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his year, Tau Kappa Epsilon had to cancel its famous TKE Fight Night, an annual fundraising event the fraternity has held every year for a decade. Nick Hoflock, TKE’s president, said the event was canceled as a result of scheduling conflicts. “Every year we go through a guy in town, and I don’t want to put it all on him, but it was kind of his schedule is hard to work with... he had something come up with the day that we could get into the new basketball arena,” he said.
When the group found out there was a problem with the Sanford Coyote Sports Center schedule, Hoflock said it was already too late to book another venue. Jody Harnois, the Coyote boxing club coach, said everyone involved is unhappy with the situation. “I’m pretty disappointed. We’ve been doing this a long time, but there are certain things that can’t be avoided,” he said. “We had a tough time lining up the venue. We were a little late getting started this year.” Junior Austin Roemeling, a political science and biology double major, has been a part of the Coyote boxing club since his first year
at USD. Roemeling has participated in the past two TKE fight nights, and said he’s disappointed he won’t get to box in the event this year. “TKE fight night is an amazing event. It’s great we get to raise money for charity, it’s really fun for people to participate and watch,” he said. “I know people who have watched in the past that have really liked it and were looking forward to the next one.” Roemeling said the club spent the fall semester trying to recruit boxers for the event. “We were trying to get people interested and coming to practices, because the coach doesn’t like it when people come like a month
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USD alumna to lead efforts addressing S.D. child abuse
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Every year in South Dakota about 4,000 children experience sexual abuse. This was one finding of the Jolene’s Law Task Force studying child abuse in South Dakota. The task force was established by Gov. Dennis Daugaard in 2014. A key recommendation made by Jolene’s Law Task Force was for the state to set up a center to further study the issue and make recommendations for how to address it. Carrie Sanderson, a USD alumna who previously worked in the U.S. Attorney’s Office, has been named the first director of USD’s Center for the Prevention of Child Maltreatment. The center is housed in the health sciences department. The reason the center is within the health sciences department, Sanderson said, is the nature of child abuse and its effects. “We’ve determined, and the research has shown, that childhood maltreatment is a community health problem,” Sander-
beforehand because he wants people to know what they are doing and be safe. So first semester we were just trying to recruit people and get them to practice,” he said. “It was pretty early into the second semester, maybe a month or so, and things just weren’t coming together.” Harnois said part of the scheduling conflict was because they wanted to hold the event in the SCSC. “The TKEs had their heart set on doing it at the new basketball facility and that just wasn’t going to work out with their schedule. If we’re going to do that we need to
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USD alumna Carrie Sanderson has been chosen to lead the new
Center for the Prevention of Child Maltreatment. The center has a 10-year plan to address child abuse in South Dakota. son said. “And so the university is partnering with the state of South Dakota, through the legislative process, to develop this center as part of the department of health sciences. And this is a real opportunity for the university to be on the ground floor of creating a statewide program that would branch to all different areas of the health sciences community.” The task force has a 10-year plan, which Sanderson will be working with as a part of the center’s mission. One of the key goals is to gather information about child abuse and then distribute the information across the state. Another is to work with “mandatory reporters” of child abuse, like nurses and police officers, who are legally required to report abuse,
and to provide them with more education. Sanderson noted there could be even more child sexual abuse in the state than was found by the task force. “That is a benchmark number – it’s a low number,” Sanderson said. “It’s likely that there’s additional abuse that’s happening that either wasn’t reported or we didn’t have information from the agencies coming in yet.” While sexual abuse is one of the most high-profile and talked-about types of abuse, many kinds of abuse commonly occur. “We also know, through our research, that sexual abuse does not happen on its own, there are other types of abuse See DIRECTOR, Page A6
While most Greek chapters may be stereotyped as encouraging a raucous party lifestyle, an often overlooked aspect of fraternities and sororities is their intensive fundraising efforts. All 12 USD Greek houses are active in the community, raising money for the respective charities they support. In the 2015-16 school year, fraternities and sororities raised more than $130,000, and put in almost 40,000 hours of community service, according to Laura Roof, director of USD sorority and fraternity life. Pi Kappa Alpha led all fraternities, and raised almost $40,000, while Alpha Phi topped all sororities, raising more than $33,000. All amounts were self-reported. Roof said charity involvement is one of the four pillars for all houses. “It’s one of values, giving back to the community,” she said. “In general across the board, with all sororities and fraternities, that is something we hold very strongly in that value set is giving back to others.” The other three pillars are leadership, brotherhood/sisterhood and academics. Charity is something that fraternities and sororities are not usually known for, Roof said. “People don’t hear about the great things fraternities and sororities do,” Roof said. “They only hear about the parties and trouble
