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Bumping it up a notch

USD volleyball claims regularseason title

On both sides of the net: Coaching while caretaking Bailey Zubke

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Mothering three young children and managing a team of 17 young adults requires the same elements: work, time and dedication. USD head volleyball coach Leanne Williamson wears both hats, and if a 25-1 record and regular-season title mean anything, she’s finding great success.

Williamson found herself on the road almost every weekend for the first month of the 2019 season, away for non-conference volleyball tournaments. Her husband was overseas serving the country during that time.

Now, just over a week away from the Summit League tournament, Williamson has led a 25-1 Coyote volleyball team to its first regularseason Summit League title.

“I’d love to say it was easy, but it wasn’t; it’s probably the hardest thing I’ve ever done,” Williamson said.

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In front of the second-largest crowd in Sanford Coyote Sports Center history, the Coyotes (25-1, 14-0 Summit) swept North Dakota State (11-15, 6-8 Summit) in three sets (25-22, 25-18, 28-26) on Friday. This final home match honored USD’s four seniors – Anne Rasmussen, Mehana Fonseca, Elizabeth Loschen and Pamela Zuluaga – in front of an audience of 1,758 fans.

The win certifies USD its first regular-season Summit League title since 2016 and guarantees them the No. 1 seed in the upcoming Summit League Tournament in Denver on Nov. 22. USD, because of this achievement, will host the Summit League Volleyball tournament next year for the first time in history.

The Coyotes are tied with Colorado State for the longest active win streak in the country at 22. Their 25 wins match the season total of USD’s 2016 team, who won the regular-season title.

“We came out in the middle and really figured out what we needed to do,” Fonseca said.

“We ended up finding that we can rely on one another and that’s a really good thing for championship teams.”

Summit League offensive player of the week Sami Slaughter tallied 21 kills in USD’s senior day sweep of NDSU, three short of passing her season-high against Oral Roberts in September.

“I think you actually saw us have a little bit of a slow start but then we just got gritty,” head coach Leanne Williamson said. “I mean we were resilient; we found ways to score points down the stretch.”

The Bison and Coyotes evened the score on each other 13 times in the three sets, but only exchanged leads three times.

“Great teams cannot play their best at times and yet still find ways to win,” Williamson said.

“We’ve done that multiple times throughout the year but to be able to do it on this stage in front of this crowd and win does mean a lot to us.”

Freshman hitter Elizabeth Juhnke followed Slaughter with 16 kills on the night while senior Elizabeth Loschen racked eight.

Loschen – who led the title-winning 2016 team in kills – posted her 884th career kill, 10th-most in program history, in 407 sets as a Coyote.

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Williamson became the head coach of the Coyote volleyball team in 2014. Since taking the reigns, she has seen her fair share of success with a 122-57 overall record and a 7022 record in Summit League play. Williamson won the 2016 Summit League Coach of the Year award and led the Coyotes to their first NCAA Tournament appearance in 2018, but she doesn’t take the credit for it all.

“This is their team; it’s not my program,” Williamson said. “I’m a small part of it in the grand scheme of things. I’m going to help them. I’m going to be their biggest advocates.”

Williamson, like most coaches, recruit players they believe can lead, but Williamson coaches to help her players lead themselves.

In the middle of that first season, Williamson was pregnant with her first two children, twins Jaxson and Logan. Williamson presented the team at the time with a question, and they responded the way she hoped.

“I was going to go into labor at some point in time, and I just asked them, ‘what are you going to do if I’m all of a sudden not there one day?’” Williamson said. “They’re like, ‘well, no offense but you don’t play the game,’ and we’re like, ‘perfect.’ That’s what we (the coaching staff) wants, and I don’t feel like I’m bigger than I need to be. I am a small part of their program.”

Kinsley, Williamson’s youngest at less than a year old, has traveled with the Coyotes throughout the season, making her first appearance in Indianapolis on August 30.

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Dome renovations exclusive to west side Bailey Zubke

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The east side of the DakotaDome will go without handrails and other updates, while the west side will see handrails added to the stands with the coming renovations.

Taking the stage Take a look at how the USD Theatre Department is preparing for “The Hunchback of Notre Dame.”

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While the west side of the DakotaDome will receive renovations that include handrails and other safety measures in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) regulations, the east side will not see any changes.

The Dome’s $26.3 million renovation does provide handrails, elevators and an entrance to the west side. All of these features will aid attendees of the game who need these amenities. “(Renovations will bring) everything up to ADA code on the west side. (ADA code) is what accommodates all those safety types of items, so from the handrails down the aisle, I mean honestly that’s number one, to just general accessibility,” Corey Jenkins, senior associate AD for facilities and operations, said.

Jenkins said while the west side sees renovations, plans will be made to accommodate these missing features on the east side in the future. Jenkins said there are no plans to renovate the east side at this time.

“So in this phase of the Dome renovation

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project, all the new seating sections on the west side will have handrails down the aisle,” Jenkins said. “This phase of the project does not include installation of handrails on the east side.”

The new features being put on the west side of the Dome include automatic open doors, an elevator and a standard safety railing in front of front row seating areas and in front of luxury suites on the 200 level.

The athletic department wants to implement railings and other safety features to the east side, but funding isn’t available, Jenkins said. A few other issues need addressing when the renovation arrives.

“Right now there’s not really space to put a handrail down the middle of those aisles,” Jenkins said, “but we can accommodate that in the future by removing some seats and extending some steps and making the space to do that.”

Jenkins said if there are people wanting to attend the games next fall, and would like accommodations such as handrails, they are welcome to buy tickets for the seating on the west side until the east side receives its renovation.

Bouncing back See how USD snapped its three-game losing streak against Youngstown State.

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Shalene Joseph (right), project coordinator for the Native Wellness Institute, spoke about historical trauma and the Indigenous 20 Something Project in the Muenster University Center Ballroom on Tuesday night. Joseph’s talk was sponsored by the Native American Studies department and the Office for Diversity.

City of Vermillion Police Blotter Highlights

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noise complaints

Nov. 3 Officers responded to a minor injury single vehicle accident. The driver had failed to make a turn and ran off the road. The driver was cited.

Nov. 3 Officers responded to a report of a domestic fight involving a knife.

An investigation was done and charges are pending.

Nov. 3 Officers were called to a dispute between two persons at a business.

Nov. 4 Officers responded to

a business where two males were loitering and had been asked to leave by staff, but didn’t. Officers made contact with the males and warned them of possible trespassing charges.

Nov. 8 Officers assisted the University Police Department with unruly individuals on campus property, immediately following an athletic event.

Nov. 8 Officers responded to a domestic dispute. No arrests were made.

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group of unruly individuals

Nov. 8 Officers responded to a noise complaint at a residence.

Nov. 8 Officers took a report of missing person.

The party was located a short time later and returned home.

Nov. 8 Officers responded to a report of a disturbance at a local business. Two adult males were arrested for trespassing.

Nov. 8 Officers investigated the circumstances of an abandoned 911 call in a residential area.

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Nov. 8 Officers investigated a report of internal theft at a business.

Nov. 8 Officers responded to a noise complaint.

Nov. 8 Officers were called to respond to a report of a disruptive person in a public place. No arrests were made.

Nov. 8 Officers investigated a hit and run vehicle accident with no injuries. Officer located the offender a short distance away and cited the driver for failing to report the accident.

missing person

Nov. 9 Officers responded to a report of an intoxicated individual who had sustained injury from a fall.

