhinged behavior as he yelled and cried during his
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questioning. For some reason, none of that was enough to sway Republicans to vote against Kavanaugh. Kavanaugh’s confirmation has been a big slap in the face the #MeToo movement, which has empowered women to speak out about sexual assault and harassment, especially by men in positions of power. We have to start believing women. We have to start taking sexual assault more seriously, even with people in positions of power. It’s pretty clear to me that the last thing the Senate Republicans are interested in is the truth. The fact that Kavanaugh was confirmed after not only the allegations made by Blasey Ford, but lying under oath, as well as angrily refusing to answer questions, is astonishing to me. Senate Republicans have proved time and time again that they are just cowardly old men who couldn’t care less about women. If Senate Republicans were at all serious about sexual assault or sex crimes, Kavanaugh wouldn’t have been confirmed this weekend.
We have to start taking sexual assault more seriously, even with people in power.
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Culture is not a costume and never has been NICKOLAS ZEIMET is a senior majoring in media & journalism
October is a magical month. The leaves begin changing colors and the feeling of fall truly settles in all around us. It’s arguably the best time of year. From carving pumpkins to drinking hot coffee to Halloween there’s no shortage of reasons to love this time of year. But with Halloween comes costumes and with costumes comes ignorance. When Halloween first began the intention behind wearing costumes was to ward off evil spirits. In 2018, however, a time when evil spirits are freely sitting in the Supreme Court and in the Oval Office, it stands to reason that costumes have evolved. These days, Halloween is about three things: candy, tricks, and sexiness. With costumes ranging from Sexy Mr. Peanut to Sexy Minion it is clear that in this day and age the only thing we have to be afraid of is not being provocative enough. Luckily, finding the perfect fitting Sexy Goldfish costume isn’t a problem. In fact it may very well be too easy. The issue is when white people decide to take the culture of various ethnic
groups and turn that into a Halloween costume. Crazy right? Apparently not, considering that costumes like “Native American Woman Costume” exist. It seems ludicrous that this conversation even needs to be had, but culture is not a costume. Blackface is not a costume. Dressing as a different race is not a costume. Yes, I’m sure that in 2013 when “Dancing with the Stars” alum Julianna Hough decided to dress as “Crazy Eyes” from Netflix’s “Orange is the New Black,” that she meant simply to show her love for Uzo Aduba’s character – but instead, Hough donned black face and darkened her hair in order to take her costume to the next level. This is wrong. Of course, Hough made an apology and as is so often the case with cultural appropriation the white person at fault was forgiven. But what’s horrifying is the fact that this continues to happen. One would think that in our generation it would go without saying that blackface is a bad move. Hilary Duff’s once boyfriend, Jason Walsh, was photographed with Duff around Halloween 2016 dressed as a Native American. Scott Disick in 2013 donned traditional Arabian clothing. Model Heidi Klum dressed as Hindu Goddess Kali in 2008 – the list of atrocities
goes on and on and has been for eons. While many may want to take the Kim Kardashian approach to cultural appropriation and claim it to be cultural appreciation, the fact of the matter is that – again – culture is not a costume. However, that doesn’t stop costume stores from selling “Sexy Native American” costumes or costumes that sexualize calavares, or sugar skulls, that are typically representative of The Day of the Dead – which, contrary to popular belief, has nothing to do with Halloween. Tragically, Halloween-ified cultural appropriation isn’t going to vanish until these costumes stop being marketed or until America wakes up and realizes that a culture is not some novelty like a clown that one can dress up as in order to collect candy or go to a party. This has nothing to do with oversensitivity, an argument that gets thrown at Millennials and GenZers quite frequently. This is simply a conversation of right and wrong – and appropriating anyone’s culture is, without question, wrong.
Kim Kardashian needs to consider her platform MIKI KENNERLY is a senior double majoring in strategic communications and Spanish Kim Kardashian’s body is constantly up for public discussion. Some would even argue that her figure is the reason for her immense fame. Her “unconventional” shape is often subject to mass scrutiny, but Kardashian herself, like most in this day and age, has an up and down relationship with her body. This is evident in the latest scandal the Kardashian family has been involved in. In July, Kim posted a video of her and her sisters Khloé Kardashian and Kendall Jenner joking on Instagram about how thin she looks. “Your hair extensions, your a**, your t**s, everything, they’re heavy, ‘cause she’s voluptuous,”
Khloé remarks, “but she’s anorexic here,” she continues as she points at Kim’s waist and arms. Khloé then notes that, “[Kim’s] arms are like, pinthin, they’re like my pinky.” Kim chuckles, seemingly taking Khloé’s comment as praise. Later, in a separate clip, Kendall lightheartedly tells Kim that she’s concerned about her. “I don’t think you’re eating,” Jenner jokes. “What?!” Kim reacts excitedly. “Oh, my god, thank you,” she replies, appearing flattered. Though this controversial clip was posted in July, it is making headlines once again after Kardashian most recently expressed her apologies for her comment trivializing anorexia. In an interview with Ashley Graham, Kim expresses that her comments were made in jest between sisters, and
that she now realizes her comment was insensitive. “I know people that have serious eating disorders that have been in and out of the hospital for 15 years—close people,” she said. “I have experienced it enough to have, like, known better,” Kardashian told Graham. With a following on Instagram as large as Kardashian’s (118 million followers), consisting of mostly women, she should have known better. Her comment made was reminiscent of a January incident in which Kim was criticized for posting an ad promoting a weight loss shake. Again, in May, she faced backlash for posting an advertisement selling appetite-suppressing lollipops. Kim claims that she posted these controversial clips when she was feeling most confident after working hard to lose weight.
