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Trump and Clinton neck and neck as votes are tallied in final hours of election

By Rachel Newville

Rachel.Newville@coyotes.usd.edu

In a nail-biting close race going into the early hours of this morning, the result of the presidential election and who would lead the nation as the 45th President of the United States was still unknown as of 12:30 a.m., highlighting a bitter ideological divide within the nation.

USD students were on edge across campus on Tuesday night as they waited for election results to come in.

The College Democrats and Republicans both held watch parties, the Democrats at The Dakota Brick House and the Republicans in the MUC ballroom.

As results came in state by state, students reacted.

Senior criminal justice major, Will Himmler voted for Hillary Clinton. As many swing states, such as Florida were still to close to call, Himmler’s eyes were glued to the TV at The Dakota Brick House.

“I think it’s funny that Trump has the lead now but a lot of states are too close to call,” he said.

“Which I kind of like because then people aren’t trying to predict who will win with only 50 percent of the results in.”

Himmler also expressed his concerns with a Trump presidency. As Himmler enlisted in the military after high school and has multiple family members in the service, he said Trump’s comments about service members bothered him.

“It’s disappointing to know that anyone is voting for Trump after all the things he has said,” he said. “My heart breaks for the people he says hurtful things to.”

The College Republicans were feeling confident but still worried about how the results would turn out.

“This is super stressful,” College Republican President Kade Lamberty said. “It really all comes down to Florida. I really don’t think they will call it until late tonight.”

The group also talked about the possibility of a Clinton Presidency.

“I’d be very upset,” Lamberty said. “But as long as we keep the senate we’ll be okay.”

The Republicans would go on to retain both the Senate and the House of Representatives.

Donald Trump’s platform included health care reform, renegotiating the North American Free

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watches election results come in at The Dakota Brick House on Tuesday.

Trade Agreement, building a wall on the southern boarder and banning immigration from countries where terrorism is present.

Trump officially announced that he was running for President on June 16, 2015 with a rally and speech at Trump Tower in New York City. He was one of 17 Republican candidates in the primaries.

Hillary Clinton’s platform included immigration reform, making college more affordable and implementing programs to fight climate change.

Clinton officially announced that she was running on April 12, 2015. From the beginning of her campaign, she was forced to contend with controversy surrounding her use of a private email server during her time as Secretary of State, as well a controversy surrounding the attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya.

On Sunday, Trump gave a 40-minute speech in

Local elections see Republicans retain control of US Senate and US House of Representatives

By Clay Conover

Clay.Conover@coyotes.usd.edu

Parroting the presidential election, some local elections in South Dakota were also too close to call Wednesday morning.

There were two State House of Representatives seats for which candidates ran for in District 17, which includes Clay and Turner County. Four candidates ran for the seats. The district also elected a state senator. There are also statewide elections for a United States House of Representatives seat and a United States Senate seat.

Tuesday night, Arthur Rusch won in District 17 with 68 per-

cent of precincts reporting. Nancy Rasmussen won reelection. She is followed by Ray Ring, who had just pulled ahead of Debbie Pease by midnight.

The District 17 incumbents for the State House of Representatives were Democrat Ray Ring and Republican Nancy Rasmussen.

Both have served in the South Dakota House of Representatives since 2012.

Ray Ring has served on multiple committees since taking office, including Education, Transportation and Appropriations. Nancy Rasmussen has also served on the Transportation Committee in addition to the Taxation Committee.

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Debbie Pease, Republican candidate for District 17 State House of Representatives

Early morning voters cast their ballots at the Clay County Armory Tuesday.

Ring was anxious waiting for results as well.

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‘Vote for V’ campaigns on campus at USD

By Rachel Newville

Rachel.Newville@coyotes.usd.edu

In the closing days leading up to Tuesday’s election, USD’s campus was the site of multiple campaigns forballot initiatives, including Amendment V. The ballot initiative called for establishing non-partisan elections in South Dakota by removing party affiliation from the names of candidates on ballots.

Josh Waltjer, the voter outreach coordinator for the Vote Yes on V campaign was on campus last week talking to students about the amendment.

“It lets independents vote in the

primaries and it makes our elections non-partisan so we can vote for the person not the party and elect public servants instead of party servants,” Waltjer said. “It’s something that’s being looked at by a lot of other states.”

USD was one stop on the campaign’s 12-day tour across South Dakota in a motorhome. Waltjer said he and two others were taking the trip.

“A day in the life of Amendment V basically looks like we wake up, make phone calls, go to meetings, go to rotary club, Kiwanis club, College Republicans and College Democrats at places

like USD and then at night we go door knocking,” he said. “We’ve hit 8,000 doors since we started, just spreading the word however we can.”

Waltjer’s campaign partner, Justin Otoski, was unable to campaign at USD but Waltjer said that he always says the same thing as to why the amendment is important.

“His quote is, ‘I left a combat war zone and came back to a political war zone,’ and he didn’t fight in Afghanistan so that we could just bicker and argue on stand on our sides of the aisle and scream at each other and not actually do

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Sexual assault update: No threat suspected

By Ally Krupinsky

It’s kind of a nail biter, isn’t it? ... I feel like it’s in God’s hands.

They ran for re-election against Democrat Mark Winegar and Republican Debbie Pease.

“It’s kind of a nail-biter, isn’t it,” Pease said at 11:48 p.m. “I feel like it’s in God’s hands.”

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Himmler attentively

things for the American people,” Waltjer said. “Justin fought so that we could do better for the American people not so that we could play party politics.”

Marcus Ireland, a sophomore political science major and South Dakota voter, said he voted “no” on Amendment V. “The argument is that it’s going to force voters to become more informed but voters aren’t going to change they are still going to be uninformed but know what ideologies parties have,” Ireland said.

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Though Matt Betzen, Chief of the Vermillion Police Department, couldn’t provide any more details regarding the investigation of a reported sexual assault that happened on-campus last week, he was able to confirm that there is no ongoing threat to the community.

“The investigators have no reason to believe there’s a continuing danger to the public,” he said.

Tena Haraldson, director of marking, communications & university relations, said in an email that because the person wasn’t considered to be a threat to the campus at large, no emergenHARALDSON cy notification was sent out to students.

“There are many steps that do happen immediately,” she said. “A report of a sexual assault is taken very seriously and is fully investigated. But it remains an allegation until police have concluded their fact-finding.”

Haraldson said when a sexual assault is reported, the University Police director consults with the dean of students on whether or not an alert through the Board of Regents Everbridge system is warranted.

Each report is unique and carefully considered, Haraldson added.

Board of Regents attorney Guilherme Costa said in an email that the Clery Act requires the issuance of an emergency notification when there is a dangerous situation that involves an immediate threat to the health or safety of students or employees. A timely warning is issued when the institution considers the reported crime to represent a serious or continuing threat to students and employees, she added.

“The institution must make an individualized assessment of each situation and determine whether the situation meets the requirements to issue an Emergency Notification or a Timely Warning,” Costa said.

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USD sophomore Keith Hurly voted in his first presidential election on Tuesday. The race was too close to call as of 12:30 a.m. Wednesday morning.

City of Vermillion Police Blotter Highlights >> Oct. 30 - Nov. 5

4 Nov. 1 A caller reported that a political sign had been stolen from his yard.

Investigation revealed that a juvenile had taken the sign.

The involved parties reached an agreement and no charges were pursued.

Nov. 1 An officer saw a man who he recognized and knew had a warrant for his arrest. The man was arrested on a Union County arrest warrant.

Nov. 2 The theft of special

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vehicle license plates was reported by a caller. The information was entered into the state and national databases and is currently under investigation.

Nov. 2 While on an unrelated call, an officer saw a man he recognized that he knew had a warrant for his arrest.

The man was arrested on a Clay County warrant.

Nov. 2 Officers recovered a wallet with identification in it. It was later discovered that the wallet had

harassment report

been stolen out of a vehicle and cash had been take out of it.

Nov. 2 A caller reported loud music coming from a nearby residence. Officers responded and contacted the house with the loud music.

The occupant agreed to turn the music down.

There was no further action.

Nov. 3 Officers assisted juvenile probation with taking a juvenile into custody and transporting him to the Juvenile Detention

COYOTEHistory 2008 Students got emotional on hearing the news of Barack Obama’s historic victory as the first ever black president elected in the Al Neuharth Media Center on election night.

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2012 Students celebrated Obama’s second term by running through the hallways of the dorms chanting “Obama” and “USA!”

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Connie Birgen, a counselor at the Student Counseling Center, talks to students at the memorial

service for Benjamin Marchand, a first-year honors student who died on campus Saturday morning.

4. Longtime USD professor completes “one of the most entertaining sex studies of the year” 5. Gender-inclusive facilities to be introduced at USD

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Center in Sioux Falls.