Nov. 9 Officers responded to a report of a medical emergency.

Nov. 9 Officers investigated a report of vandalism to various private and public properties.

Investigation continues.

Nov. 9 Officers investigated a report of suspicious activity.

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Nov. 9 Officers responded to a report of a disturbance at a residence.

No arrests were made.

Nov. 9 Officers responded to a medical emergency at a residence.

Nov. 9 Officers responded to a medical incident at a residence.

Nov. 9 Officers investigated a report of suspicious activity at a residence.

Nov. 9 Officers assisted the South Dakota Highway Patrol with an investigation.

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SGA President Carson Zubke listens to people speak at the meeting.

SGA discusses Kevin Hart visit Nikolas Wilson

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The Campus Activity Board (CAB) spoke at Tuesday’s Student Government Association meeting to discuss the possibility of comedian Kevin Hart performing at USD. The bill is sponsored by Kelsey Berger, CAB President, as well as the Finance Committee Chair at SGA. Berger said Kevin Hart’s management team reached out to the Muenster University Center front desk and they pitched Hart’s visit as a “conversation” with Hart.

“It’s not technically a stand-up,” Berger said. “It is an opportunity for him to do a comedic storytelling of his history and his successes and his failures.”

The event would include a Q and A session. Hart’s asking price is $100,000.

CAB does not know if he has reached out to other SDBOR schools. CAB also has not made an offer to Hart yet.

“We understand this is a large sum of money and we don’t want to rush it,” Berger said.

If the event happens, it will be free for students.

After a lengthy discussion between CAB and SGA,

the bill will be sent to the Student Affairs Committee to gauge the level of student interest in a Kevin Hart performance.

Due to the limited time surrounding the situation, Berger sponsored the bill.

She said that she would have preferred for a different SGA member to have sponsored the bill, but time constraints did not permit that option.

“As the CAB president, and since this is a CAB-related bill, I’m not trying to take a stance on it as a senator. I will abstain on the vote and I’m trying to keep the two things separate, but we were on such a time constraint that this is what I had to do in the moment,” Berger said. “I would have loved to have another person write the bill, but time didn’t allot for that.”

The Student Government Association also discussed a specific line item on the special appropriations from the Students For Reproductive Rights (SFRR). SFRR asked for funding for buttons, which would contain various slogans. SGA members discussed the implications of funding slogans and what sort of standard that would

set for student organizations in the future.

“We need to make sure that if a similar organization with competing views were to come in here with the same requests for buttons… would we be okay with them putting similar slogans on buttons. Would we fund that?” Kelsey Berger asked at the meeting.

Senator Matt Colbert further elaborated on the implications of such a decision.

“We are setting a precedent here if we decide to go along with this, then we have to be prepared for future situations that may involve similar debatable topics,” Colbert said.

“Whatever way we decide, we just need to make sure that we’re being fair.”

Senator Carissa Occhipinto moved to resume the discussion of buttons and slogans at next week’s meeting, but the motion failed by a vote of 11 No’s, 10 Yes’s and two abstains.

After further discussion, Vice President Hannah Booth entertained a motion to pass the bill. SGA voted to pass the bill to fund SFRR for the slogans by a vote of 21 Yes’s, 0 No’s and three abstains.

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Two American bulldogs were shot and killed in Vermillion.

The two 100-pound dogs had entered a graduate student’s yard, and were attacking his 53-pound Siberian husky, when he shot them with a handgun.

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Bob’s Sinclair Services, on the corner of Main Street and Dakota Street, is one of a few car repair shops in Vermillion.

Weathering the winter: How weather decays automobiles Lexi Kerzman

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When the first snowflakes of the season fall and the temperatures drop in Vermillion, students who drive to classes experience some difficulties. Cars, like humans, don’t particularly like the colder weather.

The most common problem associated with colder temperatures: cars that won’t start, said Bob Dykstra, owner of Bob’s Sinclair Services in Vermillion.

Winter weather is hard on batteries because the oil inside the car turns to a molasses-like substance, which causes more power from a battery, according to Popular Mechanics.

However, because of the cold, the battery is not able to produce as much power. That’s when issues occur.

Dykstra said while battery problems usually show themselves during the winter, the heat of the summer is actually more damaging than the cold.

“Batteries don’t like the cold, but the cold doesn’t actually ruin the batteries. The battery has less power in (the cold) and it takes more power to turn the engine over,” he said. “It is actually the hot summers that ruin the batteries more than anything. It has to do with the chemicals and the lead in them. They don’t like the heat either.”

The temperature under your car’s hood is generally hotter than the outdoor temperature.

According to Automotive Training Center, if it is 90 degrees outside, car engines can be around 140 degrees.

This excessive heat can cause battery fluid to evaporate, which further speeds up corrosion.

“These effects from heat during the summer might not cause your battery to die immediately, but they can jump-start the deterioration and decrease the average life span,” the article stated.

The winter weather then demands more

energy the dried out battery can produce. This is why jump starts are some of the most common service calls during the winter months, Dykstra said.

People often think, Dykstra said, they should start their car every few hours during the winter to keep the battery warm to make it easier to start when leaving. He said this can actually damage the battery more.

“Some people will go out if it’s going to be real cold and start their cars a couple of times throughout the night, but that’s a waste of time,” he said.

He said that starting a car multiple times throughout the night runs the battery power even lower and will only speed up the need for a new battery.

In an interview with USA Today, Mike Calkins, manager of technical services at AAA, confirmed what Dykstra said. Calkins said 95% of cars today don’t use carburetors, so

letting your car warm up before you leave is not necessary.

He said installing a block heater, which keeps the engine from getting cold, is a better way to extend battery life.

Unfortunately, Dykstra said, dead batteries are an unavoidable problem during the winter and even with a block heater can still happen.

“You really can’t prepare for it. (Batteries) are either good or they aren’t,” he said.

Car batteries should be replaced every three years, but sometimes even new batteries have issues, Dykstra said, issues that usually show up in the winter months.

Still, Dykstra said Bob’s Sinclair does not see an increase in customers unless it is extremely cold.

“We are just as busy in the summertime as we are in the winter, but if it’s below zero, it’s another deal,” he said.

“Today’s weather doesn’t really change anything though.”

Then Feed Just One assisting Honduras with food shipment Ryan Golden

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USD’s chapter of Then Feed Just One’s food drive is aiding the people in Honduras by preparing nonperishable meals for distribution.

Then Feed Just One, a nonprofit based out of Le Mars, Iowa, is holding its annual packing event Nov. 13 from 11 to 3 p.m in the Muenster University Center Pit. Students will aid in preparing and packaging meals of rice, soy, freeze-dried vegetables and powdered vitamin and minerals to send to Honduras.

According to the Borgen Project, Honduras is the second-poorest country in Latin America and one of the poorest in the world as 1-in-5 Hondurans are living below the poverty line.

Jenna Corrin, Co-President of Then Feed Just One (TFJO), said that former USD alumnus helped pave the start of the organization.

“The organization originally started in 2016 by two students who had been apart of the TFJO branch in Le Mars,” Corrin said. “After participating in packaging events throughout high school and delivering meals

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Last year’s food packaging event for Then Feed Just One benefitted people all across the U.S.

to Honduras, they wanted to expand TFJO’s reach at USD.” TFJO’s mission is to educate others about the impact of poverty, Corrin said. TFJO has partnered with other non-profits, such as the Vermillion Food Pantry.