they get into. But the Greek life is all about finding lifelong friends and being active in school and the community.” While USD doesn’t require fraternities and sororities to support charities, Roof said many Greek houses themselves require a certain number of hours to be donated. “Some individual organizations will put parameters on their membership to encourage them to do some sort of philanthropy or community service,” she said. “Typically it’s not a quota set on dollar amounts, because we understand it can be hard asking other people for money. The general low-ball is five hours, the highest I’ve heard is 15 in a semester.” First-year Macy Halverson, a marketing major and director of philanthropy of Alpha Phi, helps organize fundraising events for the sorority. Halverson said the requirements for Alpha Phi fundraising have changed since last school year. “We used to require seven hours donated,” she said. “Now, we require members to attend three events. Members can choose which events they want to go to, instead of requiring them to go to certain ones. The hours have definitely gone up because of the change.” Recruits often take into account which charity is supported by a fraternity or sorority when See GREEK, Page A6
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Purple crocus flowers bloom outside of the Al Neuharth Media Center as the warm season arrives. Crocus flowers, which tend to bloom early, are joined by the budding campus shrubbery and the increasingly green lawns. By Saturday, temperatures are supposed to reach into the seventies.
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3 March 28 Vermillion police officers assisted a parole officer with a search of a parolee’s residence. The search yielded marijuana, methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia. The parolee was arrested. March 29 An officer stopped a vehicle for improper lane travel. The driver had a warrant in Clay County and was arrested. March 30 Officers stopped a car for driving without headlights at night. During the stop, the officers smelled marijuana coming from the car.
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A search was completed and marijuana was found in the car. The driver was arrested for driving with a suspended/ revoked license and for possession of marijuana. March 30 A car was reported to have driven around a school bus while the bus had its stop lights on and stop sign extended. The driver was located but denied the allegation. The information was forwarded to the State’s Attorney. March 30 A caller requested help with a friend who made suicidal statements. Officers searched
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for the friend, who was eventually found by the original caller. The friend was taken into protective custody. March 31 Officers responded to a house where a brother and sister were fighting. No assault had occurred, but the sister, who was under 21, had been drinking. She was cited for underage consumption and arrested on an active warrant. March 31 Fraud alert: A complaintant reported receiving a letter requesting she evaluate the customer service of a local business.
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April 1 An officer stopped a vehicle for making an illegal U-turn. The vehicle smelled of marijuana, which was found in the car. The driver was arrested.
March 31 Officers assisted in collecting a urine sample to drug test a juvenile on probation.
April 1 A caller reported a woman being assaulted by a man, possibly with a knife. The incident is under investigation.
March 31 Officers were called to a fight between two brothers. One of the brothers was arrested for domestic assault.
April 1 A caller reported several men in a yard shooting air rifles. An officer
March 31 An officer saw a man exit a car drinking a beer
contacted the men and advised them of a city ordinance prohibiting firing air rifles in town. April 1 Officers responded to a report of a man suffering a possible stroke. Officers provided care until an ambulance arrived. April 1 Vermillion police officers assisted UPD in an investigation involving underage consumption and false identification. While attempting to arrest one of the suspects, the man got away and fled the area. He later turned himself in and was charged with resisting arrest.
SGA introduces bills to increase transparency Chance Mullinix
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The Student Government Association introduced legislation Tuesday night to make SGA more transparent. Senator Malachi Petersen, former Volante editor in chief and current representative of the graduate school, introduced three bills that would increase the transparency between SGA and students. The first bill would amend the SGA constitution to require the organization’s weekly meetings to be open to the public and allow the public to record the meeting. The bill also requires any special sessions to be announced publicly. The second bill introduced by Petersen would require the election steering committee to “compose a written report detailing all dona-
tions to and expenditures by executive campaigns.” Petersen said this would allow students to know the source of donations to senators and executive team members. “This is similar to the Federal Election Committee, which shows where donations come from and how they’re spent,” Petersen said. Brett Ries, a first-year criminal justice and political science double major, wrote an amendment introduced by Petersen that requires the transcript of regular session, special session and committee meetings to be published. Ries said during a previous meeting discussing the sanctuary campus resolution, Senator Marcus Ireland didn’t reveal who voted against the bill in committee. “He said he wasn’t allowed to disclose that,”
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Eight new at-large senators were sworn-in during Tuesday’s SGA meeting. Ries said. “That seemed really odd to me that students aren’t allowed to know how their representatives are voting. I think it’s such an urgent thing that we need a bill to get it required instead of hoping they do something on their good morals.”