Nov. 3 A caller reported being harassed by her ex-husband, who was flying his ultralight over her home.

Officers contacted the man, who agreed not to continue the behavior.

Nov. 3 Caller reported her mailbox had been intentionally damaged. The incident is under investigation.

Nov. 3 Assistance was requested by a caller who had fallen. The man wasn’t injured.

Officers responded and helped the man up.

Nov. 4 A caller requested police assistance regard-

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ing a custody dispute for a dog.

Officers explained that both parties would need to address custody issues through civil court.

Nov. 4 Officers responded to the medical call of a patient who had passed out. Officers provided medical care until the ambulance staff took over.

Nov. 5 While investigating a parking complaint, an officer saw several alcohol containers, marijuana and drug paraphernalia in the vehicle.

The owner of the vehicle, who was under 21, was located and charged for multiple offenses.

Nov. 5 While an officer was responding to a parking complaint, he saw the vehicle in question driving away and was told the driver didn’t have a license.

The officer stopped the vehicle. The driver, who was underage, had been drinking.

The driver was arrested.

Nov. 5 A local retailer reported a theft. Video coverage of the store had recorded two subjects changing price tags out and then purchasing the items for the much lower price. The incident is under investigation.

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Second annual TEDxUSD held in Aalfs Auditorium

By Cheyenne Alexis

Cheyenne.Alexis@coyotes.usd.edu

New ideas and motivational speeches was the name of the game Saturday in Aalfs Auditorium as seven speakers from around the state aimed to inspire about 150 people at the second annual TedxUSD event.

Event organizers have been planning the occasion since earlier this year. John Slunecka, the event coordinator, said the presentations showcased what TEDx Talks are all about.

“We’re hoping to have this (event) be an example of what TEDxUSD can be, should be,” Slunecka said.

“It will encourage people to come again next year.”

Cole Hensley, the CEO of TEDxUSD, said the event was well-executed because of the student-run executive staff.

“We are very privileged that we have such exceptional students here at USD who want to make this happen and are so dedicated and so motivated to bring this event together,” Hensley said. “This is really a unique scenario how we have so many motivated students on campus who are willing to put multiple events like this together.”

The speakers’ talks ranged

from teaching children the importance of the arts to building community in schools to understanding fears. Following the talks, the Rawlins Trio closed the event with a performance of “Trio in C minor” by Dmitri Shostakovich.

When deciding on speakers, Hensley said it was a lot of “venting” with the executive team during their meetings, and taking into consideration who the audience was.

“We definitely tried to touch on some that would pertain to every single school on campus,” Hensley said.

“But we also thought about issues that also pertained to South Dakota — how can we help South Dakota?”

Slunecka said it was important to bring in local speakers.

“We decided to get speakers from around the region just to showcase what South Dakota and the northern Midwest is capable of doing,” Slunecka said.

Slunecka said planning the event has been going on for about eight months. The event had many sponsors, including the Student Government Association, who awarded more than $10,000; the Center for Diversity & Community; Student

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Gregg Talcott, the principal of Brandon Valley High School, talks about building

communities in schools during the 2016 TEDxUSD event at Aalfs Auditorium Saturday afternoon.

Services; USD Graduate School; the College of Arts and Sciences; the Honors Program and Michael and Michell Williams.

“We’re very excited that they were willing to help us out when we really needed it,” Slunecka said. “We’re really appreciative of all of them.”

Hensley said he likes the learning aspect of TEDx Talks.

“It’s ideas worth spreading,” he said. “We’re giving

this huge platform for local speakers, who might not necessarily have the means of spreading their ideas, and getting it out not only in our own community, but across South Dakota.”

Noah Thompson, a sophomore accounting and finance major, said the event was “great.”

“It was definitely a huge step up from last year, and it’s exponentially growing,” Thompson said. “I think they’re reaching out to a

bigger audience every single year, and it’s great to simply connect with all the speakers and their powerful, passionate stories they have to share.”

Maria Brady, a sophomore political science major, said she appreciated the hard work the staff put into the show.

“I have watched them as they put together this event through the past year, and the amount of work and effort is amazing for colle-

giate-level students to do,” Brady said. “Moving on towards that, this is only the second year of TEDxUSD, and I think the potential is huge.”

For upcoming years, Slunecka said he hopes to draw in more people. Last year about 100 people attended the event which was held in Farber Hall in Old Main. The event was moved to Aalfs Auditorium this year to accommodate a larger crowd.

About 150 people attended.

“Next year, we’re planning on promoting earlier,” Slunecka said. “We’ve learned a lot through this process, and it’s incredibly difficult to get the word out to people.”

Hensley said having the event reach even larger attendance this year will make TEDxUSD only grow more.

“It really helped us with growing, because we had that old license from TEDx, which limited us to 100 individuals, whereas, now we’re able to grow the show,” Hensley said. “My favorite part about planning the event is probably going to the show, and you’re seeing this all come together, and it just makes the countless, sleepless nights when you’re working… and you realize it’s all worth it when you see the show come alive.”

VPD conducts second community survey

By Ally Krupinsky

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SGA senators discuss the impeachment of senator Jack Seitz Tuesday night.

Senator Seitz impeached, gender inclusive restrooms resolution passes

By Siannah Martius

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Amidst election night buzz, a Student Government Association atlarge senator Jack Seitz was impeached.

The impeachment of senator Seitz was the result of a failure to work office hours, and a misunderstanding of exactly what the office hours required of the senator.

At-large senator John Slunecka agreed with other senators that a misunderstanding of the bylaws that each senator must follow could be understood.

“Exactly what is defined as office hours is not clear,” he said. “As a senator, I could understand where that confusion could come from.”

According to the Internal Review Committee, the work that Senator Seitz was doing with organizations didn’t qualify as office hours, since he was not assigned to some of the specific organizations that he

was working with.

Senator Seitz said he didn’t intend to break the bylaw, and that it was unclear what was expected of him.

“I joined SGA because I feel very passionately about helping the students,” he said. “In terms of violating the bylaws, that was not my intent.”

At-large senator Marcus Ireland said he didn’t think it was reasonable for the senate to punish a fellow senator for working with other organizations.

“I think it’s kind of ridiculous if we were to punish a senator for working with organizations,” he said.

At-large senator Joshua Arens said the focus of the conversation wasn’t whether senator Seitz was helping organizations, but that he wasn’t correctly following the senate’s bylaws.

“We aren’t punishing him because he went out to work with organizations, we are punishing him be-

cause he didn’t show up for his office hours,” he said.

As the conversation came to a close, Seitz said he was only trying to do what would benefit the students.

“I believe my actions have done what’s best for the students,” he said.

The senate ultimately voted to require senator Seitz to complete 18 additional office hours. These 18 hours must be completed by Feb. 1. If senator Seitz fails to complete those hours, he will face further impeachment trials. This decision was passed with a two-thirds vote.

At the meeting, a resolution to implement a gender inclusive facilities pilot program was also passed.

This program will start with a few restrooms, but will eventually reach out to restrooms throughout the campus according to dean of students and vice president of student services Kim Grieve.

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The SGA Senate voted on Senate Resolution No. 19 to implement the pilot

program for gender inclusive restrooms Tuesday night.

The Vermillion Police Department is in the process of collecting their second community survey in order to gauge what the concerns of the community are.

“The goal is to try to get a feel of what the community thinks of our service, what kind of services they’d like us to have, what kind of issues they think are the problems in the community,” said VPD Chief Matt Betzen.

The department has collected about 350 surveys so far, and would like to see more than 500 total.

“I think right now if I had to guess, I’d guess we’re probably around 90 percent (confidence level) with roughly a five percent margin of error with the 300 surveys. So if we can pull that up a little bit more, maybe we can get a little higher than that,” he said. “But I think it gives you an idea of what the community as a whole thinks, which is the goal.”

Vermillion community members were also surveyed in 2012. Betzen said

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We’re trying to get an idea of where we’re at and what we can do to be better.

Matt Betzen, Vermillion Chief of Police

only 200 responses were received.

According to the 2012 Community Survey Report, on a five-point scale, overall safety in Vermillion was rated at a 4.1 and the overall rating of VPD was a 4.0.

There were seven conclusions that could be determined from the data, according to the report.

Betzen attributes much of the positive survey results in 2012 to the department’s communication training.

“It’s basically a way to deal with confrontational situations, which is what our job is, in a way that is not as antagonist and ego-driven and thereby reduces the chance

of violence against the officer, and reduces the need to use force to gain compliance,” he said.

Crisis intervention training, another 40-hour class, has also been added in the last year and a half. Betzen said this training teaches officers more about how to respond to acute or chronic mental distress such as a breakdown or suicidal threats.