“I had spent an entire year working out with a bodybuilder, literally six days a week, lost 20 pounds, and it hasn’t been easy. It’s been a year coming,” she said. Kim Kardashian’s large following consists of adults and impressionable adolescents alike. If an adult wants to partake in the same dieting techniques as Kim’s, or if an adult wants to look like her, that’s for their own discretion. But when she has young female fans who idolize her (and her body), it is imminent that she uses her fame responsibly. Kardashian knows this to be true, at least in regards to her children. “As North gets older, she’ll start to be more aware of herself and her body. Her attitude toward her body is directly related to my own, so it’s my responsibility to make sure she understands that positive body image comes
from having a healthy self-esteem,” she writes of her daughter. “We all have our hang-ups and things we might want to change, but my curves make me who I am. So I embrace my body and the changes I’ve gone through. If anything, those changes remind me of what I’m able to create with my body: two little angels that I love beyond words.” Though she clearly realizes her responsibility of upholding a positive body image in regards to her daughter, it is vital that she understand the dangerous messages she may be spreading to her fans. Though she is human, her social status gives her the power to influence, and with this influence comes a great responsibility to the young girls who idolize her. Though Kim is responsible for her own words, her and her sisters need to reevaluate their
influence as a whole. None of them were bothered by Kim’s comment enough to say anything which shows a great lack of self-awareness between the sisters. By making this statement, she is essentially reinforcing the unachievable societal ideal that being thin is more important than being healthy. Kim Kardashian has built herself an incredible empire with loyal and devoted fans. She could use her influence to show fans that a positive, healthy body image is a necessary and attainable goal, such as celebrities like Beyoncé, and I’m sure that her fans would love to hear her take on the importance of selfcare and self-acceptance instead of furthering the societal standards of unattainable beauty.
The importance of intercultural friendship MICCI ABBOTT is a senior majoring in sports media & marketing. Friendship is not often thought about in terms of diversity. Discussions of interracial romantic relationships are bountiful, but platonic relationships are often disregarded. After all, friendship is supposed to be more organic than that. People look for love and, therefore, discuss what they are looking for.
Friendships, on the other hand, are more likely to be found than searched for. You see someone often enough, or you find enough in common, and suddenly you are friends— or are you? Members of majority culture are quick to say they have a friend of color (“Some of my best friends are black!”), but a study by the Public Religion Research Institute shows that interracial friendships are not common for white people. In truth, the average white American’s friend
group is made of 91 percent fellow whites. The diversity they claim to find in their social groups is most likely to come from co-workers and acquaintances. America is lauded as a melting pot, where people from varying backgrounds can come together. Due to this, only 60 percent of Americans are white alone. That means 40 percent of our country is made up of people of color. That translates to roughly 135.2 million people. If this is true, why are our demographics
not reflected in our friendships? One thought process behind the lack of intercultural friendships is that people tend to drift toward those who they look like. When you’re surrounded by strangers but one of them looks like you, they are the person you are most likely to seek out. While humans can find comfort in the familiar, diversity is where we are most likely to find growth. The addition of members from different
racial and cultural backgrounds is proven to increase creativity and entrepreneurial thinking in groups. A study from the University of Illinois shows that the presence of diversity increases student leadership skills. This was demonstrated to be true for white students specifically. Cross-cultural platonic friendships also increase the quality of life and social awareness. However, this is true only for deep, meaningful friendships that involve
cultural learning. For acquaintances, not so much. Knowing that diverse groups of friends are good for yourself and for our society does not make them suddenly appear. We have to be proactive in breaking free of the homogenous culture we so often find ourselves in. Venturing out to explore new avenues and discover new communities is the best way to expand our social horizons and begin to collectively reap the benefits of togetherness.
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take the exam,” Geu said. “The credit goes to those folks who took the exam. We’re pleased and we’re proud of them.”
Search committee for a new dean
Last March, Geu announced that he was stepping down as dean of the law school and will return as a faculty member once the position was filled. Geu said that he is not taking place in the search process for a new dean, because his job performance as dean is currently being analyzed. He said that the committee is making progress. “I know that just last week they posted the job announcement, the commit-
tee has met and they went over and they write and approve something called a prospectus, which is a big description of the job and university,” Geu said. For the next six weeks, the committee and the national search firm will seek candidates and advertise accordingly, he said. Geu also said that in November, the committee will likely have interviews, and then they will bring candidates to campus and a decision should be made my January. He said that he will continue to do his job until a new dean is hired. “My goal is to set things up and get things on the right track (and) keep improving to make the next dean look like a hero,” Geu said. Although a full list will be available when released, Geu provided the names of the members of the search committee that he knows:
Mary D. Nettleman, dean of Sanford School of Medicine, chair of the search committee Chief Justice David Gilbertson Allen Madison and Wendy Hess, Law School faculty Tiffany Graham, associate dean/senior lecturer of the Law School Reed Rasmussen, president of the South Dakota Bar Association Lamont Sellers, associate vice president for diversity Carl Gutzman, South Dakota Board of Regents human resources representative Thad Titze and Jenna Schweissare, president of the student bar association are also two out of the three law school students on the search committee Graham said that Geu did a good job as dean. “I think that he was a fantastic dean.