Corrections In an extended cutline and online story, The Volante incorrectly stated that the Festival of Nations was hosted by the Center for Diversity & Community, not the International Club.
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All bills were sent to the internal review committee for further consideration. While none of these bills were passed upon their introduction, Petersen said a lot of good discussion took place during the meeting. “It was a productive
A story that appeared in print and online that covered the Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies Research Conference incorrectly stated that senior Logan Anderson started research that was presented at the conference. Jae Puckett, a USD assistant psychology professor, started the research.
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USD students will see a tuition and fee increase of $315 next year. There will be a 0.5 percent increase in tuition costs and a 21.4 percent increase in fees, according to an email from Tena Haraldson, USD’s director of communications. The 0.5 percent increase in tuition is to cover inflation. On average, an in-state undergraduate student taking 30 credit hours next year will pay $8,555.32 for tuition and the mandatory activity fee. The increase was approved by the South Dakota Board of Regents Thursday morning. Student tuition and fees across the state will have an average increase of $237.81 per year, according to a BOR press release. USD will see a 3.7 percent tuition and fee increase of $315, said Student Govern-
ment Association President Teagan McNary. McNary said USD’s General Activity Fee increase did pass. “Nobody ever likes to see their tuition increase,” she said. “Hopefully we will see the increase go to things that will impact the students.” Four universities submitted requests for a General Activity Fee increase: Black Hills State University, Northern State University, South Dakota State University and the University of South Dakota, all of which were passed. “Student activities have a direct impact on the quality of the higher education experience and improve student retention,” said Mike Rush, the regents’ executive director and CEO in the press release. “These activities contribute to students completing their degrees, which is the most powerful way to reduce overall costs.”
U S D ’s 3.7 percent increase in tuition and fees is larger than any RUSH other institutions in the regents system. South Dakota School of Mines and Technology and Dakota State University, which didn’t have a General Activity Fee increase, will only see their tuition and fees raise by 0.5 and 0.6 percent, respectively. In an interview, Rush said that USD’s increase has an easy explanation. “It’s pretty simple – the tuition increase actually is only about a half a percentage point, the balance is in the General Activity Fee,” Rush said. The decision to raise USD’s GAF by a total of $13.50 per credit hour was made three years ago, and
the plan was to raise it incrementally over a period of three years until the $13.50 was reached. Each year the Board of Regents has to approve the increase. Last year, the state decided to freeze tuition across the board, and with it, the planned USD fee increase was nixed. “We felt like, the state, in order to honor that tuition freeze, we really had to turn down any kind of mandatory fee increases,” Rush said. “And so USD didn’t get to implement that second year of the fee increase.” This year, with a small inflationary tuition increase, Rush said the board allowed both years’ fee increases (the one originally cancelled for this year, and next year’s) to be pass in one lump sum 2018, which is part of why the tuition and fee increase is so large. “Since this year we had a very small general tuition increase for USD, if we
were going to do a larger GAF, this would probably be the year to get it done,” Rush said. The state budget shortfall, Rush said, wasn’t a factor in the tuition increase – but while tuition isn’t affected, university budgets for fiscal year 2018 will be hit by the shortfall. “The system as a whole all had some general account reductions for the next fiscal year,” Rush said. “And they’ll have to absorb those cuts in their operating budget.” As a group, the regents schools will see millions of dollars’ worth of reductions in their budgets, including general fund cuts of over $1,000,000 across the board — including $295,652 for USD. There will also be an overall cut of $907,302 from the schools’ maintenance and repair budgets. “In terms of the M & R funding, we just won’t be able to do as many maintenance and repair projects
this next year,” Rush said. “That becomes problematic over time, you know, the building’s not going to fall down in one year, but, eventually, if you don’t keep your facilities up, then they deteriorate, and then you either don’t have a place to go to school, or you have a fairly major cost to replace facilities.”