Ultimately, the goal is to keep the community safe, he said.

“We’re trying to get an idea of where we’re at and what we can do to be better, basically,” he said.

Six conclusions from the 2012 Community Survey Report • Citizens have suggested more concern about their safety while walking at night relative to other safety issues. Women were even more concerned than men.

• The three types of activities that citizens are most concerned about are underage drinking, drug use or dealing and open alcohol container violations. Men are less concerned about these activities than women.

• There is agreement among homeowners and renters that being robbed or

having their house or car broken into is of greater concern than other specific criminal activities.

• The overall rating of the Vermillion Police Department on a scale from disappointing to exceptional suggests that citizens rate the department as close to exceptional.

• There is a positive relationship between the perception of citizens that the police are more visible in their neighborhood and perceptions that the overall performance of the

department is closer to exceptional.

• Of the many non-criminal related services delivered by the department, citizens are most aware of escorts for special events and DUI Focus patrols. The least well known programs include the Bike Rodeo, Youth Explorer Program and Community Policing through Environmental Design. No matter the awareness level, respondents were clear that all of the services should be continued.

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Accept, find compromise in winning candidate The polls are closed, the numbers are in and the results are… somebody isn’t happy.

With such a controversial election season finally drawing to a close, chances are we’ve all had Facebook and Twitter homepages full of various opinions about this year’s nominees.

Admittedly, both candidates have their fair share of flaws. After the last vote is accounted for, however, the time for constant angry rhetoric is over. It’s time to set aside our differences, accept the new president and move forward to keep America great.

This election’s discourse has focused little on the political issues at hand.

Simply put, we’ve been angry.

We sure haven’t been shy to voice our anger, setting new records for presidential debate viewership.

With new powers utilized in social media, we can talk about this anger any time of day with anybody who cares to listen as often as we choose.

The boom in social media activity this election cycle has led to fatigue and the spread of misinformation.

In an election cycle or not, we must be mindful about how we post on social media. Our freedom of speech is a basic Constitutional right. However, there are consequences for some things we say, and nowhere in the Constitution do we have a right to be rude or disrespectful. Mindful communication and compromise are key.

As past administrations

show, when the government and people fail to find compromise amongst diverse partisan beliefs, the president cannot accomplish much. This is where the prominent source of anger in the American people takes shape, where voters see the problems in the country firsthand and see no progress in solving them.

No matter if we agree with all of the president’s goals or not, we as a country, and especially as the young generation looking toward the future, need to stand by the commander-in-chief. We need to bridge the wide gap and learn to communicate and understand others at any level of government, starting with citizens themselves.

Perhaps the most important issue surrounding the election is the necessity of democratic participation and voting. Despite claims that the election was potentially rigged, the nominee who won did so justly. The people have spoken.

People who didn’t take the time to mark a ballot have no solid reason to complain about the results. They had their chance to make their voice heard and chose not to partake in the political process. The real critique to make is justifying the decision to not vote, especially in such a close, high-stakes race.

Even in particularly close races, if the losing candidate can accept his or her defeat, the voters can accept the results as well. For those who voted for the losing candidate, the debates are over. Rather than fearing that the winning

candidate can unify the country, we should find that union within ourselves and our communities.

The politicians might have the spotlight, but the people’s actions speak volumes.

Through various studies, the Pew Research Center has found America at the most politically polarized state it’s ever seen.

Undoubtedly, we will always see disagreement.

This disagreement, our ability to form opinions, educate ourselves about said opinions and express them to others are all core values of American democracy. When we use these values in productive and civil ways, we can find satisfaction in any situation.

Our country has persevered through much worse than a less-than-favorable candidate.

We cannot sit idly and complain when we have the choice to make a difference.

According to National Public Radio, millennials, who now outnumber baby boomers, are poised to become the dominant political generation of the next 35 years beginning in this election. America is at a pivotal point in its history, both politically and culturally.

The classic American dream probably looks much different than its original image. Nonetheless, that hope for success and happiness still exists. It might just take a change in attitude to see it.

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America is not defined by its president, but by its people DEREK CHANCELLOR is a graduate student studying public administration.

With this general election cycle coming to a close, many Americans are relieved that the excessive propaganda and unfounded accusations have finally ended, no matter the result. Most Americans will now turn their attention away from politics until the midterms or even, for many, the next presidential election in four years.

This cycle has been particularly coarse in regards to personal attacks and baseless conspiracy theories from both presidential campaigns. One might suggest that anything less shouldn’t be expected when a former reality television star and billionaire iconoclast without a dignified filter runs against the wife of one of the two impeached presidents in United States

history.

But like the season finale of a hit series on Netflix, this election season concluded on Tuesday night. Americans believe it’s now time to move on with their everyday lives and get back to the “real world” until next season’s premiere “episode” is released.

While an entertaining campaign cycle is just that, entertaining, the implications of its results have yet to make their debut. Tuesday night’s results won’t even begin to take effect until Inauguration Day on Jan. 20, and they’ll continue to do so throughout the next four years.

While the damaging effects of this election cycle won’t be overlooked, many believe politics are now returning to a state of hibernation for another four years. Of course, this isn’t the case, nor should it be.

Many Americans are glad that the events of the past year and a half have finally come to an end. Some are pleased with the decision that was made by their fellow American citizens on Tuesday night. Others are displeased, to say the least.

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Whatever opinion people may have, they must please remember that the political process doesn’t conclude the day after Election Day. Even though the political campaigns have officially concluded, the next legislative and executive sessions are just beginning. In the coming few years, voters should consistently practice certain habits that increase their obligatory role as an active American citizen.

First, voters must pay attention to politics, always.

It’s the civic duty as a citizen of this great country to do so.

It’s necessary to remember that all politics are local and, as an ancient yet ever pertinent Pericles quotation reminds us, “Just because you don’t pay attention to politics, doesn’t mean politics won’t pay attention to you.”

Next, a good reminder for citizens of this great country, no matter what some individuals might say, every single person is not “deplorable.” Further, while America is already great, it’s not perfect, but it will

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Tuesday night’s results won’t even begin to take effect until Inauguration Day on January 20, and they’ll continue to do so throughout the next four years.

always take more than one person to fix the enormous problems America faces every day in this country. No individual person, “alone, can fix it.” Instead, it will take a collective of American citizens who genuinely care and subsequently express this interest through community action and an involvement in the political process.

Most of all, no matter how messy this election cycle was, no matter how much everyone

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

“Yes, I’m going to vote for someone purposefully designed to ruin everything.”

— MUC

“And the Portuguese said, ‘Oh crap,’ which is a pretty common theme throughout history.”

—Patterson Hall

“If my family ever got Snapchat, they better be prepared for me criticizing everything.”

— Brookman Hall

“My greatest achievement is having dank memes.”

— Al Neuharth Media Center

“I thought you were going to church this morning.”

“Actually, I attended the services held at Hy-Vee.” —MUC

agrees with Tuesday’s results or not, voters must please remember that America is defined not by its president, but by its people. No individual person can even begin to encapsulate the beauty and greatness that is possessed within the collective people of America. This perspective of unity is the only way Americans will continue to progress, to persevere, together as a nation.

In The Know & In The Dark IN THE KNOW: Donald Trump held a campaign rally in Sioux City this past weekend before Tuesday’s Election Day. IN THE DARK: Please, everyone, I hope you made good choices.

IN THE KNOW: Classes aren’t held on Friday in remembrance of Veteran’s Day. IN THE DARK: It’s always nice to have a day off, but make sure to remember the important meaning behind this day.

IN THE K NOW: UBrew is now offering their winter-themed drinks, including the Gingerbread Latte and Merriment White Mocha.

IN THE DARK: My caffeine addiction is now very festive.

IN THE K NOW: Vermillion is building a second Casey’s General Store to be ready by the end of the month.

IN THE DARK: You sure we can’t get a Starbucks or Target built, too?

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Cubs fan finds stress relief in America’s favorite pastime RYNE MYERS is a first-year majoring in media & journalism.

Let me just take a moment and say, “Go, Cubs, Go!” I am unbelievably proud to be a Cubs fan. When people say it’s just a game, it’s infuriating, to say the least.

I was panicking before the game because my Cubs jersey still hasn’t come in, and my shirt was dirty, so I didn’t have on Cubbie Blue. Baseball is the one thing that I’m superstitious about and was convinced that the Cubs would lose because I wasn’t wearing the right shade of blue. After talking to my equally superstitious father, I got over the germ and gross factor, threw on my shirt and watched the game.

The Cubs won in extra innings, 8-7. Every single Cubs fan watching the entire game on the edge of their seats bled Cubbie Blue.

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Of all the sports I could have picked to be a fan of, baseball seemed the most logical thing to me.