Corrin said a canned food drive was set-up during service day for President Gestring’s Inauguration last year.

“TJFO members hosted and volunteered at the MUC Pit. We collected over 2,000 items,” Corrin said. “The university donated one semester of free books that were raffled off at the end of the day to one student who had donated to the canned book drive.”

Additionally, Corrin said, the organization wants to establish relations with Habitat for Humanity, but the uncooperative weather has made it a challenge to volunteer.

“This is part of our community outreach by working with other organizations that share our similar goal and mission,” Corrin said. “Anyone can come to the event to be involved and it no longer costs students a fee to package.”

Cameron Miller, secretary for Then Feed Just One, said the group has continued to raise the number of meals they pack annually.

“We packaged over 15,000

meals in 2018 and our new goal for this year is 20,000,” Miller said.

The process of preparing meals is a multiple-step endeavor. Corrin said that the supplies needed for the event (food, equipment, boxes) are brought by TFJO to host the packaging event.

“It is a combination of preparing the bag, opening it, and then combining all of the ingredients of the meal,” Miller said. “As the assembly line process moves forward, everything gets added in and the bag gets sealed. Then, the food moves into a box to be sealed and shipped.”

There are additional measures in place in case there is an overabundance of students that want to volunteer.

“We will space out how many meals are packaged per hour. But, if students are moving extra fast, we might cut down the time to 15 minutes and start rotations so that everyone can be active in the process,” Miller said.

The impact of packaging the meals goes beyond the surface. Corrin said by volunteering for even thirty minutes can make an impact.

“It’s not just a volunteer thing at the end of the day, it is a matter of life and death,” Corrin said. “These meals are going to real people in Honduras. “

While the National Music Museum experiences a renovation and expansion of its Carnegie Library building, another building on campus undergoes its own construction.

USD’s Service Center, located between Old Main and Dakota Hall, is undergoing multiple renovations. This renovation is a part of an overall campus space plan, which includes updating buildings prior to or after the moving of a department.

“The Service Center was in poor physical condition due to the age of the building, and in need of repairs to the exterior envelope and building infrastructure,” said Sandy Wolfsinkel, Director of Planning and Construction at USD. The building was constructed in the 1916-17 school year to supply electric light and power to the university.

Renovations include replacement of exterior windows and doors, reshingling the roof and providing new flooring, ceilings, paint and lights to the interior.

“We are also removing any asbestos remaining in the building and addressing the plumbing issues we had in the building due to pipes freezing in the winter,” Wolfsinkel said.

Prior to construction, de-

partments housed in the Service Center building were moved to various places around campus, some temporary and some permanent.

Temporary relocations included ROTC storage (Arts & Sciences basement) and Planning & Construction offices (the third floor of Dakota Hall), while the Office Store was eliminated entirely.

Head Start offices were moved to Julian Hall. Disability Services, which had been located in the Service Center building since the 1990s, has permanently relocated into The Commons inside of the North Complex.

Students with special exam accommodations now take their tests inside of the McKusick Testing Center, but Disability Services continues to be as busy as ever in regard to other issues, Karen Gerety, USD’s Director of Disability Services said.

“We’ve needed to give the occasional student directions on how to find us, but most students seem to be familiar with The Commons and are finding their way to us just fine,” Gerety said.

Construction is estimated to be complete by May 2020, and the remodeled building will house the administrations of the Facilities Management, Custodial and Planning & Construction departments, and serve as storage for ROTC.

‘A Christmas present from Vermillion to the Bahamas’ Miles Amende

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In the landlocked state of South Dakota, hurricanes are nothing more than distant news. However, one Vermillion resident felt the impact from 2,500 miles away and, through a supply collection and community donations, hopes to respond with aid by the end of the year.

Vermillion resident Gregory Robinson partnered with Amish Soap Company and First Dakota National Bank to organize relief for the people of the Bahamas affected by Hurricane Dorian in September.

Robinson’s project began as a search for his missing aunt and uncle, who were unreachable after winds that reached 180 mph destroyed their home island’s phone systems. Once he learned of their rescue, he turned his efforts to helping others affected by the hurricane.

Robinson, a senior pastor at Apostolic Faith Church, started collecting supplies at his church to send to the Bahamas.

“We’re collecting bottled water, children’s clothes, adult clothes and shoes,” Robinson said.

Seeking help in organizing relief, Robinson approached Dexter Jorgensen, head of Amish Soap Company and founder of Soap For Souls — a charity that donates soap deemed unfit for sale by Amish Soap to those in need — due to Jorgensen’s experience shipping soap around the world.

“We have a pretty strong logistics company and we can get stuff moved for much cheaper than the average person can and we know exactly how to do it and where to go with it,” Jorgensen said.

Robinson said he plans to use Jorgensen’s resources to ship supplies from Vermillion to Miami, where part of Robinson’s family resides. From there, Robinson’s family will use their connections to piggyback supplies on boats traveling to the Bahamas, where local church authorities await to distribute the relief.

Robinson said he understands shipping aid to the Bahamas is a logistically challenging process.

“It’s hard to rebuild, I mean it’s not like driving across the highway to Texas or to Florida; you have to get a boat to ship supplies and that’s always a tough task,” Robinson said.

Along with physical supplies, Robinson created an account at the First Dakota National Bank open to monetary donations from the public.

Robinson hopes to raise around $20,000. He plans to donate half to the Salvation Army and give the other half directly to those affected by the hurricane, he said.

Robinson said he’s working to finish his efforts by the end of the year in order to provide those in need with a holiday gift.

“We’d like to be done by Christmas, so we can give a Christmas present from Vermillion to the Bahamas,” Robinson said.

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Kindness can be hard to find in today’s world. It seems like every time we look at the news there’s something negative happening and the good doesn’t seem to be highlighted as much – if at all.

Nov. 13 is World Kindness Day, and while I think this is a good thing, I think we should strive to celebrate kindness every day.

Everyone is capable of doing random acts of kindness every day, whether it is getting your friend a coffee or helping a classmate with homework.

There’s always an opportunity to do something to better someone’s day.

Champale Anderson, a 48-year-old St. Louis woman, provides over 100 school lunches every day for children in her neighborhood. This is on top of taking care of her own six children. The story of her good deeds was picked up by major media outlets all over the country and she was celebrated for her generosity.

This is an excellent example of someone doing good for others and restore everyone’s faith in humanity.

Being kind is also good for your health. According to a Good Housekeeping article, being nice can lower your blood pressure and cholesterol levels, increase productivity, decrease stress, and give your immune system a little boost.

This time of year it’s especially important to remember to be patient. The holiday season can be difficult for some people who are dealing with the loss of loved ones, and it’s beginning to get very stressful for students.

So in the future, you can incorporate a few easy things to spread a little kindness. Hold the door open for someone.

Compliment a friend on their outfit. Make sure your friends take a study break. Call a loved one and thank them for their presence in your life.

One way I plan on being extra kind today is checking up on friends I haven’t spoken to in a while. It’s really as simple as sending a text with an encouraging message to brighten someone’s day.

So please, make sure to be kind today, but remember to be kind every day.

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Editorial: Diversity in the workplace is essential Women are underrepresented and underestimated in the world of business. But with an increasing number of wellknown organizations like IBM, General Motors and Mondelez International appointing female CEOs, the trend towards women in leadership positions seems to be on the rise.

But there is still the question of why this advancement has been so slow. With women making up more than half of the population, why the industry doesn’t even come close to that representation in leadership roles is extremely baffling.