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Science Olympiad state tournament hosted at USD Morgan Matzen
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Helicopters, forensics, hover crafts, microbe mission, wind power and robot arms may sound like things of the future, but these are all projects done by high school and middle school students in the region through a program called “Science Olympiad.” Students competed in the state tournament on Saturday. Events were hosted all over USD’s campus and at the Vermillion High School. “The Science Olympiad is basically the Olympics for science-based events,” said Clark Bennett, an event organizer. “I say that because they get gold, silver and bronze medals for their events.” The university has hosted
this event since 1985. It can be a unique opportunity for recruiting high school prospects, Bennett said. “The students get to interact with the very professors they would eventually be working with, so I think that’s very advantageous on both sides to get a preview of each other in a formal yet informal way,” he said. “Robot Arm,” one of the day’s competitions, required competitors to build a robot arm on their own and command it to pick up a stack of pennies. Katie Hammond and Jess Jussel, two sophomores from Yankton High School, worked as a team to build their arm. The pair have been competing since the 7th grade. “We started 3D printing most of our parts, and we had to reprint them,”
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Katie Hammond and Jess Jussel, two sophomores from Yankton High School, competed in the “Robot Arm” portion of the Science Olympiad on Saturday.
Hammond said. “We had to order motors and some of those didn’t work. Putting it together took a while,
then testing was probably the longest.” Parents can’t help their students while they com-
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pete, but they can help in the building stages. Hammond said the event was a learning experience.
“It really tests your patience,” she said. “It’s like telling your middle schoolers and high schoolers to go and learn college-level stuff all on their own.” Jussel said he’s enjoyed participating in the Olympiad. “This is my first year on the high school team,” Jussel said. “We do a lot of studying and research. Time is key.” The Science Olympiad promotes resourcefulness and STEM-related careers, Bennett said. “It’s showing knowledge, ingenuity,” he said. “I enjoy it. It’s a very good thing to try to promote science and try to get people into STEM. I just want people to come, have fun and learn something and for everybody to have an equal chance.”
OUTANDABOUT The Volante asked students how they felt about TKE Fight Night being canceled. I think it’s kind of sucky, because a lot of people were looking forward to it. Shampaign Fields, sophomore
I was looking forward to it. I had never gone before and I had friends who told me it was worth going to. Lucas Crownober, sophomore
I don’t know anything about it... I do know it’s a fundraiser for a certain cause, so it’s disappointing in that sense. Geralyn Palmer, senior
I think it’s unfortunate that it was cancelled because it was a philanthropic event. Jake Louder, junior that way.” The event is scheduled for April 18 from 5 to 8 p.m. “What we’re hoping from the student body is that people realize that since we are canceling
TKE fight night that we’re hosting another philanthropy event,” Hoflock said. “And knowing that it sucks TKE Fight Night’s not going to be there, but we’ll be hosting a cool event at our house too.”
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Manatees still endangered, despite recent reports
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MIKI KENNERLY is a sophomore majoring in Spanish and strategic communication. West Indian manatees are no longer endangered in Florida, thanks to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The Florida manatee’s status was recently reclassified to threatened as opposed to endangered. Though this might seem like a good thing, wildlife activists strongly disagree. This decision comes after only a small increase in manatee populations. Currently, the manatee population is only at 6,620 in Florida’s vast waters. Activist organizations such as Save the Manatee Club strive to educate members that this reclassification comes too soon. “We believe this is a devastating blow to manatees,” said Patrick Rose, executive director for Save the Manatee Club, in a statement. “A federal reclassification at this time will seriously undermine the chances of securing the manatee’s longterm survival,” he added. Manatees are still in danger. The Center for Biological Diversity noted that 2016 was the deadliest year to date for manatees. “With ongoing threats posed by boat strikes and habitat loss, we don’t support reducing protections,” said Jaclyn Lopez, Florida director for the center in a statement posted on their website. Though it’s a positive thing that the population is steadily increasing, people need to be aware that this reclassification shouldn’t mean that protections of manatees need to be
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Stop stigma surrounding menstruation All women have periods. So why do they still hide pads and tampons up their sleeves to go to the bathroom so no one will see they’re menstruating? While women in the U.S. aren’t on the level of getting banished for having their periods as some do in other cultures, there’s still a stigma surrounding the menstruation cycle. Periods are as natural of a process as breathing, so the embarrassment surrounding periods and feminine products is unnecessary and needs to stop. In the last few years, there’s been a push to end the stigma surrounding feminine products in the United States, and rightfully so. All women should have access to feminine products and shouldn’t be humiliated when they need to use them. Not only are tampons still seen as gross and uncleanly, but they’re also taxed in South Dakota, according to Newsweek. This month Students for Reproductive Rights (SFRR) is organizing a city-wide tampon drive, the proceeds of which will be given to Vermillion Domestic Violence Safe Options Services and