I played the basic sports that parents put their kids in to socialize, and in high school, I played golf, but nothing lit a flame in my soul like Cubs baseball.

Baseball season is the time of year that I look forward to, and when it flips to Spring Training, my eyes are in Mesa, Arizona and Jupiter, Florida.

To quote Jimmy Fallon in “Fever Pitch,” “Because they haven’t won a World Series in a century or so?

So what? They’re here.

Every April, they’re here.

At 1:05 or at 7:05, there is a game. And if it gets rained out, guess what?

They make it up to you.

Does anyone else in your life do that?” The Cubs are my team, and even if they didn’t win the 2016 World Series, I would still love them.

My father gave me the name “Ryne” after Ryne Sandberg, his favorite Cub. I grew up in a family that encouraged me to have a passion for anything positive. Even

I found my escape when I was young, and it has helped me immensely during my first semester of college.

as a very active child, the one thing that has always stuck with me has been baseball. It was ever present in my rivalrysplit home, my father being a Cubs fan and my nana and older sister being Cardinal fans. I’m thankful that my nana and father passed on their love for such an amazing sport. I found my escape when I was young, and it has helped me immensely during my first semester of college.

We all need distractions sometimes, and finding your passion, your outlet, is unbelievably important.

Not only is it something that you enjoy, but it can take your mind off of things for a while.

There’s a lot of stress in college and sometimes students need to escape the things that are causing stress. Whether it’s hanging out with friends, going home on the weekends or following a favorite sport, there are many ways to find an outlet. Not only does it allow students to get to do the thing they like, but they can also find other people around campus interested in the same thing.

I was lucky enough to find a guy friend who is as intensely into the Cubs as I am, and we’ve bonded over that. College is a time for finding the things you love and finding your Zen.

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Students should take time to relax STEPHANIE MEAD is an undecided first-year student.

There are a lot of certainties in college that every student will have to go through. Chances are, somebody will get frustrated at the people on their floor. Someone will miss a class because they will just plan out not going that day, or to work on homework for another class. Students will spend more money than they ever thought they would on Qdoba and Chick-fil-A. Also, a majority of students will quickly find out that coffee is the greatest thing in the universe.

With all these certainties in mind, the number one thing that every student will have to face is stress. With midterms come and gone, plenty of people have already overcome plenty of stress.

Admittedly, having stress can sometimes be a good thing. It can help students make sure they’re on top of everything they need to accomplish. It can also keep students from having a social life, or enough hours of sleep each night.

Well, actually, there’s nothing good about having stress. Stress is generally quite an annoyance, but hopefully that allows people the opportunity where they can find activities to help themselves remain calm.

For me, I listen to music. Music is a really good escape from the homework that my professors love to give me and transport myself to a place free from responsibility, even if it’s just for a few minutes. I

love to sit back with my headphones in and just listen to the music.

Besides music, there are plenty of other options for stress relief. Some activities may include physical activities such as taking a walk or bike ride outside or sweating off the stress at the Wellness Center.

Others enjoy creative expression such as drawing, painting or the new trend of adult coloring books. Most people have to read heavy textbooks and dull information, but even picking up a novel from the library can be a refreshing break from school work.

People who assume video games simply waste time may overlook how it might be a great stress reliever for someone. Plus, there’s always Netflix in times of need. Whatever place somebody can find some peace from daily chaos, they should take advantage of it and implement it into their routines, either daily or weekly.

So whenever students feel that often crippling stress coming about when considering everything they have to do or plan to do, a great strategy can begin by thinking of something that makes them feel comfort and happiness.

Music, movies, dancing, video games and many more options are available for students to take a step back to breathe. They should set a time limit on how long they are going to spend doing whatever it is that helps them to destress, and then get back to work. Most likely, they’ll be more likely to accomplish more in the long run and with a better mindset overall.

In the end, students might be glad they took that one step back to take two steps forward.

5 ways to relax

1. Read Besides all of the required reading for classes, taking the time to read a book just for pleasure can be a refreshing break for scrolling through social media.

2. Yoga Get your flex on!

The exercise focuses specificially on breathing techniques, and you get a workout in the process.

3. Workout In general, exercise releases endorphines, a chemical in the brain associated with ‘happy’ emotions.

4. Netflix Or your choice of streaming. Take an hour or two to watch a show you enjoy to relax the brain.

5. Nap ‘Rebooting’ your brain relaxes your body and makes the body rested.

Printing is outdated: Transition to all online assignments JORDAN SMITH is a sophomore majoring in political science.

College campuses are supposed to be full of bright, young minds ready to change the world with facilities and faculty who are ready to help take small steps to make a difference. In this atmosphere, laptop computers and tablets are virtually ubiquitous.

Leveraging the power of the internet, many professors take advantage and use services like D2L to assign new and diverse assignments. Speaking for myself, I haven’t had a course where I don’t have at least some online homework, and I’d say it’s been very beneficial to my very expensive education. So, why is the university still using so much paper?

Recently, it was reported that the school spent almost a quarter of a million dollars on printing supplies last year, not counting bi-annual printer upgrades. Not only is that a lot of money, it requires 6.5 million sheets of paper, which is

roughly 325-650 trees.

There was a time that expense could be justified, but those days are long gone. Most students have some personal computing device, and those who don’t have access to the public computers in the Academic Commons, and there are significant benefits to turning things in online.

The South Dakota Board of Regents pays to have the service Turn It In automatically check what’s submitted to a class’s Dropbox for plagiarism, and professors can grade, with notes, online.

There’s no question about if the paper was turned in on time because there are records online. For the same reason, the paper won’t be misplaced by any party. There aren’t really any practical benefits to handing in a physical paper, so it’s typically a waste of money.

That’s unfortunate at USD because the budget that funds our paper and ink is the same budget that funds getting new computers and improving wireless connectivity on campus, things that provide tangible benefits to the campus at large. Instead,

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The library offers printers for students to utilize using Pharos money, but the necessity for printing assignments should decrease.

that money goes to buy expensive paper and ink that mostly finds its ultimate fate in a trash can.

Higher education in South Dakota is cheap relative to the rest of the country, but it’s still a major investment regardless of those in-state or out-of-state.

That money should be used to benefit students as much as possible.

To this end, professors

should make an effort to eliminate paper from classes as much as possible because that can help cut costs and promote better school infrastructure.

I’ve focused on the financial side of things thus far, but I’m a tree-hugger and need to mention the environmental side, namely cutting down the trees I like to hug.

Money is important, but

this could potentially save hundreds of trees every year.

USD and SGA have both established a desire to be more environmentallyfriendly. Beyond a local concern, concern should extend to the national level given that the Department of Defense has named climate change the greatest threat to American security, which is kind of

their thing.

There are a lot of reasons to want more paperless classes, convenience, economics and environmentalism being some of them. I couldn’t say whether the solution comes from the administration, professors or maybe it’s the students. Whatever it is, everybody at USD needs to all work together to figure out the solution.

Adopting an attitude of gratitude benefits health, life ALLIE KNOFCZYNSKI is a junior majoring in media & journalism.

November is a month pretty much dedicated to a certain turkey dinner or extra time to celebrate Christmas festivities. It’s easy to get caught up in said activities and the looming threat of finals week and forget about some other aspects of this month.

Particularly, November is a time for gratitude. How that gratitude takes form is an individual decision, but taking the time to think about the details in life that make it worth

living is important. The importance extends beyond a personal level, affecting many areas of life.

Whether it’s turning on the news or pulling up a smart phone application, violence and drama lurk around every corner. Seeing constant negative headlines actually has a negative affect on well-being and morale.

Evidence from the Good News Network shows that human empathy causes people to be naturally inclined to imitate what they see without thinking about it, even if the effects are hurtful. These negative headlines dominate the news world because people have a so-called “negativity bias,” the term psychologists use

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Maybe life should be more like a piece of music, and people are supposed to be dancing. for society’s collective hunger to hear and remember bad news.

All of this exposure to less-than-cheerful messages takes a damper on overall views on the world.

In light of

Thanksgiving, now is a great time to slow down and express gratitude.

Whether that means giving out random compliments, wishing phone contacts a good day, or just saying a simple “thank you” more often are all noteworthy.

As a personal plug, I write a blog and have challenged myself to post every day about something I’m grateful for. Not only have I gotten great responses thus far, it’s been enlightening for me to think more about the little details I may overlook and see how much everything affects my day-to-day life.

Gratitude is great as is, but science shows it has neurological benefits. According to the Huffington Post,

expressing gratitude on a regular basis leads to more positive outlooks on life, healthier habits and improved relationships with others.

Appreciating people more often obviously isn’t an end-all solution, but it certainly brightens up the days of either party involved.

Everybody is facing his or her fair share of struggles that aren’t necessarily transparent.

One little comment or sign of appreciation could make a significant difference.