It is also interesting to think about how the women in these roles got there in the first place.

How did they go about getting to the position they are in? In a male-dominated world, women often feel like they have to “act like men” to be accepted into leadership roles.

As women have become more prominent in the world of business, it has become clear that women offer different perspectives and ways of working with and managing people. For instance, women are more motivated by the purpose or meaning of their work than men, who focus more on the compensation and their job titles.

Women also tend to show more emotions at work, according to Joanna Barsh, a senior partner at McKinsey & Company who leads the consulting firm’s effort to develop women leaders.

But this doesn’t mean they produce different outcomes.

In fact, they often produce the same outcomes, or better.

Still, many people believe that male-associated qualities are necessary, as opposed to feminine qualities like patience and empathy.

To break through this issue, we have to actually embrace diversity in leadership. We need to start creating environments where, instead of being pitted against each other, men and women can work together effectively to get the best results, environments where people will be valued on their merit, and not simply because there’s a specific quota that has to be met.

Diversity in the workplace, and in general, is so important and often overlooked. When people of different backgrounds come together, there can be discomfort. But there are so many benefits from diversity.

For example, as we said above, different people will offer different perspectives. If there are too many similar people working in the same place, the

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OVERHEARDS

Here you’ll find the weirdest, funniest and stupidest things we’ve heard during the week.

Context is for suckers.

“I’m in love with a stripper, and the stripper’s name is Textbook Pro.” — Muenster University Center

“It’s no nut November, bitch!”

— Dakota Street

“I don’t think we should have dogs for finals. We should have babies.”

— Muenster University Center

“My uterus is talking to me. It’s saying, ‘it’s time bitch.’”

— Chick-fil-A

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outcome will almost always be the same; there won’t be any unique thoughts. What’s the value in that?

Diversity also improves employee performance. When you create an environment where employees see a representation of a variety of cultures, ages and ways of thinking, they will be more comfortable where they are.

This leads to happier, more productive employees.

We need to learn to overcome our biases when it comes to representation in the workplace.

Humans are biased creatures.

While some biases will inevitably creep into the workplace at times, it is important to be aware of these biases and understand how to avoid them.

Women belong in the business world, in leadership positions and in workplaces in general. It is time to start embracing our differences and using diversity to make the workplace more effective and more empowering.

We need to learn to overcome our biases when it comes to representation in the workplace.

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Participate in politics, please KELLI SUSEMIHL is a junior triple majoring in journalism, political science and history This weekend I went to a Bernie Sanders campaign event.

After I revived my conservative family from their heart attacks, I had a thought: in the United States, we all have the unique opportunity to become involved in our political climate. No matter what side of the debate you’re on, attending campaign events and town halls is an important part of participating in our democracy.

Going to a campaign event doesn’t mean you have to chant their name and flail a sign in the air, but it does mean you have the opportunity to hear them speak on issues you care about and even ask them questions.

In the 2016 election, before I was even old enough to cast a vote, I attended the campaign events of Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump, Marco Rubio and several others.

Going to these events got me excited in the political process.

On top of the excitement of getting to hear influential leaders speak right in front of you, attending campaign events educates you. It’s easy to fall into the trap of listening to what your followers on social media have to say about political issues, only reinforcing what you already believe.

However, listening to those who actually have a say in making policy in our country will make you a more educated voter and a better advocate for what you believe.

Here in Vermillion, you have an advantage. Since Iowa is a swing state – meaning it’s hard to predict whether the electoral votes will go to the Democratic or Republican candidate – presidential candidates frequent the area. Just this past week, Iowa saw several, including Pete Buttigieg, Elizabeth Warren, Cory Booker and Kamala Harris.

Maybe you have the privilege of not having to care about politics. But the truth is, politics affect our lives and have real impacts on certain populations in our country. So get out there, get educated and if you get lucky, you might even get a selfie with the future POTUS.

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Senator Bernie Sanders, a candidate in the 2020 presidential election, spoke in Orange City, Iowa, on Sunday.

Black Friday deals are overshadowing Thanksgiving TORI HARWELL is a senior majoring in English

There are two types of people around Thanksgiving and the holidays. The first are people who want to spend the holiday making memories with their friends and families.

The others are the avid shoppers with their sights set on the Black Friday deals – the people who believe stores should be open hours before the Black Friday madness actually begins.

More than 70% of shoppers believe

stores should be closed on Thanksgiving Day, according to a survey conducted by BestBlackFriday.com.

The website states, “The growing trend in online shopping for Black Friday and Cyber Monday continues to reflect that most consumers would rather spend the Thanksgiving holiday at home than out in traffic or shopping among strangers.”

According to MarketWatch, in 2018, Thanksgiving day spending reached $3.7 billion in online sales, which is up 28% from 2017.

Yet, despite this information, more and more stores are opening their doors for Black Friday

sales early. Some stores are opening as early as 6 a.m. on Thanksgiving day. A few stores have confirmed they will be open on Thanksgiving day, including Best Buy, Bed, Bath and Beyond, Target, CVS, DSW, Kmart, Macy’s,

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Meijer, Old Navy, Sears and Walgreens.

Every year, companies take away family time from hardworking employees.

We are being pushed to work harder, longer hours for the same small paychecks that don’t

Every year, companies take away family time from hardworking employees.

support us, while retail executives and CEOs sit at home with their families and collect money from the work they aren’t doing.

Thanksgiving is a day everyone should get to spend with our families.

Thanksgiving has lost its meaning, overcome by the wave of Black Friday deals. Thanksgiving is supposed to be about being thankful for the things we do have. Now, Thanksgiving seems to be filled with feelings of envy for the things that we don’t.

While I understand the desire to get the best deals and to get the best things, but would you want to be working on Thanksgiving Day? As someone who works

retail at a store that will be opening on Thanksgiving Day, I have to say I don’t particularly enjoy the possibility of being scheduled to work on a day I want to spend with my family.

Not only that, but we shouldn’t overlook the meaning of Thanksgiving.

The day is supposed to be about taking a step back from our usually frantic lives to appreciate the things we have and the people that we are surrounded with. As cliche as it sounds, the greatest, most important gift isn’t that pair of shoes you’ve been eyeing, or that new game console; it’s spending time with the people you love.

Decriminalize and legalize sex work NICKOLAS ZEIMET is a senior majoring in media & journalism According to a survey conducted by Foundation Scelles, there are around 42 million working prostitutes in the world. In another study from a 2015 book titled “Prostitution: Prices and Statistics of the Global Sex Trade,” there are an estimated 1 million prostitutes in the U.S. alone.

Sex work is an industry that deserves legitimization and decriminalization.

The Times also states that prostitution in the U.S. is estimated to be worth $14 billion per year.

With that much money being funneled

into sex work, the stigma surrounding voluntary sex workers needs to be eliminated. Ten years ago, in the United Kingdom, Sex Worker Open University (SWOU) was established in an attempt to advance UK sex workers’ rights.

In an article from Dazed, a former sex worker and organizer for SWOU states that “many sex workers aren’t interested in forming a political identity. It’s just work to them.”

The SWOU organizer also claims that “for those people, it’s even more important that we advance their rights and create better working conditions.

These events allow for us to come together as a community and explore the nitty gritty issues that matter within the movement.”

The largest piece of the fight regarding sex workers’ rights is about removing any legal penalty for selling or buying sex.