The Volante I volanteonline.com I think he had a lot of challenges that he had to face and truth of the matter is he didn’t have all of the resources that he would have wanted or to meet them but he did a fantastic job meeting them,” Graham said. “Sometimes it just takes a long time for the product of your effort to reveal itself. I think that’s what’s happening for him at the moment, (he’s) going out on a very high note.” As the search continues, Sobczak said that he is optimistic about the law school and thanks to the faculty for the resources in place. “I believe it’s the attitude to want to incrementally build your understanding of law,” Sobczak said. “I think the faculty has provided us with everything we need, and I think it’s down to each student to really apply what they teach you.”
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The law school has seen an increase in bar examination passage rates after programming has been geared towards past USD student weak areas of the exam.
SGA senators reflect on Board of Regents meeting Lexi Kerzman
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USD’s Student Government Association resumed their weekly meetings after canceling last Tuesday’s meeting in order to attend the Board of Regents meeting in Rapid City. SGA sent five members to the meeting, including SGA president Josh Sorbe, vice president Madison Green, office manager Amber Hulse, senator Matt Yetter and senator Christian Skunk. The meeting was held in Rapid City at the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. Sorbe said the meeting was a valuable opportunity for Senate members to share their ideas with students involved in student government at other schools in the state. “I think student federation is a good time for collaboration for student government associations across the state and to shoot ideas off of each other that we may be having and complications we might be having,” Sorbe said. “They are good people to bounce ideas off of because they are doing the same things we are doing just in different places.” The Board of Regents meeting covered a variety of topics including need-based financial aid, faculty salary competitiveness, Native American student enrollment and free speech policy revisions. Sorbe said he found the first reading of the free speech policy an interesting point of discussion. “They saw their first reading and it was approved to their second one where the Regents will most likely vote on the policy in December,” Sorbe said. “Outside of that, we also met South Dakota student federation out at Mines and there we discussed the Board of Regents priorities, which will be introduced in resolution from USD to student federation for all their agendas.” Sorbe and Green attended the meeting on behalf of USD, while the rest of the senators went on a volunteer basis. The Board of Regents meets every two months. Skunk said attending this meeting gave him an appreciation for USD’s SGA. “We should take pride in what we have as far as student government goes,” Skunk said. “If you look at the student federations at the School of Mines, their office is one room. We are very lucky here.” At this week’s SGA meeting, the Senate relooked at five bills and one resolution. Three of the five bills were passed at this meeting. Senate Bill 78, which appropriates the budget for the Seldinger Society, Senate Bill 79,
which approves the budget for the Philosophy club and Senate Bill 80 which appropriates the Math Club budget. The other two bills, Senate Bill 76, which poses to change the SGA election dates and Senate Bill 77, which is on student organization recognition, will be brought back after going to internal reviews for the next meeting. Senate Resolution 6, which poses to change the MUC hours back to 2 a.m., was discussed and voted on, but it did not pass. Besides the discussion for this resolution, special guest Dan Dailey, Dean of Libraries, also addressed the Muenster University Center hours. Dailey distributed a document of facts for the Senate to look at while he spoke. According to the document, I.D. Weeks Library originally began staying open till 2 a.m. in 2010. The dean of libraries and staff reviewed the policy again in 2014 and saw that there was the low utilization of the library, but decided to keep the policy as is. Before the hour’s change was made this school year, there was a thorough review of the current hours. Data was collected on the number of student present after midnight along with the use of computers after midnight. “A very small fraction of those entries into I.D. Weeks happen after midnight during the weeknights,” Daily said. “I asked our staff to look at the utilization of I.D. Weeks after midnight, we dug into the statistics in 2017 and 2018. We’ve been as diligent as possible in terms of redirecting available dollars going towards the libraries.” SGA will not meet next week due to the Vince Staples concert held on campus.