Usually daily gratitude for minute details doesn’t come to mind immediately. Guides on happiness usually encourage people to make a list of goals to achieve and work toward them. When

people make certain goals, however, they forget about living in the current moment. It’s as if they don’t listen to the entirety of a song and simply skip to the end when it comes together.

Maybe life should be more like a piece of music, and people are supposed to be dancing.

Life isn’t slowing down for anybody. It doesn’t stop to allow people to go back and say or do things differently, even if it’s for the better.

Time spent dwelling in pessimism doesn’t benefit anybody. Bad news sells, but on a daily basis, people don’t always have to buy it. If everybody has the choice to have just one moment of Thanksgiving beyond Turkey Day, why not take it?

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Sioux City Iowa, where some USD students travelled to listen to him.

Trump ended his speech by vowing to make the country better.

“Together we will make America wealthy again, we will make America strong again, we will make America safe again and we will make America great again,” he said.

The Associated Press declared Trump the winner of South Dakota’s three electoral votes at 9:01 p.m. The election in South Dakota this year differed from past elections as this year was expected to set the record for absentee ballots submitted.

As of 12:40 p.m. on Monday evening, there were 106,444 absentee ballots requested and 100,367 ballots returned.

In 2004 there were 94,643 absentee ballots cast. 2008 has the all-time high for absentee ballots cast at 100,780. There were 91,145 absentee ballots cast in 2012.

The South Dakota Secretary of State Office warned that the speed of reporting results would suffer with the high number of absentee ballots as absentee ballots are not opened until the day of the election and each ballot is individually sealed and needs to have the

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of their ideas.”

Ireland also said he didn’t think party politics has as much impact on the local level in South Dakota as they do on the national level.

“I can see the appeal on a national level but I don’t see that affecting South Dakota in the same way,” he said.

While Ireland disagrees with Waltjer, Waltjer said he received a lot of positive feedback on USD’s campus.

“I’ve had overwhelming positive response,” Waltjer said. “I think people are just frustrated, especially this year with the presidential choices we have. People have said politics is just a mess. We’re trying to channel that into Amendment V because this takes party control out of our election process. People can get on board with that and that

Vankat Pratti and Jaedon Foreman, members of College Republicans, joke while waiting for election results. signature reviewed.

Another addition to this year’s election in South Dakota is the Vote 605 app which allows users to view a sample ballot or find their polling place. The South Dakota Secretary of State’s Office said that the app will engage more student voters.

“The Vote 605 app is a very useful tool that will allow Students the opportunity to view their sample ballot ahead of time on their smartphone. If a student downloads the App I’m sure they are likely to vote,” said Jason Williams a Secretary of State’s office employee said.

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Sophomore Emma Kirby, Sophomore Claudia Schwebach and first-year Emme Bear watch the election results Tuesday night in the MUC Pit Lounge.

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I think people are just frustrated, especially this year with the presidential choices we have. People have said politics is just a mess.

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comes from the left and the right.”

Waltjer said that while most college students seem supportive of Amendment V, getting out to vote is important.

“It’s just a matter of getting them (college students) out to vote because we have had overwhelming positive response especially on college campuses… kids our

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age, we have 59 percent I think that either identifies as independent or registers as independent,” he said.

“That’s because they are fed up with party politics and young people have seen the parties leave them behind. We really want to show that this is beneficial to all South Dakotans.”

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tic than I was, but I’m still waiting.”

District 17 will also elected a state senator. The incumbent for District 17 was Republican Arthur Rusch.

Rusch, a retired circuit judge, was elected in 2014.

He ran against Democrat Shane Merrill.

“I’m pretty optimistic at this point because I think Clay County is my strong point,” said Rusch, waiting for only three precincts to report, all in Clay County.

South Dakota’s representative in the United States House of Representatives, Republican Kristi Noem won re-election against Democratic challenger Paula Hawks.

Kristi Noem was first elected to the United States House of Representatives in 2010. She has served on the House Ways and Means Committee, the Subcommittee on Sax Policy and the Subcommittee on Human Resources.

Hawks grew up in rural South Dakota and is a graduate of SDSU. Hawks has a masters degree from USD, and spent 10 years teaching at West Central High School.

Republican Senator John Thune also won re-election, staving off a challenge from Democrat Jay Williams.

Thune has served in the

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United States Senate since 2004, and has served on the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, the Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation and the Committee on Fi-

nance. Williams served in the Navy and Peace Corps.

Thune won reelection by 18,626 votes.

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The appearance, demeanor and rhetoric used by politicians all hold sway in elections, USD professors and students say.

Image matters in presidential politics

By Morgan Matzen

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Does appearance matter in politics? Whenever politicians show off their speaking skills, gesture a certain way, say certain things or dress in a certain way, their overall “look” will influence voters’ decisions, according to USD professors and students.

The 2016 election saw women become candidates up and down the ballot. Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton became the first major-party female presidential candidate this year, and locally, there was a congressional toss-up between Republican Kristi Noem and Democrat Paula Hawks.

“There’s obviously a level of office that women have not achieved yet,” said Sara Lampert, assistant professor of history and program coordinator for women, gender and sexuality studies at USD. “One of the things I’ve come to understand is that there are still gender dynamics when women run against each other, but the gender dynamics are of-

ten different than when women run against men.”

This can mean a lot of appearance work for female candidates — Hillary Clinton, for example, needed to appear both warm and competent to voters. Clinton also had to retain elements of her femininity while still seeming masculine in order to appear like “The Father of the Nation,” Lampert said.

“Presidential office in particular requires being someone who can stand up to foreign powers and be the father of the nation,” Lampert said. “It’s a very common way we continue to think about the presidency. When women become involved in politics, they often find themselves having to simultaneously present themselves as able to do what is perceived as a man’s job, but also assure voters that they are still feminine women, that they are not unsexing themselves. So women need to be simultaneously masculine but also feminine while running for office.”

Lampert said that, because of

the societal concept of men as leaders and women as followers, women are less likely to run for office because they struggle to see themselves in a leadership position.

“Gender matters a lot,” Lampert said. “It privileges men and often traps women in what I would call a ‘double bind.’”

There have been a lot of expectations of Secretary Clinton during this campaign. This has been true for Clinton not only in 2016, but throughout her decades in politics. Clinton has had to deal with constant criticism of her fashion choices, her marriage to Bill Clinton and her ability to appear both competent and warm.

“Hillary is expected to be competent and warm whereas Donald is expected to be competent,” said Leah Seurer, a USD communications professor. “When Hillary speaks, we want to feel like she is our friend but also a great business leader. We don’t expect that of Trump, which is a double standard that she has to deal with

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Hillary is expected to be competent and warm whereas Donald is expected to be competent Sara Lampert, assistant professor of history

that he doesn’t. They both have strengths and weaknesses on the rubric of what success looks like.”

Beside female politicians’ need to seem both feminine and masculine at times, there is also a need for male candidates to “man up” when running for office. This is one explanation of the behaviors of Donald Trump during this campaign cycle.

“One of the strategies that Donald Trump has deployed in this election is performing what we call ‘hypermasculinity,’” Lam-

pert said. “He presents a lot of our culture’s very extreme ideas about masculinity by being dominating and aggressive. We saw this in the way he would interact with some of his opponents in the Republican Primary. When he would interact with other men, he would try to belittle their masculinity.”

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Local campaigns expensive, time consuming

By Malachi Petersen

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Whether it was talking to patrons at The Bean coffee shop downtown or going door to door in an apartment building on the other side of Vermillion in the days leading up to last night’s election, Mark Winegar stopped and talked to anyone that would listen in the waning days of his campaign.

The Democratic candidate for District 17 House of Representative said he called more than 4,000 homes this election season and knocked on an uncountable amount of doors.

“I had thought about it for awhile. I announced just before D-Days in 2015. I announced early,” he said. “I had absolutely no idea how to go about campaigning. I thought I did and I made the mistake of basically doing a one-person campaign.”

Winegar said being his own treasurer and campaign manager has its advantages though.

“The advantage of that is that if I go out canvassing I can canvass as long as I want. If I want to take time to talk to a particular person who’s got some issues I can take all of the time I want so that’s an advantage. Next

time — and win or lose there will be a next time — I’ll do that a little differently,” he said.

The district chair of the Democratic Party ran against three other candidates for two open positions. The two incumbents, Democrat Ray Ring and Republican Nancy Rasmussen, both said that running for office this year was only slightly easier than the first time they ran.

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For one USD student, this year’s election was more than voicing her support for a particular candidate. Chelsea Gilbertson, a senior criminal justice and political science major, worked long hours to try to propel local statehouse candidate Mark Winegar into office.