Sex work is legitimate work. For those men and women that choose to make a living off of their bodies, there is certainly no reason to try and delegitimize a practice such as this. It is everyone’s individual choice as to what they want to do with their bodies – should they wish

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to make a profit off of their sexual attractiveness is entirely up to them.

Being free with one’s body should not be a crime.

In a perfect world, most sex workers agree that complete decriminalization is the goal. Although, according to Dazed, “many don’t want legalization, as it would still involve a level of regulation and police interference.”

For years activists have pushed for worldwide

The stigma surrounding voluntary sex workers needs to be eliminated.

decriminalization of sex work.

Anna North of Vox writes that, “Recently, legislation to decriminalize sex work has been introduced in both DC and New York state, and several presidential candidates, including Sens. Cory Booker and Kamala Harris, have said they support some degree of decriminalization.”

According to Dazed, Molly Smith, who represents a sex worker charity Scot-Pep, said her charity hopes to repeal four key laws with a 41-page long bill.

“Besides changing laws around brothel-keeping and streetwalking, we want to introduce a law which would make it legal for four people to work together without fear of prosecution.

It would massively improve sex worker safety,” Smith explains.

Sex work has been legal in Germany since 2002 and is a booming industry.

According to an article from the New York Times, “it is estimated that one million men pay to use 450,000 girls and women every day.

Sex tourists are pouring in, supporting ‘mega-brothels’ up to 12 stories high.”

No matter how one chooses to look at it, one thing is true: the buying and selling of sex being illegal is not doing anything to deter people from participating in it. The illegality of sex work only proves to make the lives of those working in sex more dangerous than necessary due to the lack of any kind of regulation or protective policies.

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The Pulses raise two pigs, a dairy cow, a calf and a goat, all organically fed, on their acreage.

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Glenn Pulse pets Doll Baby, the Pulse’s dairy cow, on their farm a few miles north of Vermillion.

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At this time five years ago, Angela and Glenn Pulse of Prairie Sun Organics, a 15acre farm three-and-a-half miles north of Vermillion, harvested the last of their finest yield of corn from the land they bought nine years ago.

The season produced 12-foot stalks that turned $1,800 per acre, they said.

But following South Dakota’s wettest 12-month span in 125 years, floodwaters transformed the Pulse’s plot into a bed of nutrient-less, muddy, compacted clay unsuitable to farm, as it did to numerous farmers in Clay County and South Dakota.

Hampered harvests

The “perfect storm,” Angela called the past 12 months. A long winter froze the ground before a record amount of rainwater and runoff accumulated atop it, submerging farmland and county roads and slowing or altogether halting agricultural production throughout the area.

“We were playing this weather game, to see if it was going to dry up enough to get out there and plant something, and there was just never a window of opportunity after last fall,” Angela said.

As of Nov. 1, only 24% of South Dakota corn had been harvested, compared to last year’s mark at 56% and the yearly average of 66%, according to the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS).

Another NASS report released Friday forecasted the state’s corn crop to be down 24% from last year, soybeans will be down 39% and sorghum for grain will hit a record low 15.5 million bushels, down 3% from 2018.

“I was talking to some oldtimers and they said this is the worst they’ve ever seen it,” Angela said. “It was the worst spring I’ve ever experienced out here. I’ve never seen my field like that. It’s heartbreaking, really.”

This year was the first the Pulses planned to plant crops

since 2017, following an incident in which a cropduster sprayed their house and field with chemicals prohibited by both conventional and organic farming regulations.

South Dakota doesn’t require chemical applicators to have insurance, and the Pulses, estimating a loss of $63,000, lost their organic certification and couldn’t harvest anything but the fruit from fruit trees outside their home.

On Oct. 31, Axios reported 40% of U.S. farm income ($33 billion of $88 billion) will come from federal aid and insurance, $20 billion more than last year’s payout, which was the highest mark since 2006.

This assistance is less than what farmers would accrue in a normal season, but for those who farm organically, like the Pulses, insurance is much harder to come by. Last year, crop insurance became available for organic farmers in South Dakota, but with parameters on acreage and consistent yields, which they did not meet, leading to a third year of “complete loss.”

The Pulses have since relied on Glenn’s plumbing service, which he started in 2017 as a part-time gig with no intention of it serving as a sole source of income.

“The protections that conventional farmers have, organic farmers do not,” Glenn Pulse said. “People naturally assume that the state and local governments have protections in place like they would any other industry, but they really don’t exist.”

A future clear as mud

Until the mid-19th century, when drainage and tilling technology moved westward, the Midwest was originally a wetland, filled with an abundance of “potholes” of water.

This summer, bogged by early showers, snow runoff and trickle-down river flooding, the region appeared to return to its original state.

The rise in moisture brought swamplike conditions to the Pulses’ farm, preventing them from planting crops accustomed to drier

We’re stuck at the mercy of Mother Nature.

Angela Pulse, co-founder of Prairie Sun Organics

conditions, spiking fly populations and spawning fungal infections in the fruit trees that line the gravel road stretching past their land.

Merely using that road, and others like it, to get to town or move equipment presented a problem for the Pulses and farmers surrounding Vermillion, Angela said. After a bout of showers flooded and muddied roads, making travel impossible, Residents north of Vermillion organized a system of four-wheel-drive “shuttles” to get their neighbors from the Walmart parking lot back home.

“There were spots out there I had to be careful not to get stuck, which is a hazard this year for all farmers,” Glenn said. “There are a lot of new dangers that we normally don’t have to contend with: trailers sinking, tractors tipping.”

Flooding has since subsided in most areas, but crumbling roadsides and outed bridges could still cause problems for snowplows and farmers moving large equipment, said Clay County Sheriff Andy Howe.

“Even now, going into the winter, we’re still seeing the effects of it,” he said. “Several times this year, we had people that would go down a road that was completely mud and get stranded. Some people think ‘just get a farmer to take their big tractor down there,’ and most of those guys aren’t willing to jeopardize their equipment like that.”

The water has since drained from the Pulse’s driveway and farmland, but it’s left a year of work before the two can once again produce a full field of crops, which they plan to do

by 2021, barring another season of adversity.

If years like these become more common, however, farmers in the area may need to rethink how they farm the land, Angela Pulse said.

“If this is truly what it’s going to be like farming here in the future, then we need to think about, as a farming community, how we’re going to do things differently because this is sustainable,” she said. “We’re stuck at the mercy of Mother Nature.”

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Angela Pulse walks through her 15-acre field, which was underwater all summer after record moisture hit eastern South Dakota.

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The USD Theatre Department rehearses its biggest production since 2013, “The Hunchback of Notre Dame, with 60 cast members. Theatre Department Chair and Director Raimondo Genna (bottom right) said it’s the largest since “Les Miserables” six years ago.

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From Disney to the Wayne S. Knutson Theater stage, “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” is coming to life as the largest USD Theatre Department production since 2013.

With a crew of over 60 people, Raimondo Genna, the director and chair of the USD Theatre Department, said the school hasn’t seen this size of cast since their production of “Les Miserables” six years ago.

Assembling this large of a production is a good learning

experience for the students Genna said.

“It provided a great opportunity for our students, both in terms of the performance students to do a Disney-esque musical, especially one that has the vocal challenges that this one does,” Genna said. “It provided a wonderful opportunity for our design students in terms of costumes and the technical aspect.”

The Hunchback of Notre Dame, based on Victor Hugo’s 1831 novel, primarily tells the story of Quasimodo, the bell-

ringer of Notre Dame, as he tries to find acceptance within society.