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Hours before the annual Dakota Days game Saturday, Ben Klett learned he would step in for an injured Kai Henry at the starting running back role. Sixty minutes of play later, Klett would walk into the depths of the DakotaDome with his first three touchdowns of the season in a 35-28 victory over No. 24 Missouri State. Carrying the ball only 25 times this season prior to Saturday, Klett said he needed to elevate his performance during his first start. “I knew I had to perform above what I normally do,” Klett said after the game. “I knew I had to do my part.” Klett’s part being 98 yards rushing and a triad of touchdowns, a USD ground game ranked last in the Missouri Valley Football Conference finally found stability in the backfield, something head coach Bob Nielson said he’d been searching for. “We tried to take a step back and look at what we were doing in the
running game,” he said. “It’s hard to run a run-pass option offense when you can’t run the football very well. Ben’s a guy that’s gotten a lot better over the year. We decided he deserved the opportunity to start.” Aiding Klett in the backfield was sophomore Brandon Thull, who ended his first game appearance with 40 yards on nine rushes, most notable of those rushes being an 18-yard gain where Thull drove a MOSU defender into the ground with his left shoulder. “He did a great job stepping up,” Klett said. “That big hit that he had was fun to watch. This was Brandon’s first game; it was a lot of fun to see him in practice doing well, and that carried over into the game.” Nielson said the success on the ground opened up the passing game, led by junior quarterback Austin Simmons, who threw for 337 yards and a touchdown on 28/38 passing. “Today we ran the football well enough that our perimeter throws were there, and Austin (Simmons) does a really good job with
those,” Nielson said. “Mix that up with a couple downfield throws we connected on. We took a step forward there.” One of those deep connections was a 40-yard touchdown pass to sophomore Levi Falck with 13 minutes left in the game that put the Coyotes up 35-28. The score gave USD the lead, but a defensive lockdown for the rest of the quarter secured the win. An MOSU offense conducted by junior quarterback Peyton Huslig, who leads all MVFC quarterbacks in rushing, was shut down on their final two drives. The closest threat came with 2:22 left in the game, when, on 4th down & goal at USD’s one-yard-line, senior linebacker Alex Coker made an open field tackle on a pitch to MOSU running back Donovan Daniels. “They had run that play twice in the red zone,” Coker said. “I just saw the pitch come, it was my turn to make the play, and I did.” With 55 seconds, left the Bears again attempted to drive down
the field but passes broken up by sophomore cornerback Mark Collins Jr. and senior safety Andrew Gray sent the Bears home with their second loss of the season. Gray was accountable for two forced fumbles and an interception, adding ten tackles as well, and though the defense gave up 478 yards on paper, Coker said they stood when it mattered. “Today was a ‘bend and don’t break’ mentality. At the end, that’s just a collective defensive effort,” Coker said. “It’s a bunch of guys that are best friends playing football together. We have a bunch of guys on defense that can make plays, especially the younger guys. Every once in a while, an old guy like me gets to make a play.” USD moves to 3-2 on the season and begins conference play 2-0, an ideal start to a year in the MVFC Nielson said will be “interesting”. “This year in the league is gonna be an interesting year,” Nielson said. “My analogy of this league is that if you want to be in it at the end, you
gotta play well at home and find ways to win a game or two on the road.” Nielson said that an audience of just over 10,000 at the homecoming game smothered some of Missouri State’s momentum. “That building, when it’s full of people, has a lot of energy,” Nielson said. “We talk about homecoming this way: for some people, it might be the only game they get a chance to come back and see. You want them leaving here very proud of the university and the football program.” Next Saturday, the Coyotes host a Northern Iowa team that led No. 1 North Dakota State for three quarters on before falling in 56-31 while the USD was battling MOSU. For now, Nielson hopes the Coyote faithful can enjoy what they saw on Saturday. “Our guys played like winners today,” he said. “Hopefully, for those people who don’t get back here that often, we made their letter jackets and South Dakota apparel worth a little bit more to them today.”
USD Cross Country runners take precaution
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It’s been less than three months since University of Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts went missing on a run near her home in Brooklyn, Iowa, and less than a month since Iowa State golfer Celia Barquin Arozamena was found dead on a golf course in Ames, Iowa. These incidents, at the forefront of the national news cycle, have threatened the safety and independence of women, and for the athletes on the USD women’s cross country team, the issue has changed the way they train. Megan Billington, a senior kinesiology and sport management major and a runner from Grand Island, Neb. said since the Mollie Tibbetts investigation made headlines, she’s tried to find someone to bike alongside her as she runs or have her mom in the car driving next to her route. “It hits close to home because she was (running) along a major interstate,” Billington said. “I was pretty scared because it affects us all a lot. We run a lot, so we can’t really always have someone with us. It’s sad that we need to worry about this, and our teammates and friends too, not just ourselves.” Jonna Bart, a sophomore accounting and mathematics double major and a runner from Aurora, Neb., said the news hit both her and Billington because they both live close to Interstate 80, where
Tibbetts was running. “My parents never had me run by myself, they were always on the bike next to me,” Bart said. “Our coach early on in the year told us if you ever feel in danger, literally any house in Vermillion would be willing to help you so you can almost go up to anyone if you feel like someone is following you.” Billington said their coaches advise them to run with someone and be aware of their surroundings. Allison Howard, a junior political science and communications double major and a runner, said their coaches have told the team to run to the nearest door and “beat on it until they let us in” if they feel unsafe on a solo run. “Coaches say to always bring our phones with us, and that ‘accountability is key,’” Howard said. “Now I tell someone where I’m running and try to stick to that route. I haven’t, until recently, started to consider my safety when I run.” Billington said she carries pepper spray when she runs at home, and noted she doesn’t often feel unsafe when she runs in Vermillion. “Most of the time, we’re with a big group,” she said. “If we go by ourselves, it’s like some parts you feel a little uneasy. For the most part in Vermillion, I feel pretty safe. It’s better to go knock on that door and feel stupid if it’s nothing than to have it end up being something.”