the Vermillion Food Pantry. A drive like this is needed on USD’s campus. Like society as a whole, USD has a stigma toward feminine products and could do a better job of supporting women’s health. For example, there aren’t any feminine product dispensers in the bathrooms of the Muenster University Center. Instead, there’s a sign that says feminine products can be purchased in the MUC C-Store or the bookstore. There are also bathrooms around campus that have empty dispensers. Most women only use feminine product dispensers when they’re taken by surprise. If this is the case, it’s extremely uncomfortable to walk to the MUC C-Store or bookstore with worries about bleeding through clothing. Another important point to consider is that the MUC C-Store and bookstore are closed the majority of the weekend. So if a woman unexpectedly gets her period when the MUC C-Store and bookstore are closed, she either has to track down a tampon or pad from a friend or leave the MUC entirely. While this may not seem like a big deal, and may not be in
every case, this inconvenient trip could interrupt a group project meeting or a study session. Feminine products should be treated as essentials, not luxury items. There are thousands of women on USD’s campus – tampons and pads should be accessible at all times. Another, and incredibly well-known, period-shaming tactic is the “time of the month” assumption. Not only is this belittling, it’s sexist to assume a woman is in a bad mood because of she’s on her period. This age-old and inappropriate rhetoric only contributes to the stigma that periods are dirty, unnatural and a joke. Menstruation isn’t anything to be ashamed about, so the narrative surrounding it should reflect that, both at USD and elsewhere. This includes putting more consideration into the availability of feminine products around campus, supporting SFRR in its drive to help women in the community and actively seeking to educate and improve women’s health.
revoked. This move can be seen as politically motivated. “With the new federal administration threatening to cut 75 percent of regulations, including those that protect our wildlife and air and water quality, the move to down list manatees can only be seen as a political one,” Rose said. The change in the manatee’s status comes from an analysis by the Fish and Wildlife Service. Their claim of a “notable population increase” has upset environmentalists because they believe manatee killings have increased and that the analysis was incomplete because it failed to include the number of manatees killed by boat propellers. Officials have stated that the reclassification of the manatee won’t interfere with federal and state protections for the animals and instead argue that the change represents the hard work many have done to increase the manatee population. The best thing people can do – especially those who don’t live in Florida – is to pay attention to news like this. It’s imperative that college students pay as much attention to environmental issues as they do political issues. In this way, politicians and agencies can be held accountable for policy changes that have significant impacts on ecosystems and animals such as the West Indian manatee.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR My name is Marisa Cummings and I am the University of South Dakota project coordinator for the Violence Against Women Campus Project grant through the Department of Justice. My office is located in the University Counseling Center or Cook House. I am excited to join the University of South Dakota family and work towards reducing gender-based violence. The ultimate goal of the campus project is to help the University of South Dakota create an effective, comprehensive response
to gender-based violence. A comprehensive approach includes both prevention and intervention efforts. We will be launching a coordinated effort that engages key stakeholders from the campus and the surrounding community and will be actively engaging students, faculty and staff in our approach. All grant activities will support and promote the Clery Act and Title IX compliance, include the engagement of males and engage historically marginalized groups. Broad campus and community
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engagement will be a fundamental goal of our work. We have established a Coordinated Community Response Team (CCRT) that will strategically develop an effective and comprehensive response to reduce gender-based violence at the University of South Dakota. The CCRT subgroups will collaboratively work to establish comprehensive sexual assault prevention efforts on campus, evaluate student conduct policies and procedures, engage and work collaboratively with the Vermillion
Police Department and the University Police Department and coordinate with victim services and advocacy through Domestic Violence and Safe Option Services. April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month. The theme for this year is “Believe Survivors, Change the Culture.” In April, we will be launching a climate survey related to sexual assault at the University of South Dakota. The purpose of the survey will be to collect data that will assist the CCRT in addressing strategies to best serve our students and
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In The Know & In The Dark IN THE KNOW: We’re getting closer and closer to summer.
IN THE DARK: There’s less than a month left until finals week.