“The show … talks about how even though someone can be seen as ugly or vicious, you can still find beauty in anyone really,” first-year student Marquise Howard said.

Howard is taking on the role of a classic “Hunchback” character Clopin Trouillefou, who Howard said is very carefree.

“He doesn’t really follow the rules, but at the same time he still cares for his people and cares about others,” Howard said. “He just has a lot of fun all the time.”

The musical also includes Romani characters, like Esmerelda and Clopin, and depicts the struggles of people in Paris during the 1500s. Genna said the cast and crew have worked to avoid possible stereotypes associated with the Roma people.

“We went out of our way to make sure we were not falling into bad stereotypes and trying to represent them properly and tell a really good story about how we make people feel like outsiders within a society,” Genna said.

Campus can watch a story of love and acceptance unfold on

Nov. 22-24 and Dec. 5-8 at Wayne S. Knutson Theater in the Fine Arts building.

Howard said he encourages students to see the show.

“I’m looking forward to having other people get to see it,” Howard said. “See how beautiful the show is and how much work we’ve actually put into the show.”

Genna said he’s excited for the students to be able to show off their talents with this production.

“I’m excited to see people come and watch the show and see just how wonderfully talented our students are,” Genna said.

Eldon Warner: strong-minded marathoner, musician Sara Cappiello

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Singing and running may seem different, but they both require two things: delicate breathing patterns and passion. For senior vocal performance major Eldon Warner, singing and running are two things he’s tied together his whole life.

Warner, from Council Bluffs, Iowa, originally planned to attend the University of Northern Iowa. He decided to come to USD instead for the opportunity to be both a track athlete and musician at a Division I university.

Warner’s athletic career started in elementary school when he tried out for club soccer, then continued throughout middle and high school into college.

Along with athletics, Warner was involved in choir, orchestra and musical theater, as well as opera at USD. Juggling a musical career is challenging enough, but combined with track, can be overwhelming, Warner said.

“It’s kind of constantly balancing and trying not to fall on my face,” Warner said. “If there’s one thing I’ve learned since I came to college, it’s balancing your schedule. I learned very quickly my freshman year how to organize my schedule.”

One major aspect of both singing and running is preparation. Track and vocal performance both require extensive practice and attention.

Warner performed his senior recital last weekend, which featured 15 pieces he’d been

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prepared since he started taking voice lessons at USD, he said.

“A lot of my music is extremely demanding,” Warner said. “So it’s really quite a long process for both me, my pianist and my professor. But once you get into the professional world, you’ll find that if you’re going to have a solo recital, you usually have about three or four months.”

Performing a solo recital is just one of the many requirements of a vocal performance student, which can prove to be challenging. But associate voice professor and Warner’s voice instructor Tracelyn Gesteland said he is more than capable of handling the workload. “(Warner) works harder than almost any other student I’ve had and that has served him well,” Gesteland said. “He has won several competitions, played leading roles in multiple USD Opera productions, and has had two fantastic degree recitals.”

Gesteland has been Warner’s voice instructor for the last three and a half years. She said he has a lot to be proud of.

“He is a very talented young man with a beautiful voice and riveting stage presence,” Gesteland said.

Warner said Gesteland, in addition to David Holdhusen and Coach Dan Fitzsimmons, have been role models throughout his musical and athletic careers at USD. “It’s amazing seeing all these people who have such passion for music,” Warner said. “It really pushes me to also be passionate.

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Senior vocal performance major Eldon Warner performs one of 15 prepared pieces at his senior recital in Colton Recital Hall on Sunday.

It pushes you to want what they want and it’s a fantastic experience.”

This is Warner’s last semester at USD but his involvement in music and track won’t stop anytime soon. He said he plans to compete at the Metropolitan (MET) Opera Competition this

winter, as well as others in the spring. He also will continue training and competing with the track and field team.

Warner said combining his two passions has shown that singing and running really aren’t so different.

“They’re actually pretty closely

He is a very talented young man with a beautiful voice and riveting stage presence.

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correlated,” Warner said. “I find that issues that arise in running or in singing usually arise in the other one. So although they’re two different things, they’re rather correlating because they’re both kind of a sport.”

Warner said the hard work he puts into both singing and running is rewarding.

“You get a rush every single time you perform and you get that rush when you run and it’s a fantastic feeling,” Warner said.

“But more than that, I think it’s the reward of knowing that you’ve put so much work into something and passion and love that you put into running or singing or really anything you do. If you put a lot of work into something and you see the process of your growth and see how much you’ve grown.”

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Edie’s Book Shop: Vermillion’s ‘best kept secret’ Dre Hill

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The second Friday and Saturday of every month, a book shop opens in the basement of the Vermillion Public Library.

Hundreds of books of varying genres are offered at Edie’s Book Shop, available to the Vermillion community at low prices.

The book shop is named after Edith B. Siegrist, who was a professor for library science at the USD. After her passing in 2011, the library and book shop was named to honor her service to the Vermillion community.

“This event is special because

you get to see all the people come in here and be surprised by all the books that are for sale and the bargains they get when they purchase them,” Wanda Johnson, a volunteer at the event, said.

The book shop sells both books from the library and donated books.

“It’s a wonderful way of getting a lot of good books to read and it also helps the community,” said resident Lisa Short Bull Gerth.

Money generated from Edie’s book sales go to the library to fund its public programs, such as after-school programs.

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It’s a wonderful way of getting a lot of good books to read and it also helps the community.

Lisa Short Bull Gerth, Vermillion resident

display, Nelson said it’s likely Edie’s will continue for years to come.

“We see this going on forever

because we have tons and tons of books in the back,” Nelson said.

“This program has only been here for two to three years so it’s

kind of a new program. It’s the best kept secret in Vermillion.”

Edie’s Book Shop, held in the Vermillion Public Library, is named after the late Edith B. Siegrist, a professor for library science at USD.

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Minding their business: Two women entrepreneurs gaining momentum Chloe Fullenkamp

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Using their entrepreneurial talents, seniors Courtney Bickley and Abby Wollschlager are empowering women to get involved with business and innovation, such as creating new business models and products.

Bickley and Wollschlager received first place at the 2019 Innovation Expo in Sioux Falls on Oct. 10 for their business pitch. The pair pitched “SafeRun,” a portable, discreet device worn by exercisers to work out without worrying about

their safety.

The Innovation Expo is an entrepreneurship conference series that emphasizes connections between entrepreneurs, innovators and investors.

Students that participate in the expo are narrowed down to six finalists who then present their pitch in front of the entire audience of the expo. Students also hear from successful businessmen and women from the Midwest to learn about future opportunities in innovation.

Wollschlager and Bickley said they made sure their product would

stand out from the other competitors.

“When preparing for the Innovation Expo we had to really determine who are target market was, along with how we were going to stand out,” Bickley said.

Along with the Innovation Expo, Bickley and Wollschlager participated with over 200 other universities in the sixth annual Women Entrepreneurship Week Oct. 19-26. The Women Entrepreneurship Week is designed to celebrate and cultivate female ambition to solve problems that they see in the world through

innovation and business.

Bickley, a business administration major with a minor in entrepreneurship, said she looks to change the world around her with her talents in business leadership and pitching.

“I am wanting to change the world one step at a time and through entrepreneurship,” Bickley said. “I believe I am capable of doing that.”

Wo l l s c h l a g e r, an innovation and entrepreneurship major with a minor in marketing, said entrepreneurship opens her to a world of opportunities as a woman,

she said.