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Senior hitter Haley Dotseth became the fifth athlete in USD volleyball history to record 1,000 hits and 1,000 digs.
Volleyball falls to Denver, sweeps SDSU Austin Lammers
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After being swept by Denver (15-1) at the Sanford Coyote Sports Center on Friday, the Coyote volleyball team regrouped in Brookings, sweeping South Dakota State at Frost Arena on Sunday.
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USD fell to defending Summit League champions Denver 25-23, 25-19, 25-23 at home on Friday. With only one loss this season, Denver
hasn’t allowed a team to win more than one set since Sept. 1. Seniors Hayley Dotseth, Taylor Wilson, and Kristina Susak each tallied 11 kills for the Coyotes, and Dotseth added 10 digs. Despite a 3-0 match score, USD never strayed far from Denver, coming within two points on the first and final set. Head coach Leanne Williamson said a .260 hitting percentage is an improvement from past matchups. See VOLLEYBALL Page B2
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“Offensively, we actually scored the ball second and third set, we hit over .300, which was really good for us,” Williamson said. “I felt that we were in control of the match in terms of taking care of balls on our side.” Dotseth, who leads the Summit League with 3.95 kills per set, said the Coyotes’ hitting performance against Denver assures they can hit effectively against any team in the conference. “I think we hit really well. That can give us confidence moving forward knowing that’s the biggest team in our league and we can hit that well,” Dotseth said. Susak said the team realized they can “turn it on” at any point during a match. “At times we definitely saw our fight and I think we’re capable of doing that more often. It’s just making the choice to do so,” Susak said.
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Two days after the loss to Denver, USD traveled to Brookings to face SDSU, a team Leanne Williamson said was going to aggressive. “They’re going to want to come out and win, and obviously a rivalry game is a fun game to be in any way,” she said. USD took the first set 25-21 and ran with the momentum, winning the next two 25-17, 25-13 to sweep the in-state rival. Hayley Dotseth led the team with 16 kills, one of those being her 1000th of her Coyote career. Dotseth became the fifth athlete in USD history to record 1000 kills and 1000 digs, according to GoYotes. Taylor Wilson, whose .374 hitting percentage is best in the Summit League, added 14 kills and four blocks. The Coyotes now stand at 11-7 overall and 5-1 in conference play, No. 3 in the Summit League and one spot behind Omaha, whom they host at the SCSC Friday, Oct. 12 at 7 p.m.
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Redshirt freshman Madison Jurgens (right) cheers with teammate Emily Grathoff (left) cheer during their home game against Denver.
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Senior Morgan Holt broke the record in the 200-meter butterfly with a time of 2:24.73.
Swimmers break record books in season opener Temiloluwa Adeyemi
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Women’s Soccer returns home with an overall record of 7-4-2 after wins against Oral Roberts and Western Illinois.
Soccer earns first two Summit League wins Jake Lindenberg
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USD women’s soccer picked up their first two conference wins of the season over Oral Roberts (7-9) in Vermillion Thursday and Western Illinois (2-10-1) in Macomb, Ill. Sunday.
USD vs. Oral Roberts
The Coyotes opened the scoring early with three goals in the first 25 minutes in a cold, wet game against Oral Roberts. Junior Amanda Carpio began the attack by guiding a cross from junior Taryn LaBree into the net in the 12th minute. LaBree followed up her assist two minutes later by taking a loose ball from a corner kick and scoring. Sophomore Alexis Mitchell scored her first goal of the season in the 24th minute by slotting a penalty kick into the bottom right corner of the net. The Golden Eagles got on the board in the 67th minute when Junior Jordan Langebartels scored a penalty kick, but couldn’t do any more damage, and the Coyotes took the victory. 3-1. Senior Parker Rytz tallied 2 saves while facing 11 shots. Senior Coral Suarez was brought on following an injury to Rytz in the closing minutes of the first half, however, Rytz was able to start the second half. USD commanded the ball
in the first half, outshooting Oral Roberts 5-1, but failed to keep the pressure on in the second half, getting outshot 10-3. Head Coach Michael Thomas praised the team for their hot start. “I was really proud of the women for coming out and getting on them early and looking excited to play,” Thomas said. Conditions were less than ideal, with temperatures in the low 40’s and a wet playing surface. Labree and Rytz said the team’s mindset was one of their biggest strengths for the game. “I think it’s just keeping a mentality that they play against the weather, we play against the weather, the refs play against the weather,” said Labree. “I think it’s just running our game plan for 90 minutes. When we run our game plan we’re a good team.” “Everyone was very cognizant of the wet weather,” added Rytz. “We were really able to focus in and do what we needed to do. We call it ‘doing the all the time things all the time’.” Thomas echoed the women’s sentiments. “There’s a lot of distractions that they could get sidetracked with, with DDays coming up,” Thomas said. “It’s a testament to the focus of the team that they were able to put that aside and be ready to go right away. It may not have been the best day to sit and watch soccer, or the best day to
coach soccer, but it was a fine day to play soccer.”