IN THE KNOW: Students for Reproductive Rights is collecting tampons this month to donate to Vermillion Domestic Violence Safe Options Services and the Vermillion Food Pantry.
IN THE DARK: Tampons are taxed in the state of South Dakota.
IN THE KNOW: Baseball season has started. IN THE DARK: There’s one more thing to
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IN THE DARK: TKE fight night has been cancelled.
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We need liberal arts educations now more than ever JORDAN SMITH is a sophomore majoring in political science. Imagine a world where any person can graduate high school and get a job. Not a job at McDonald’s – a job that pays people well enough to live on. A job with a company people can and will spend their lives at. This vision is a romantic expression of the American dream, but because of how the American economy is changing, the odds are that no one currently attending this university will be lucky enough to see it. However, this is a liberal arts university, and a liberal arts degree might prove valuable in the new economy. The workplace is changing, especially for
millennials. According to Gallup, 21 percent of millennials have changed jobs in the last year (three times the average) and 60 percent are at least open to new job prospects. To have any hope of adapting, the world needs people with diverse skills, and that’s what is at the heart of liberal arts. The AACU defines liberal education as “an approach to learning that empowers individuals and prepares them to deal with complexity, diversity and change. It provides students with broad knowledge of the wider world… as well as in-depth study in a specific area of interest.” Those are precisely the skills that will help in possible transitions from one job to another. That is precisely what we need, now more than ever.
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Almost certainly I will make only a fraction of what I would have, but that isn’t the value paradigm I’m using anymore.
Consider what speakers at graduation are called: commencement speaker. Commencement, as in commencing the rest of adulthood. The first destination after college isn’t an end goal, it’s a step. The first step in a greater career path through life. American values are shifting. The Brookings Institution found that millennials are less likely to consider money a marker of success, but more likely to prioritize interest in a job over salary. I would count
myself among that group. Perhaps I’m exemplary of the typical millennial student. I worked hard in precollege life to get into a competitive STEM school, and then switched to political science because I realized that is where my passion was. Given that I was studying electrical/ computer engineering, this might be unfortunate for the competitive edge in our economy. Almost certainly I will make
only a fraction of what I would have, but that isn’t the value paradigm I’m using anymore. None of this is to speak ill of those who do find fulfillment in working the STEM fields. Though I decided not to continue with that path, I am glad I took advanced math and science classes because I learned a lot about the world and myself. Though STEM careers are consistently some of the best paying, they’re not for everyone. So, for those of us who have chosen to
pursue our passions rather than dollars, go in confidence for your English degree. Smile at your achievements in philosophy. Take some random classes just because they sound interesting – this is one of few times we’re afforded that opportunity. I can’t promise we’ll all be successful, and I certainly can’t promise we won’t face hard times. But those aren’t issues exclusive to our generation, so we shouldn’t let them hold us back from chasing what it seems we value – happiness. If you have any doubts, ask yourself, what is money worth to you? Smith is a member of College Democrats and the Political Science League.
Candidly Canada: Legalizing marijuana is a step forward ALLIE KNOFCZYNSKI is a junior majoring in media & journalism. With rising temperatures up north, Canada isn’t only reaching new highs in spring weather, but also in its forward-thinking policies. According to the CBC, Canada’s liberal government will announce legislation this month that will nationally legalize marijuana by next summer. Provinces will have the right to decide how the marijuana is distributed and sold, what prices are appropriate and what age to sell to. College students across the continent are a key voter group interested in legalizing marijuana. The University of Michigan reports that more than 38 percent of college students used marijuana in 2015. If students are becoming more comfortable with marijuana, their voices could add leverage to the argument for more U.S. state governments to consider the implications. As several U.S. states have already legalized marijuana, making the plant legal nationwide has been an ongoing issue, leaving many wondering the potential consequences of marijuana for individuals, states and the country. Canada’s intended policy refers mainly to recreational cannabis because medical usage is already legal. According to the Washington Post, America’s Drug Enforcement Administration classifies marijuana as a drug with “no currently accepted medical use” and precludes doctors from prescribing it. However, 25 states have already legalized medical marijuana, and The National Institute on Drug Abuse says two FDA-approved medications contain cannabis chemicals in pill form. Before America
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Canada is taking a significant step forward in its plans, while the United States continues to stay stagnant.