“Being a woman, I have a different outlook on many issues than a man and as such bring a new perspective to the business world,” Wollschlager said.

The pair said they see being a woman as an opportunity in entrepreneurship and problem-solving.

“Women’s role in entrepreneurship is important due to the fact that women tend to think differently than your average male entrepreneur,” Bickley said.

“Women entrepreneurs tend to have a more

creative outlook and vision on things, being able to expand the quality of a company’s culture in different businesses.”

As seniors, Wollschlager said she hopes to run her own business one day and Bickley said she hopes to go back into her family business after college.

They said they hope that their success at USD with entrepreneurship will continue to cultivate future female business and entrepreneurship leaders across campus.

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Junior running back Kai Henry (2) scores one of his two touchdowns against Youngstown State in the DakotaDome on Saturday. Henry led the Coyotes with 130 rushing yards.

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USD (4-6, 3-3 MVFC) snapped another three-game losing streak Saturday, defeating Youngstown State (5-5, 1-5 MVFC) 56-21 on Military Appreciation Day inside the DakotaDome.

“Things haven’t gone our way these last three weeks,” head coach Bob Nielson said after the game. “We haven’t played the kind of football that I have felt we were capable of playing.

I think it would have been pretty easy for our guys to say, ‘hey it’s just not our year,’ but our staff did a good job of putting a game plan together and kids really responded.”

The Coyotes exploded early, scoring touchdowns on their first four possessions and never allowing the Penguins back into the game. USD totaled over 300 yards on the ground for the second time in as many weeks, with junior running back Kai Henry breaking the 100-yard mark for the third game in a row.

“It starts with the big boys up front, to be honest,” Henry said. “They just manhandle the trenches, and today they manhandled the trenches today.

I have to give all the props to them.”

All four of USD’s opening touchdowns came courtesy of senior quarterback Austin Simmons, who earned Missouri Valley Football Conference player of the week for his performance. Simmons found junior tight end Connor Herrmann and freshman receiver Carter Bell for consecutive scoring strikes to give the Coyotes a 14-point edge just over six minutes into the game. Simmons later ran for a 10-yard score and then found junior tight end Brett Sampson for a

third touchdown pass in the first half.

Simmons said he felt the team finally found its stride in Saturday’s contest.

“Our season has just been very inconsistent. We’ve just been very inconsistent all year, so consistency is something that is very big for this team and this week we really had a great week of practice and it up today,” Simmons said.

Simmons’ fifth touchdown was USD’s last, finding senior receiver Dakarai Allen on a 28-yard pitch-andcatch. Simmons finished the day with 180 passing yards on 13 completions and four touchdowns along with 72 more yards and another touchdown on the ground.

Henry led the team in rushing, following his 145-yard performance last week with 130 yards rushing and two scores on Saturday. Teammate Canaan Brooks, a sophomore running back, followed suit with a 112-yard effort that included a touchdown of his own. This was Brooks’ first collegiate game breaking the 100-yard barrier.

The Coyote defense matched the performance of the offense, holding the Penguins to 66 rushing yards and sacking Penguin quarterback Joe Craycraft six times. Youngstown State’s rushing attack entered the game ranked 22nd in the FCS, averaging 204 yards per game. They have since dropped to 31st.

“That was the game plan going in, we were going to commit to stopping the run and force them to try and throw the football,” Nielson said.

“They got into a situation where they had to throw the football in the second half because of the lead and that’s not what they wanted to do. That’s how

you beat good teams is by putting them in situations where they’re not comfortable and we did that today.”

Junior linebacker Jack Cochrane led the charge with seven total tackles, two for loss and a sack. Senior defensive lineman DeValon Whitcomb finished with three tackles and two sacks of his own. Juniors Jake Matthew and Jackson Coker and senior Kameron Cline also recorded sacks.

Whitcomb said he believed the defense would step up Saturday even after losing to previously winless Western Illinois the week prior.

“I believed it was going to come, but I just knew we needed to keep our heads down and stay working,” Witcomb said. “You’ve seen it throughout each game that we’ve played, at any given time the play can go for us or it can go for the other team. So, we really just need to keep working hard.”

Nielson said he was proud of how the team rebounded and stepped up against the Penguins.

“The one thing we talked about is we have to play bigger at bigger times, which has been a little bit of our weakness. Every opportunity we had our guys responded today,” Nielson said.

The Coyotes face arguably their biggest test yet next Saturday as they travel to Fargo to take on the topranked and undefeated North Dakota State Bison.

“I’m not going to stop until the very last play of the season,” Simmons said.

“I don’t care if we’re winning or losing, it doesn’t matter. I’m going to go out there and keep working hard and that’s what the rest of the guys are doing too.

That’s what you can expect to see for the rest of the year.”

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Kai Henry (2) and sophomore offensive linemen Alex Jensen celebrate during their 56-21 win over Youngstown State on Saturday.

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Junior guard Stanley Umude (0) scored 17 points against Pacific, 21 points against Hawaii and 18 points against Florida A&M at the Rainbow Classic this weekend.

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USD men’s basketball opened its season in Honolulu, Hawaii, defeating Pacific on Saturday, Hawaii on Sunday and Florida A&M on Monday to win the Rainbow Classic and a 3-0 start.

USD vs. Pacific

USD tipped off its season against Pacific

(2-2) in the Stan Sheriff Center Friday night. Senior forward Tyler Hagedorn, returning from a leg injury that sidelined him during the 2018-2019 season, led the team with 24 points to pair with three assists and three rebounds. Sophomore guard Stanley Umude scored 17 points, leading to a 72-62 win against the Tigers.

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During USD soccer, volleyball and football events last week, the Student Athlete Advisory Committee set up tables to collect donations for their annual ‘Food Fight Week’.

The food collection is a competition with other schools in the Summit League. Normally, schools participate in Food Fight Week at the same time, but this year, each school chose a week to collect, said senior pole vaulter and SAAC president Ethan Bray.

“We just want to make a difference in the community and help,” Bray said.

“We chose this past week and thought it was especially important because Thanksgiving is coming up. We wanted to make sure that they have enough money to buy all that they need for this upcoming holiday season.”

The team who brings in the highest poundage of food (cash donations are worked into the amount), wins, Bray said. Along with the approach of Thanksgiving, the high volume of sporting events made last week ideal.

“We also did a promotion with tickets at the football game this past Saturday,” Bray said. “We did pretty well (over the past week).”

Bray said he feels the impact personally, as he enjoys helping families around the holidays.

“I like the feeling that I’m making a difference in someone’s life, just by helping provide,” he said. “Granted, I’m not donating hundreds of dollars myself, but I am initiating the means by which the food gets donated. I was just glad that we could give like continuously provide for that. In a bigger sense, kind of on a bigger scale.”

SAAC is the representative body of student-athletes on campus, a mediator between faculty and athletic administration that also puts on events to raise money for causes, Bray said.

They will spearhead another food donation event next semester, running Jan. 18-24.

“A lot of kids don’t carry a lot of cash on them, but we’re going to try to get the word out a little bit better,” Bray said. “So maybe kids can have their wallets on them or cash on them.”

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USD vs. Hawaii

On the second day of the Rainbow Classic, the Coyotes held off host Hawaii (2-1) 81-75 to secure their second win.

Junior guard Triston Simpson led the team with 22 points, followed by Umude with 21 points.

Both reached 20 points in a game for the eighth time in their careers. Simpson, who shot 8-of-11 from the court, finished two points shy of his career-high.