USD at Western Illinois
The Coyotes began a three-game road stretch in Macomb, Illinois on Sunday, defeating Western Illinois 2-1. The script was flipped for this game, as the Coyotes fell behind early before scoring two goals in the second half. Senior Madeline Edwards struck first blood for the Leathernecks in the 22nd minute. The Leathernecks’ lead would hold until the 62nd minute when LaBree scored her team-leading 5th goal of the season. According to GoYotes.com, Labree leads the team in points with 13 on the season. The Coyotes secured the win in the 81st minute when Junior Kellee Willer took a pass from Freshman Tiannah Moore and scored the 3rd game-winning goal of her young career. USD totaled a season-high 24 shots with 12 on target during the contest, compared to Western Illinois’ 6. The win improves the Coyotes’ record to 7-4-2 and 2-1 in conference play. LaBree led the team in shots with 5 while Willer and Moore both added 4. The Leathernecks tallied 10 saves as opposed to USD’s two. The Coyotes will continue their road trip against SDSU on Thursday and Omaha on Sunday.
The women’s swimming and diving team won their first meet of the season against Minnesota State-Mankato at the DakotaDome Friday evening. Breaking five program records, the Coyotes won 14 of the 16 events. Junior Sabrina Sabadeanu, freshman Isabelle Davenport and senior Hannah Gupton competed on the opening 200 meter medley relay with a record-breaking time of 1:59.53. Sabadeanu set a new record of 2:20.60 for the 200 meter backstroke with a margin of three minutes 20 seconds. Not only did she set this record, Sabadeanu broke another record in the 200 meter individual medley (IM) and cleared the 100 SC meter backstroke with a time of 1:06:29, earning her the title of Summit League Swimmer of the Week. “I think we are doing really good, the girls are getting along, supporting each other, and this team is so much more a family than just a team,” Sabadeanu said. “That shows in our finish times, when we always have each others back, especially in practice. I’m excited for the season to continue and to see my time get better and faster.” Sarah Schank, a senior all-league honoree, set a new school record in the one meter diving event. “I think it was a good first meet, we did a really good job and I think we are just looking forward to the next meet,” Schank said. “Overall, we did a really good job.” Taylor Kidd, a senior with all-Summit League honors, claimed gold at the 200 and 400 meter freestyle with times of 2:12.84 and 4:40.70, respectively. Katie Coleman led the 200 SC meter freestyle relay with a new record time of 1:49.50. Fresh-
men Jordyn Schnell and Meghan Atwell swam the middle legs, making their record-setting debuts. Hannah Gupton attained a time of 27.23 to complete the 200 relay. Senior Morgan Holt set a new mark in the 200 meter butterfly with a final time of 2:24.73, 2.61 quicker from the previous record of 2007. Holt, who placed first in all her races, said she was not thinking about breaking any records. “It’s going to be a super good season. We have an awesome team this year, awesome roommates, awesome coach and awesome training staff,” she said. “It could not be a better environment. I’m pretty stoked for this year.” Completing the list of freshmen competitors was Leah Drengenberg, a triathlete who, in her first collegiate swim meet, cleared the 800 SC meter freestyle race with a time of 9:33.04. “I was really happy with my time. I wasn’t really sure how fast I was going to swim because I’m in triathlete season right now,” Drengenberg said. “My goal is to keep cutting down my time and see where I can go with my freshman year.” Sophomore Haley Pederson totaled 271.05 points in the three meter dive for the first place position. Jason Mahowald said the meet was a good first test to open the season and for the 13 freshmen to have a meet experience. “They did a good job tonight. We had a couple of team records that came down which is good to have that happen this early in the season,” Mahowald said. USD totaled 194 points through 16 events while Minnesota State-Mankato came in with 102 points. Coyotes’ swimming and diving will compete in their next meet at the Kansas Tri-Duals in Lawrence, KS on Oct. 12-13.
PLAYER OF THE PACK
JONNA BART SOPHOMORE CROSS COUNTRY ACCOUNTING & MATHEMATICS AURORA, NEB. Austin Lammers: What do you think about while you run? Or do JB: I would rather compete in subyou just zone out? freezing weather. You can always put on more layers. As a distance Jonna Bart: During easy runs I runner, we definitely warm up as typically have conversations with the race goes on. my teammates. During workouts I think about hitting times and AL: What’s your dream job? making sure I am on pace. During races it more of a zone out or just JB: An accountant for Lululemon. focus on the person in front of you. I’d get to be an accountant but also work behind the scenes for one of AL: Would you rather compete my favorite stores. in blistering heat or sub-freezing weather?
AL: What was it like running Steeplechase in the dark at firstrounds? JB: It was an amazing experience. I went in not predicted to place high, so there was virtually no pressure for me.I was the most relaxed during a race than I ever had been before. Looking at the clock to see that I had PR’d (personal record) by almost 15 seconds was super exciting.