can really consider permitting recreational use, the country must recognize its medicinal qualities. Beyond treating conditions such as mental illnesses, addictions, epilepsy and chronic pain, marijuana also has many other benefits. According to US News, research in some of the 25 states where medical marijuana is legal has found a possible protective effect against opioid overdose deaths. On a larger scale, governmental taxation of marijuana could provide new funds for the economy. Colorado’s Marijuana Policy Group has shown an increase of about $2.4 billion in revenue in 2015 alone. One NPR interview says the state funds are primarily going toward education – teaching youth about the potential risks and teaching adults about how to treat this newly legal substance. A focus on education helps bring awareness to the negative side effects marijuana may have on the developing brain and while driving, creating greater awareness and transparency for safe usage. With different Colorado municipalities able to disseminate the money however they choose, the state is also seeing cities give back to homelessness or creating college scholarships. On a national scale, the potential revenue marijuana taxes might generate could go back to areas of concern for American voters, including healthcare, education and the environment. One Science Nordic
article even suggests a sharp decrease in organized crime from legalizing marijuana. Drug gangs lose their incentive to smuggle cannabis across state and national borders as the demand for illegal means of obtaining it lessen. Less drug trafficking is associated with less violence and crimes, fostering a safer community for everyone. Legalizing marijuana is also associated with supporting the fight against America’s mass prison incarceration. According to the ACLU, marijuana arrests now account for more than half of all drug arrests in the United States. Of the 8.2 million marijuana arrests in the past 10 years, 88 percent were for simply having marijuana. Trying to uphold marijuana regulation costs states over $3 billion – money that could be better spent for public interests. Public and government officials must be willing to open their minds to all the social and economic benefits that legalized marijuana provides. Canada is taking a significant step forward in its plans, while the United States continues to stay stagnant. If young people are already very interested in the marijuana industry, the government should take advantage of that opportunity. Otherwise, the United States might just go up in smoke. If you’re a USD student traveling abroad and would like to contribute to The Volante, please contact us at volante@coyotes.usd.edu.
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Tapingo: Campus convenience vs. fairness to all students NICK ZEIMET is a sophomore majoring in media & journalsim. It comes out of nowhere. Three beeps, one right after the other. Loud. Shocking. It’s like an air-raid. It’s Tapingo. Tapingo is the newest addition to campus life, which allows students to order food and drinks from various business at the Muenster University Center by simply using an app on their smartphones. With the app, students and faculty alike are able to place an order, pay for their item(s) and have whatever they’ve ordered waiting for them when they come through the MUC. No lines, no waiting, no unnecessary human interaction when ordering. It’s genius, really. We live in a world where convenience is key. We have autocorrect because spelling out words on our own is too much. We say “brb” instead of “be right back” because it’s just so much faster to throw three letters down than it is to type out all three of those words – so why should getting coffee or a pizza bagel be any different? From the standpoint of a student, I absolutely understand Tapingo’s appeal. If I’m running late to class and need coffee, simply hopping onto the app
and ordering an iced vanilla hazelnut latte with no whipped cream from Einstein’s is so much quicker than waiting in line to get a caffeine fix. Not having to wait in line is one of the biggest blessings since Jesus cured that guy of his blindness. Tapingo may very well be the best thing since sliced bread. In a world of 140 characters or less, cutting out as much of the unnecessary as possible is innovation that everyone can get behind. That being said, I work at Einstein’s. I hear those three beeps and a chill runs down my spine. When we’re in the middle of a rush, getting an order from Tapingo is an inconvenience to everyone that’s waiting in line. When we receive an order from Tapingo, it goes straight onto the pile as soon as the receipt prints out. We take that order and we make it before we make the next person’s in line, because we have an eight-minute window to make that order. This results in an extended wait for those who came into our business and already had to wait in line. From the perspective of an employee, Tapingo ultimately isn’t bad. Yes, the blaring beeps make me and many of my coworkers want to rip our hair out – risking looking like Angelica’s doll from “Rugrats” – but besides this one minor annoyance, there
really is no good reason to dislike the system. And frankly, if I were someone who used the app, I would likely laugh at the buffoon who thought it wise to stand in line for 10 minutes early in the morning waiting for coffee when they could’ve Tapingo’d it. Truly, the system is only an issue for the poor, unfortunate souls standing in the never-ending line at Chick-fil-A, or for those caffeine-craving students waiting in line at UBrew at 8 a.m. Yes, the system adds a level of convenience that most people would kill for. However, how is it fair that people using Tapingo take precedence over those waiting in line? One may argue that life is unfair and that having to wait an extra minute for your food at Wok or for your coffee at Einstein’s isn’t really that big of a deal, but the fact remains that Tapingo, as quick and new as it is, isn’t a completely fair creation. And if you’re anything like me, having to wait that extra minute for someone who couldn’t be bothered to just come to the MUC and wait in line like everyone else isn’t just annoying, it also makes Tapingo exactly what it doesn’t want to be – an inconvenience of massive proportions.