Freshman forward Hunter Goodrick secured 15 points, as well as seven rebounds.

USD secured points at the stripe when Hawaii could not, shooting 82.8% from the free-throw line to the Rainbow Warriors’ 68.8%.

USD vs. Florida A&M

The Coyotes continued their winning streak into Monday night, downing Florida A&M (1-4) 85-82.

A combined 63 points came from Hagedorn, Simpson and Umude. Hagedorn again led the offensive attack with 23 points while Simpson and Umude followed suit with 22 and 18 points, respectively.

Umude led the team in rebounds, pulling down eight, while senior guard Tyler Peterson dished out a team-leading four assists.

The Coyotes shot 59% from the court (26-of44), and sunk 22-of-28 free throws against the Rattlers.

The Coyotes open up in the Sanford Coyote Sports Center against Texas Southern Nov. 15 at 7 p.m.

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Senior guard Ciara Duffy (24) broke into the USD top ten in all-time scoring during Saturday’s game against Green Bay. Duffy tallied 23 points in the game, totaling 1,306 in her career.

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USD’s women’s basketball (2-0) earned its second consecutive win to open the season, defeating Green Bay (1-1) 66-60 inside the Kress Center in Green Bay on Saturday.

The Coyotes ended the first half tied at 22 but used a strong second half — spearheaded by senior guard Ciara Duffy who fell two assists shy of a triple-double — to secure the road victory. Duffy, who moved into USD’s top ten in all-time scoring with 1,306 points after the contest, finished with 23 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists. She also earned Summit League player of the week honors for her effort.

Both teams struggled to find an edge through the first three quarters of action, the game seeing seven ties and the Coyotes trailing the Phoenix by one point entering the fourth quarter.

However, USD held Green Bay scoreless through the first 5:22 of the fourth and went on an eight-point run of its own to stretch the lead to 51-43. USD held on for the remaining five minutes to secure the win, Duffy connecting on five free throws in the final minute to ice the game.

Junior guards Monica Arens and Chloe Lamb poured in 14 and 10 points, respectively, in a combined 65 minutes of game action. Junior center Hannah Sjerven tallied eight points

and eight rebounds.

Green Bay senior guard Frankie Wurtz had a career-high game, scoring 24 points along with 12 boards while keeping Green Bay in contention for a majority of the game.

As a unit, USD shot 41.2% (21-of51) from the field while subsequently holding Green Bay to 36.4% (24-of66) shooting.

The Coyotes host Drake (2-0) in their home opener inside the Sanford Coyote Sports Center on Wednesday.

Drake’s wins have come against South Dakota State and Iowa State this season. Both USD and Drake are receiving votes to enter the NCAA top 25 rankings, Drake with 24 and USD with 11.

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Junior guard Stanley Umude (0) led the Coyotes in rebounds against Florida A&M in Honolulu, Hawaii.

Umude totaled eight rebounds in the game.

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Sophomore setter Madison Jurgens (4) and senior libero Anne Rasmussen (15) cheer after defeating NDSU to win the Summit League regular season champsionship title.

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carried the parenting workload alone until late October, when he returned from duty.

Leanne said while it is the hardest thing she has ever done, it is also one of the most rewarding things. She would have loved for her husband to be in Vermillion for the majority of the season, she said, but she understood.

“I really tried to leave work at work,” Williamson said. “If I was watching film it was when the kids were sleeping and just things like that. The other thing is, I had a great support system.”

Williamson’s parents and in-laws, along with friends and coaches, helped her through the first part of this season. The team was there for her, too, just like in 2014.

They recognized Williamson’s life outside of the arena and were helpful and understanding when she had to leave right after practice, she said.

“I wouldn’t say I was perfect in that situation, but I tried not to let stress affect the different parts of my life,” Williamson said.

The 1-0 Mentality

Each coach presents a different style, method or mentality to the sport they coach. For Williamson, it is simple: 1-0.

“She’s always said that about just winning the day, winning this practice, winning this drill,” senior libero Anne Rasmussen said. “I think that does get

implemented into our practices.

We talked about, how can we be the best we can be that day, and how can we improve that day?”

Rasmussen said the mentality helped throughout the season, easing pressure surrounding the win streak or how far they have left to go in the season.

The 1-0 mentality has taken the Coyotes further and further nearly every season. Williamson acknowledges it can be easy to dissect the big picture or the past, but the focus should be on the 1-0.

“I think in sports it’s very easy to dwell on past accomplishments, past struggles, past losses, past wins,” Williamson said. “If you’re winning a lot, you can feel like you’re just going to win because you have won a lot.

But if you have a loss, if you have a bad game maybe as an individual, you start dwelling on that.”

The mental ability to clean the slate is one of the best parts about Williamson as a coach, Rasmussen said.

“She’s remained pretty steady, whether we’re losing a ton or winning a ton, through my four years here,” Rasmussen said. “She’s always been that steady presence. She’s always held us to a high standard.

And that doesn’t change with our win-loss record. She knows what we’re trying to reach, we know what she expects us to reach, and every day in the gym we show that.”

A few years ago, Williamson began referring to goals as expectations. The team is aware of the expectations, and that

Freshman Madison Harms posted seven blocks while setter Madison Jurgens provided 46 assists.

Defensive specialist Anne Rasmussen tied Juhnke for 13 digs on the night, just a fraction of her fouryear career with USD that produced 1,845 digs in 116 matches played.

She’s 174 digs short of the top spot in USD history, set by Amber Kobus in 2005-08.

“I think for us to be able to get the sweep today was something really incredible,” Rasmussen said.

“Especially being down in that first and third set for us to be able to bounce back and get out of that deficit was huge.”

“It’s kind of a bittersweet moment.

I mean, it’s weird thinking that this

is my last match playing in the arena but I couldn’t have asked for a better group of girls to share it with,” Rasmussen said. “The senior class has just been amazing and I love our underclassmen to death,” Rasmussen said. “I’m so happy that I got the experience to play with them.”

The Coyotes hit the road to face Western Illinois on Friday and PurdueFort Wayne on Sunday, their final two matches of the regular season before the Summit League tournament.

“This means everything to me,” Fonseca, who accumulated over 600 digs in her three-year career at USD, said. “I transferred here and it’s just crazy knowing my story that I was able to come to a program that was not only such a loving team, but also super successful and we were able to do it every year.”

they are attainable through 1-0 mentality, she said.

“Not that we’re going to hit absolutely everything, but we don’t want these to feel lofty,” Williamson said. “We want these to feel like something that is attainable every single year.”

The 2019 season Four seniors have guided this year’s Coyote team on its historic run. They have won 22 consecutive games with two regular season and at least one postseason game yet to play; no team before this year had won more than 20 games in a row.

“I do think that it takes a special person to not let the lights and the excitement around those situations get to you,” Williamson said. “What I really like what this team is we played in really big moments in our home tournament when we played Wyoming, we played Iowa and beat both of them on our home floor.”

The relationship between the players and coaches is another unique thing about this year’s squad, Rasmussen said.

“I think it’s really something special between our coaches and us,” Rasmussen said. “We’ll be joking on the bus with them.

We actually don’t mind having to sit next to them at team meals, like we actually enjoy getting to talk to them and seeing their views on things. So it’s actually a really cool relationship that I think a lot of programs don’t have.”

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Leanne Williamson is in her 5th season as the Coyote volleyball head coach. She boasts a 122-57 overall record.