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Hailey Freidel, after receiving her crown for Miss Dakota, embraces her mother Joni Freidel as she sits in the DakotaDome stands (left). Sawyer Stevens and Hailey Freidel accepted Mr. and Miss Dakota, respectively, in the DakotaDome at the Dakota Days homecoming game Saturday afternoon (right).
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Seniors Sawyer Stevens & Hailey Freidel were named Mr. And Miss Dakota last Saturday in the Dakota Dome at the 104th Dakota Days football game. Stevens is a member of the Pi Kappa Alpha and president of both the Epsilon Zeta chapter of the Order of Omega and Coyote Crazies. He said that the most important thing to him throughout his time at the USD and especially through this past week has been the support of his fellow students. “I feel very honored and grateful to have the support of both the student body and staff at the University of South Dakota,” Stevens said. “I love this school and the people here and to be named Mr. Dakota Days is something I will never forget.” Dom McClendon, junior music education major and chapter president of Pi Kappa Alpha, said he thinks Stevens had the qualities to be Mr. Dakota. “From the time I’ve known Sawyer here at USD he has just always had a positive impact on anyone he meets,”
McClendon said. Freidel is a senior majoring in international studies and was nominated for Dakota Days royalty by the cheer team. She said she didn’t expect the nomination, let alone the crown for Miss Dakota. “I couldn’t stop shaking even after they announced me...my body was not doing well with the override of emotions,” Freidel said. “It was just kind of surreal; it didn’t feel like it was actually happening.” Michaela Goldammer, member of Pi Beta Phi with Freidel, said she thinks Freidel deserved to be Miss Dakota because of how much she loves the community. “She loves the university and when she studied abroad last semester, there were times you could tell she was super homesick because she loves USD and she loves Vermillion,” Goldammer said. “I think that what made her the best candidate is her strong passion and love for Vermillion as a whole.” The next day Freidel took to Instagram to share part of her Miss Dakota application essay and how much
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...I am able to put my immense pride into this institution to mold it to be better for the future generations of Coyotes. Hailey Freidel, Miss Dakota
the title meant to her. It stated: “My father, a USD football coach, was injured in a ranching accident just before fall camp in 2006. The response from the Coyote community was overwhelming... I know I am not able to repay every single person on campus who helped us during our time of need, but I am able to put my immense pride into this institution to mold it to be better for the future generations of Coyotes.” Katelyn Ryan, head of the royalty committee for the Dakota Days Executive Board, said the royalty process begins
with the nomination of two students by any organization on campus. “From there, we get their headshots and we open up voting to the student body and they pick our top fourteen,” Ryan said. The announcement was during halftime of the homecoming game against Missouri State. Previous to the reveal, each of the fourteen finalists were interviewed by a panel of judges comprised of USD faculty.
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Sawyer Stevens was crowned Mr. Dakota at the Dakota Days homecoming game Saturday in the DakotaDome (left). Hailey Freidel was crowned Miss Dakota Saturday in the DakotaDome (right).
USD faculty to perform in Rawlins Piano Trio Sunday Ali Boysen
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Three USD music faculty members will be performing in the Rawlins Piano Trio concert this weekend. The group will have their first concert of the season at the Colton Recital Hall at 7:30 p.m. Sunday. They added their newest member in August and are now prepared for their first performance. Susan Keith Gray, the pianist who has been with the trio since 1995, said that while it is exciting to play in front of your home
community it can also be nervewracking. “So this is very exciting for us to play in front of our community,” Gray said. “Sometimes it can be actually scary to play in front of the people who know you the best.” The Rawlins Piano Trio began in 1987 and was named after Marjorie and Robert Rawlins helped fund the creation of the string section in the department and wanted a trio to be developed. “It is a very rare type of gift and it is not often that faculty members have the opportunity to be in a performing group as part of their
job in a teaching position at a university,” Gray said. According to a press release, the ensemble will be playing “Ghost” Trio of Beethoven, a piece from Germaine Tailleferre, a female composers of “Les Six,” and five selections from “20 Jazzicals” by Ilan Rechtman. The Rawlins Piano Trio is comprised of Gray, Ioana Galu and Sonja Kraus. Kraus was added in August as the violinist and hopes to have “many memorable performances” in the future with the ensemble.
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The Rawlins Piano Trio will perform their first concert of the season Sunday evening. The Trio has been together since 1987.
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Latino Hispanic Student Organization kicks off Hispanic Heritage Month Sara Cappiello
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Students congregate in the Center for Diversity & Community each Friday at lunchtime to partake in ‘First Fridays,’ a social luncheon open to anyone.