Gilbertson started at USD as an accounting major, but then noticed that she would never be fulfilled in her life if she was just behind a desk. Gilbertson realized her love for politics.

“I kind of came to terms with the fact that there’s a very big picture and learning like, holy crap there are so many things that affect people (with politics),” Gilbertson said. “I am living my life for other people, so maybe one day I will run for office. Politics, working on bills and drafting legislation are how things change in the bigger picture. It’s very small, very tedious and at times frustrating. But that is how you get to your end goal.”

Gilbertson is the president of College Democrats and also served as the impromptu campaign manager for District 17 Democratic Candidate Mark Winegar. Gilbertson met Winegar at a College Democrats meeting.

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(Gilbertson) is such a bundle of joy and is so happy Mark Winegar, South Dakota House of Representatives candidate

and there are two dudes sitting in the back. I was like, ‘I recognize Ray Ring, but who is this other dude?’ I was like, ‘alright, whatever,’” Gilbertson said. “Mark couldn’t help it, introduced himself, did his whole spiel, said his piece, and I was like, ‘I’m with it.’

Then Mark reached out and here we are today.”

Winegar said he appreciates Gilbertson’s attitude.

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Caitlin Ann Hof, Erik Burnison and Alex Verma meet Nov. 2 to elect new officials for the Students Interest Group in Neurology.

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Though there was a lack of participation for many months, the Student Interest Group in Neurology (SIGN) plans on making a comeback by increasing student involvement.

SIGN meets once or twice a semester, and Vice President Erik Burnison said they want to make meetings more frequent.

The group currently has about 60 members, and in general it’s aimed towards medical students.

Alex Verma, treasurer and secretary of SIGN, said the group fell off the grid because of busy schedules when he was president.

“We’ve had some trouble over the past year because the (former) vice president got ill, and took a year off,” Verma said.

“I’ve pretty much been running the show entirely, which is why we haven’t met very often.”

Because the group doesn’t meet often, Verma and Burnison are trying to work to get meetings to once a month.

Verma said he is interested in SIGN because of his love for neurology, and working with Jerome Freeman, chair of the neuroscience department at the Health Science Center in

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hasn’t held back when he speaks and he seems to have no filter. This has made him relatable in some ways to voters, USD communication studies graduate student Emily Niebrugge said.

“He just says outrageous things and at this point it’s kind of expected of him,” Niebrugge said. “He’s really non-traditional and I think that’s why people like him, because he’s not a politician. People get really frustrated with politicians and people in government because they don’t feel like they can relate to them. I feel like a large group of people feel like they can relate to Donald Trump because he is saying things that are not politically correct, but offensive.”

The difference in experience between Trump and Clinton also contributes to their political appearance.

Sioux Falls.

“What I saw just blew me away,” Verma said. “I got to see a whole variety of patients, everybody had something different.

Before, my interests were cardiology and oncology, and the thing with cardiology is you’re seeing the same illnesses on a daily basis. So, with neurology, you’re getting a wide variety of things, and you’re also building these really deep, long term relationships with your patients.”

Burnison said he enjoys neurology because the field is growing.

“There’s so many new forms of technology that are going to be influencing neurology and neuroscience,” Burnison said.

One thing the group covers during meetings includes having a ‘skills night,’ an event held at the Parry Center in Sioux Falls that focuses on the hands-on practice of neurology.

The group is also a tool for studying and learning more about neurology, Burnison said.

“I think to be a neurologist, to take an approach with your patients, you have to think about it differently than other physicians have to,” Burnison said. “This group helps us explore those issues.”

The club, Verma said,

often has faculty come to talk and discuss topics related to neuroscience careers, something Verma wants to see more of.

“The science aspect is good, but also the career of what you can expect (would be good),” Verma said.

Burnison has many ideas to help revive the group, such as making and selling t-shirts, creating social media pages, an idea page promoting neurology, having patients with Parkinson’s disease and multiple sclerosis come in to do patient panels and promoting the group during first-year orientation for medical school. “(We can promote the group by) spreading the love of neuroscience,” Burnison said. “(We want to find) a good medium to communicate what we want to do.”

Verma and Burnison said they’re working to start getting back into having meetings and promoting the group so more members attend.

“It’s hard to say how many (members) are invested,” Verma said.

“We’ve been pretty quiet for the past year... We’re gonna make a comeback.”

In the town hall debates, Clinton looked more composed and approached the undecided voters with ease, while Trump famously lurked behind her as she spoke.

“Hillary Clinton is very practiced, and that’s another thing that people don’t like about her,” Niebrugge said. “They might say that they don’t like her because she looks rehearsed.

Another reason people might get frustrated in the debates is that you can tell they’ve rehearsed the questions. You know they have the answers they’re supposed to say, and that’s kind of what campaigns and elections have come down to at this point.”

Candidates usually want to have their answers down pat when it comes to questions on stances and policy changes; they don’t want to look unprepared, because that may damage their appearance. Political candidates must find the line between seeming toorehearsed and robotic and

being too sloppy and left at a loss for words.

“Hillary takes more of a traditional approach,” Niebrugge said. “That town hall debate, for example, you could tell that she is practiced in those kinds of speeches. She’s done it before, she knows the traditional way to speak in front of people. If you look over at the other side on Trump, he just says outrageous things and at this point it’s just kind of expected.”

Trump has made a few lewd comments about women in his time running for office as well as before he jumped into the Presidential race. Lampert called this “misogyny.”

“There’s also a piece of it that involves a very misogynistic attitude towards women,” Lampert said. “(We see this) in the way he talks about women and the way he has behaved towards women in his past.

I don’t think that’s something you can separate from his masculine style.”

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would win.”

After Gilbertson paired up with Winegar and became his campaign manager, they got to work readying Winegar for a run at the statehouse. Winegar announced his campaign in September 2015. Gilbertson also said that Winegar did 98 percent of the work for his campaign, knocked on a total of 4,000 doors and was even a substitute teacher.

Winegar said Gilbertson was important to his campaign, and said she helped him to better understand his voters. As a pro-choice politician in a deeply prolife state, Winegar said he had long been afraid to speak openly on the issue of abortion.

“Chelsea has been more instrumental more than she will ever know. When you think about running for office, there are things that you believe in but you tend to think about political calculus,” Winegar said. “(Chelsea) asked me if I would go up to Pierre and stand for a woman’s right to choose. There is no way I will ever move from that position, but political calculus hit. I may lose this election because of that decision alone.”

Winegar said he thinks the majority of people in Clay County are prochoice.

“When I got back, women started to come out of the woodwork telling me I was going to win this election,” Winegar said. “If I do win this election, I owe it to Chelsea.”

While Gilbertson said she could have worked with other candidates if she had wanted to, there are certain points that she and Winegar aligned quite closely on, and in general she found him to be a likable politician.

“Mark made it really easy for me to be a part of his campaign by just being a nice person,” Gilbertson said. “His accessibility alone I think will influence people like us, (who are) young individuals who are (asking questions about) why aren’t these candidates so terrible? It’s because they

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won’t pick up the phone when we have something to say. Mark will.”

According to Winegar, he’ll speak to the people of District 17 and for the people of South Dakota and he’ll make the best decisions that he can. However, one thought that the Winegar campaign has thought of was what if the campaign does not go their way?

“The campaign begins Nov. 9, regardless” Winegar said. “I am registering winwithwinegar.org and we will start publishing regardless what I think about the issues of the state, and that will be a piece of the campaign or it will be my way of keeping touch with my constituencies.”

According to Gilbertson, Winegar and she will be in Pierre for lobby days no matter what the outcome of the election will be.

Besides from the common interests that Gilbertson and Winegar share, another part of Mark’s campaign that they did a lot of was tabling in the MUC to get Winegar associated with USD students and to register voters for the general election.

“In December, (College Democrats) helped register 200 voters,” Winegar said.

“On a college campus, in December with finals, you guy are only here for half the month, (it’s) unbelievable.”

Despite all of the lobbying, campaigning and tabling that Gilbertson does for the campaign, the Winegar campaign does not pay Gilbertson to be their campaign manager. They tried to do so — Gilbertson refused. “(The Democratic Party) wants $35,000 for (Winegar) to run in South Dako-

Emily Niebrugge, USD gaduate student tions of gender in politics, there is also the issue of fashion. In years past and still today, Clinton has often been called out for wearing pantsuits, and she has been asked in interviews about her dress or her hairstyle before discussing issues of foreign policy. Some voters take a “substance over style” approach to this, while others do the opposite.

“It really bothers me when we ask questions about fashion mattering,”

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Niebrugge said. “Does it?

No. That’s not what they’re being elected for, to pick out a different shirt. Unfortunately, it does come to a lot of people’s minds.”

Thanks to the issues of appearance and gender in this election cycle, there is a lot of forthcoming research on the role gender plays in politics.