CDC hosts ‘First Friday’ events Ali Boysen
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First Fridays is a newly implemented luncheon to bolster conversations and invite people into the Center for Diversity and Community. Laura Chandler, director of the CDC, said this will be held every month and they will reach out to include different organizations. “And we’re really just bringing people together to socialize,” Chandler said. “We’re also making special invitations for certain groups.” The event is designed to create conversation over a meal and have more people from different organizations get to know each other. Nikul Vias, a graduate assistant for the CDC, said it’s a way for students to “break the ice” and meet new people. “We try to shuffle people based on their preferences to sit at random tables so they can (get to) people they’ve never met and then it helps them to build their
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We’re really just bringing people together to socialize. We’re also making special invitations for certain groups. Laura Chandler, director of the Center for Diversity & Community
communication skills,” Vias said. The event isn’t solely for students, but open for faculty as well. At the last First Friday many student services staff members stopped by the CDC for lunch and conversation. Vias said having faculty also come and contribute is a benefit to students.
“It helps create the environment that is open to all, which can be a comfortable zone for the students to speak their concerns,” Vias said. The CDC will continue to promote First Fridays on social media every month to increase people participating in the monthly social luncheon.
The Latino Hispanic Student Organization (LaHSO) at USD kicked off Hispanic Heritage Month Sept. 15 and is continuing to share the traditions of their culture. Hispanic Heritage Month is a time to celebrate and educate about Latino and Hispanic cultures. Throughout the month, the students in LaHSO have hosted a movie night and open mic night to share the traditions of their culture as well as the struggles associated with immigration. This Thursday, they will welcome Keynote speaker Michael Reyes to share his journey adjusting to life in the United States. Camila Ordonez, a sophomore medical biology major and LaHSO president, said these events are to bring awareness to the Latino and Hispanic communities. “Hispanic Heritage Month is just a way to bring awareness to the Hispanic community because while it is a smaller community, it’s such an important community,” Ordonez said. “There are so many Hispanic celebrities, judges, and activities and they bring so much to the overall community. It’s just a way to acknowledge those people and their accomplishments. It’s also a way to celebrate that culture.” Aside from Hispanic Heritage Month, LaHSO will also host a Day of the Dead celebration on Oct. 30. Day of the Dead is a tradition that honors loved ones who have passed. Isabella Gasca, sophomore social work major and LaHSO vice president, said she enjoys being a part of LaHSO and sharing her culture with others.
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Members of Latino Hispanic Student Organization eat chips and queso in the Muenster University Center Pit Lounge to kick off Hispanic Heritage Month. “I fell in love with it because I’ve never had a group of people I can relate to with culture and language,” Gasca said. “It was a good opportunity to meet people that understand my own culture. Hispanic Heritage Month is to celebrate the culture and language for all of Latin America and be able to share our traditions with people here where it’s not so common.” LaHSO welcomes anyone and everyone from the Hispanic or Latino communities at USD. Ordonez is originally from Mexico and moved to Rapid City, SD when she was in middle school. She said she had a lot of opportunities when she came to the United States and was excited for the new experience. “It’s hard not to have diversities anywhere, so it’s important to acknowledge those different cultures and learn about them,” Ordonez said. “It brings some kind of hope for the future and brings knowledge about
the world itself. You don’t even have to leave campus for that. Hispanic culture is such a beautiful culture that people know very little about.” Hispanic Heritage Month ends Oct. 15 but LaHSO works all year to bring awareness to Latino and Hispanic cultures and educate students about them. Gasca is originally from Sioux Falls, SD but her parents are both from Mexico. She said Hispanic Heritage month is important because sharing traditions creates a more diverse community. “For me personally, I think just having people understand our traditions, that’s so amazing,” Gasca said. “I love learning about other cultures, traditions and religions and I think that’s something that fascinates a lot of people in our generation. It broadens your view in the world. I’m excited for people to learn and understand.”
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The Latino Hispanic Student Organization kicked off Hispanic Heritage Month with a celebration and photobooth.
PEOPLE OF THE PACK
CARLEE MECHELS SOPHOMORE ELEMENTARY EDUCATION LENNOX, SD Sara Cappiello I The Volante
Sara Cappiello: Why did you choose to go to USD?
It’s really the atmosphere that makes it fun.
Carlee Mechels: I chose to go to USD because it was a big college feel but close to home. It’s only 45 minutes away so I thought it was a good choice. And they have a good program for my major.
SC: What do you want to do after completing your education at USD?
SC: What are you involved in on campus? CM: I’m in Pi Beta Phi and the Reading Counsel and that’s about it. SC: Why did you choose these activities in particular?
CM: I hope to get a job at a school somewhere, probably in South Dakota since I’ll get grants for being here for four years. Maybe I’ll come back to school and start working on administration and become a principal someday. SC: Has this year been easier or harder than your first year at USD?
CM: I thought they would look really good on my resume. Pi Beta Phi’s philanthropy is literacy, so we read with little kids and stuff and it’s actually giving me real-life experience for my future career. The Reading Counsel in basically the same thing but I had to do it for a class so I thought I’d pick something that would help me.
CM: The classes have been a lot harder but getting around campus is a lot easier since I know the campus a lot better. I also know a lot more people so it’s a lot more enjoyable than last year.
SC: What’s your favorite part about USD and why?
CM: My goal for this year is to do better in my classes than last year because that was a little rough. I also want to have fun but still get a quality education.
CM: I really enjoy student life and meeting new people. Everyone around you makes it so much fun.
SC: Is there anything you’re looking forward to or any goals you have for this year?