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The back seat of Mark Winegar’s car, full of materiels used for his campaign. participate in multiple parades from the time she announced her candidacy.

“I’ve thought about running before but the timing wasn’t right,” she

said. “Now that my kids are older, you know, now they’re a great help rather than me being away from them too much. I guess I was kind of just waiting for the right time. I’ve al-

ta. That is an average salary for quite a few professions and yet they are trying to pay me $3,000 for three or four months of committed work,” Gilbertson said. “I have a job; I work at a library. What is the point of a rewards system if it’s not going to motivate you for the future? Would you do it next time if you were not getting paid?”

The dedication that Gilbertson has for Winegar’s campaign prompted some last-minute campaigning to court USD students that they hope pays off in the long run.

“I hand (students a policy card) with the 10 ballot initiatives, study it, (show them) how Mark the candidate voted on them and then I say in complete disclosure that I voted the exact same way,” Gilbertson said. “That should be all you need to know about what his priorities and what his values are.”

Those values and dedication Gilbertson has towards Winegar’s campaign shows what Gilbertson thinks of Winegar.

“I think that honesty is the best policy,” Gilberston said. “If you’re going to run for office and not be clear on why you’re running and why you’re doing it, let your voters know what you’re getting. (Mark) is packed up in a nice little box, he knows everything (and) he makes it very easy to figure out.”

Winegar said he apprecaites Gilbertson’s dedication towards his campaign.

“What I learned from (Gilbertson) is don’t ever compromise what you believe,” Winegar said. “Go out on that limb, and you will win.”

It really bothers me when we ask questions about fashion mattering.

Does it? No. That’s not why they’re being elected.

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Rasmussen said the fair in Turner County helped make campaigning easier for her, as well as the fact that she knows many people in the area.

“My first run was kind like getting married,” she said. “And this being my third term and having more time to campaign and being more involved — I’ve spent more time doing things than the first year I ran. I think its more involved this year.”

For Debbie Pease, a graduate of USD and a first-time political candidate, this election saw her

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also requires thousands of dollars in funding for signs, buttons and other campaign material.

Ring, a former economics professor at USD, said he designed his own ads this year and recorded

how campaigns strategize with gender,” Lampert said. “We know that things like how you dress and talk and what style of campaign ad you use are very carefully made decisions, and we need to know more about how campaign managers factor gender into running campaigns for both men and women. I think there will be a lot more research coming out of this campaign cycle that we need to have to answer these questions.” his own radio spots. In total he spent between $12,000 to $14,000 on his campaign.

Rasmussen said she spent between $15,000 to $16,000 and Pease said she had also fundraised about $10,000. “(The) state party told me I needed $35,000 to win this district and I’m going to win it on $8,000.

There’s too much money in politics,” said Winegar.

Winegar said during the election he tried to focus on getting young people to vote. He also said regardless of whether or not they voted in this election, USD students should exercise their right to vote in future elections.

“I don’t care how you vote, but vote,” he said.

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Junior guard Carlton Hurst goes up for a layup while being smothered by a Duhawk defender last Friday in the Sanford Coyote Sports Center. Hurst is part of a transfer trio along with fellow guards sophomore Matt Mooney and junior Trey Dickerson, who had to sit out last season due to NCAA rules.

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efore jumping into pre-conference play, the Coyote men’s basketball team welcomed Loras College into the Sanford Coyote Sports Center for an exhibition last Friday. A crowd of 645 attended the free game, which was the first chance to watch USD basketball in the new arena. With only five players from last year returning, the exhibition offered fans a chance to see the new Coyotes.

The Coyotes put their newly eligible transfers to use right off the bat. USD started junior guard Trey Dickerson, a transfer from the

University of Iowa; junior guard Carlton Hurst, a junior transfer from Colorado State; sophomore guard Matt Mooney, a transfer from Air Force; sophomore guard Trey Burch-Manning, a transfer from North Idaho College and senior forward Tyler Flack.

Other new Coyotes include freshman Jack Stensgard, junior guard Joshua Doss a transfer from Triton College; freshman guard Brandon Armstrong; freshman guard Tyler Peterson; freshman guard Brady Delimont and freshman guard Triston Simpson.

The Division III Duhawks put up a fight in the first half. After nearly going up by 10 early, the Coyotes allowed Loras to surge. The

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The Coyotes’ path to the playoffs now goes through South Dakota State University and North Dakota State University — two of the best teams in the country.

Another close game last weekend didn’t go the Coyotes’ way, as USD lost 28-35 to Southern Illinois. Despite being down 1435 after a Southern Illinois score early in the fourth quarter, USD managed to rally with a 34-yard touchdown run from sophomore running back Michael Fredrick and a 27-yard touchdown pass from junior quarterback Chris Streveler to junior wide out Alonge Brooks. The Coyotes managed to get into the red zone down by seven, but were unable to score as time ran out giving them a 28-35 loss.

Coyote head coach Bob Nielson pointed out turnovers and failure to convert as the reason USD fell behind. They dug themselves too big of a hole.

“We’ve got to do things a little bit better throughout the course of 60 minutes. We turned the ball over early and that hurt us on a couple

Duhawks led the Coyotes by as many as nine, before USD pulled it back and went into halftime with a six-point lead.

In the second half the Coyotes pulled away.

The Loras team that shot 50 percent from the field and 40 percent from deep in the first half only managed 34.5 percent shooting in the second half. Meanwhile USD turned it on, shooting 58.6 percent from the field as they outscored the Duhawks 59-35 in the second half, en route to their 106-76 win.

USD was led on offense by Simpson. He totaled 20 points and three assists. He shot 5-7

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Junior quarterback Chris Streveler throws a pass at practice on Tuesday on the outdoor football practice field. Since transferring from Minnesota Streveler has found his role as the team’s starter. of possessions,” Nielson said. “We didn’t convert third downs very well all day and we let them out of the hole multiple times when we had them behind the sticks and as a result we put ourselves in a position where our only option was that we had to come back.”

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ed big numbers. He threw for 219 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions. He ran for another 113 yards and a touchdown.

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The South Dakota volleyball team is coming off of a weekend of mixed results.

On Friday, the Coyotes traveled to Indianapolis, Indiana to take on the Indiana UniversityPurdue University Indianapolis Jaguars in their second matchup of the season. The Coyotes won the first meeting between the two teams in October three sets to none and they had high hopes to keep it going coming off of a tough road 1-3 loss at North Dakota State University.

After starting the game strong winning the first set 26-24, they would not look back. USD would roll on to a 3-0.

On Saturday, the women would travel up the road to take on the Fort Wayne Mastodons in Fort Wayne, Indiana. In their previous matchup at home, the Coyotes won a thriller, coming from behind to win 3-2. Luck would not be on their side this time however, as the Coyotes fell 0-3.

“Road games are always tough. They are even tougher having two games in a row,” said Coyote head coach Leanne Williamson. “That is never an excuse, but it tests our mental toughness and we need to make sure we work on keeping that at a high level in order to win.”

While this past weekend may have had its ups and downs, this coming weekend is sure to be another exciting one. USD closes their season at home with a game on Friday against the current leader of the Summit League, the Denver Pioneers.

They then play again on Saturday against rivals South Dakota State University.

According to junior setter Brittany Jessen, having the final games at home have a huge effect.

“It’s really huge to have two big games like this at home where we know we have the fans behind us and just a great atmosphere to play in,” Jessen said. “It will hopefully help us get back on top and take over the best record after beating Denver and then take the momentum to the State game and the tournament.”

With a current record of 22-6, the Coyotes have an 8-1 record at home in the brand new Sanford Coyote Sports Center.

Redshirt sophomore Rachel Schmidt said she believes the key to this weekend’s games are all about the past.

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strong game for the Coyotes with 16 total tackles, nine solo and seven assisted.

The game was another big one for Brooks. The junior transferred to USD this year and, like his quarterback, is playing his first season in a Coyote uniform. For Brooks coming into a new program took some getting used to, but now he is warmed up.

“It’s been kind of a fun process. It started off a little slow and then once I got acclimated to the program it sped up for me and now it’s just going at a steady motion,” Brooks said. “I’m happy to be a part of the program and glad that it’s speeding up for me now and I’m contributing more than the first couple of games.”

With the loss the Coyotes dropped to 4-5 on the year and 3-3 in conference play.

The Southern Illinois game marked another in a series of close contest for the Coyotes. While some have titled in their favor, the past two have not.

“It’s been kind of difficult going through some tough losses and also wins that were kind of similar types of games,” Brooks said. “When you lose one you just go to the next one and it’s just an obstacle to set us up for success, because we’re just learning and these last two games we’re going to take it and just play them like it’s our last every down and every play. I think that we’ll be fine and these last few games that we lost will set us up for success, because we aren’t complacent anymore because we’ve seen what that gets us.”

For the senior Moreland, he wants to make his final season special and that is an extra motivator.

“This being my senior year, there’s a lot more emotionally invested, so close games when you win everything’s great it goes our way and everything’s happy, but it’s even tougher when we take a loss in a situation like that. At the same time you’ve just got to recoup and prepare for the next game like you would as if you won,” Moreland said.

“It’s been a good season so far, some games haven’t come out as we anticipated,

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Redshirt freshman Austin Simmons throws a pass to freshman wide receiver Dakarai Allen in practice on Tuesday in the DakotaDome. Simmons stepped in for starting quarterback Chris Streveler when he was out. at the same time we can’t let that distract us on a week as big as this one.”

The Coyotes now prepare to face the two week gauntlet of SDSU and NDSU. The two teams are currently ranked eleventh and fourth in the FCS STATS Top 25.

For USD to win out and fulfill their playoff dreams, the team needs to improve from their past games.

“Not a lot that needs to be said. The guys understand that we need to play better. We’re going to play two quality opponents, starting this week with South Dakota State,” Nielson said.

“We’ve got to do things better than we did Saturday and in the second half against Western Illinois.”

The team realizes that they control their own destiny. It is on them to win out, or they will be watching the playoffs from home.

“We control our own destiny here. We’ve got to come in and like Coach Nielson says we’ve got to play our

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That’s what Coach Nielson harped on, we control our own destiny.

We’ve just got to prepare to the best of our ability.

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best game and I think with the preparation we’ve had so far this week we’re going to be put in a good position to play well this week and we’ve just got to come out with intensity from the first snap to the last,” Streveler said. “It’s do or die at this point for the playoffs, so we’ve got to win out if we want to have a chance and I think that kind of fuels our sense of urgency with practice and our preparation.”

This sentiment is shared

amongst the other players on the team.

“That’s what Coach Nielson harped on, we control our own destiny. We’ve just got to focus and prepare to the best of our ability. SDSU great team, NDSU another great team,” Moreland said.

“Hopefully we scheme up the right way and just go out and execute the way we plan and prepare throughout the week.”

With the SDSU game approaching, that means it’s

rivalry week in South Dakota. While USD versus SDSU may seem like old news to some, for Streveler and Brooks they will be experiencing it for the first time.

“I’m excited. Excited to see a lot of fans and a lot of people out there anticipating the rivalry,” Brooks said. “I’m more focused on the win, the rivalry doesn’t affect me that much just because I’m new to it and don’t really know that much about it, but I’m happy to

be a part of something big at USD and get them a win.”

Streveler is excited for the atmosphere that comes along with a rivalry game.

“Everyone’s been talking about it and it should be really fun atmosphere. Seems like tickets are pretty limited, it might be sold out. I don’t really know, but rivalry games are fun at any level you play at so it’s going to be really fun and I’m looking forward to it,” Streveler said.

While Streveler and Brooks will be playing in their first State game, Moreland will be competing in his final.

“Not being from South Dakota, I didn’t really know what it was all about when I got here my freshman year.

At the same time it kind of grows on you and it builds.

I was talking to somebody the other day and they asked if there was a chip on my shoulder,” Moreland said.

“You know the rivalry kind of grows and there becomes a chip on your shoulder in a game like this and it’s definitely a fun experience. I’m excited to play there in their new stadium so we’ll see how the game goes.”

The Coyotes travel to Brookings to take on SDSU on Saturday. Kickoff time is set for 2 p.m.

“Guys understand when you’re playing games of this magnitude and the importance of the game and really the importance of the game for both teams is not the rivalry factor, it’s where both teams are at and how important the win is for both of us,” Nielson said. “Certainly from a fan standpoint a lot of ownership, whether you’re a South Dakota State or a University of South Dakota alumni and our guys understand that when we play every week we’re not just playing for ourselves but we’re playing to represent the institution.”

Swimming and diving lose two meets on the road

By Max Tushla

Max.Tushla@coyotes.usd.edu

The Coyote swimming and diving teams traveled to Iowa last weekend for back to back meets with the University of Iowa and Northern Iowa.

USD was in Iowa City on Thursday to take on the Hawkeyes. Senior diver Greysen Hertting shined for the Coyotes as she won the women’s three-meter dive with a score of 283.50. She placed second in the onemeter dive with a score of 274.60. On the men’s boards freshman Isaac Morris came in second in the three-meter dive scoring 279.95. Senior Brady Saunders came in third, scoring 249.90.

For the women, freshman Sabrina Sabadeanu was one of the top finishers for the Coyotes. She had two sec-

ond place finishes in the 100-yard backstroke and the 100-yard medley. Her time of 58.87 in the backstroke puts her at eighth on the Coyote Top 10 list.

The Coyotes came in second in the 200-yard freestyle relay. The team of sophomore Hannah Gupton, freshman Charlie Mechling, sophomore Theresa Godlewski and junior Kellee Lekavy. Gupton and Mechling also had strong individual finishes. Gupton came in second in the 50yard butterfly with a time of 26.76. Mechling came in second in the 50-yard free with a time of 25.28.

Two more Coyotes came in with second place finishes. Senior Sam Schutt came in second in the 100-yard free with a time of 55.50

and came in third in the 500-yard free with a time of 5:19.16.

Junior Kassidie Cornell also had a second and third place finish. She placed second in the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 1:08.58 and third in 50-yard breaststroke with a time of 31.77.

The Coyote women lost to Iowa with a final score of 108-183.

On the men’s side, junior Eric Erlenmeyer and sophomore Chris Pospisil both notched two second place finishes. Erlenmeyer came in second in the 50-yard and 100-yard free with times of 21.66 and 48.25 respectively. He also came in second in the 200-yard freestyle relay. He joined freshman James Ryan, senior Jacob Knowles and sophomore

Jared Thorson finished with a time of 1:27.07.

Pospisil was a runner-up in the 1000-yard freestyle with a time of 9:52.28. That puts him at ninth on the Coyote Top 10 list. He also came in second in the 500yard freestyle with a time of 4:48.13.

Knowles added to his relay with a second place finish in the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 58.29.

He also came in third in the 50-yard breaststroke with a time of 26.86.

Two more Coyote men also had second place finishes. Junior Steve Wascom came in second in the 100yard medley with a time of 53.88. Freshman Nate Spencer finished the 50-yard butterfly in second with a time of 55.08.

The men lost 116-175.

Only the women’s team traveled to Cedar Falls for the meet with Northern Iowa.

Hertting again had another strong showing winning both the one-meter and three-meter dives. She was not the only Coyote to place on the boards, as sophomores Sarah Schank and Samantha Norlin helped Hertting to sweep the one-meter dive. Schank also came in second on the three-meter dive.

Gupton again had a strong showing as she came in second in the 100-yard butterfly and third in the 200-yard butterfly. Mechling also had a second and third place finish. She was runner-up in the 200-yard individual medley and third

in the 200-yard free. Gupton, Mechling and Lekavy once again teamed up, this time with senior Tayler Kirtley for the 400-yard freestyle relay. They finished second.

The women lost 96-203.

For her efforts at the two meets Hertting was awarded Summit League Diver of the Week. This is Hertting’s Summit League record 28th time she has received the award and third time she has won it this season.

The Coyotes next meet is the Minnesota Invite in Minneapolis this Thursday through Saturday.

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from the field and 4-5 from three point range. BurchManning had a big game with 18 points, five assists and four steals. Flack also had a strong outing with 16 points.

Sophomore guard Demond George led the Duhawks with 23 points.

Senior guard Justin VanWambeke also played well, he scored 17 and dished eight assists.

The Coyotes officially kick off their season this Friday in Des Moines, Iowa against Drake University.

The South Dakota women also open their season on Friday. They will travel to Sioux Falls to face off with Southern Illinois in the Sanford Pentagon.

Both Coyote teams return home on Sunday for a double header. The women take on Stephen F. Austin at 1 p.m. and the men follow with a matchup against Bowling Green at 3:15 p.m.

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Both Williams and Jessen emphasized that taking the season game by game is the most important thing. Williams said it may be easy to get caught up in the fanfare surrounding the SDSU game and the tournament approaching, but in order to win the next game, it requires 100-percent focus on the present.

While taking it game by game is a huge part of the mentality, doing what they do best is also a big part of the preparation for them.

“We have a big emphasis on recognizing that it is not who we play, but more just doing what we do best and making sure we do things right,” Jessen said. “In the end the opponent does not matter if we can play at a high level, keep our focus and do what we do best.”

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Junior guard Trey Dickerson goes up for a layup during an exhibiton match against Loras College in the Sanford Coyote Sports Center. The game marked the first basketball played in the new arena.