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Vermillion Area Arts Council nearly halfway to fundraising goal Mason Dockter
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This spring, Vermillion’s Washington Street Arts Center was told by its insurance company that their roof needed to be replaced or they would risk losing their coverage. The roof of the 111-yearold building, formerly the St. Agnes Church, costs $34,000 to replace. Now, after about a month of fundraising, the Arts Center has raised $15,000 – almost half of its goal. Phyllis Packard, treasurer of the Vermilion Area Arts Council, said they’re hoping to have work begin on the new roof in May in order to meet a deadline set by the insurance company. “Somewhere in May, it will get done,” Packard said. “Come heck or high water.” The VAAC has submitted grants, held fundraisers, reached out to members, approached area businesses and started a GoFundMe page to solicit donations for the project. Some donors heard about the center’s needs in other ways, and sent gifts. “We have had a great re-
sponse just through some of the news articles, of people sending in money for a roof,” Packard said. Members of USD and Vermillion arts community regularly make use of the Arts Center in various ways, including art exhibitions, a summer arts camp for community children, art classes for adults and even clog dancing classes. There’s also a small community vegetable garden behind the building, and part of the Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies Research Conference was held there last month. Chris Meyer, a USD art professor, teaches an art installation every fall at the arts center. Installations, he said, are intended to create an overall “experience” in a certain space – in this case, at the arts center. During art installations, Meyer said his classes use practically every part of the building, including the basement, as a part of the exhibit. “We’re really thankful, I’m really thankful for that building and that space,” Meyer said. “We kind of take over the whole space.”
Meyer added that the VAAC is unique in Vermillion in the way it facilitates artistic endeavors. “It allows possibilities,” Meyers said. “There isn’t another place in town where we could really do that.” Rebecca Froelich, a senior USD art student who has taken the installation class, said she participates regularly in VAAC events, and that the center is a focal point of arts activities in town. “I think it’s a really important venue for local art here in Vermillion,” she said. “A lot of activity regarding the arts happens there.” Froelich, who also attended Saturday night’s Art Carnival at the center, said the location works well for artistic events like the installation. “Some people even made pieces referencing the fact that the VAAC used to be a church,” Froelich said. “And so it’s a really nice space, really meaningful.” Riva Sharples, director of the VAAC, said tending to the building itself is a major objective of the group. “The mission of the arts
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People sit, mingle and listen to live music at a fundraising event for the roof at the Washington Street Arts Center on Saturday evening.
council is two-fold: number one, to advocate for the arts, to provide opportunities for artists, to spread the love of art in the community, to host programs, things like that,” Sharples said. “But the other function of the arts council has been, since acquiring the building in 1990, is to take care of the historic building.” The costly roof issue, Sharples said, wasn’t something the VAAC anticipated. “One of the problems with a volunteer organization is that sometimes things like, you know, what’s going on with the roof, isn’t always tracked closely,” Sharples said. “So it kind of snuck up on us, and that’s why it’s an emergency need because we didn’t have a lot of warning about this.”
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The Vermillion Area Arts Council (VAAC) is housed
in a 111-year-old church, which has a roof their insurance company is requiring them to replace.
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USD, with our school of health sciences, our school of medicine, our school of law, we do a lot of work around children’s issues for the state. And this is a place where our disciplines work well together.
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Last year, USD’s Greek community raised a total of $131,685 for various charitable causes. They also logged a total of almost 38,000 hours of community service. (Information courtesy of Laura Roof, director of USD sorority and fraternity life.)
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they’re choosing which house to join, Halverson said. “Personally, my grandpa died of a heart attack so it made sense to join Alpha Phi, because they raise money for the American Heart Association,” she said. “Recruits will choose a cause that is meaningful to them and help it.” Roof said USD houses are very successful when it comes to raising money for charity, and often rank highly within each national Greek chapter. “We have a lot of fraternities and sororities on campus that are recognized
nationally within the top 10, top five or even the top chapter within their affiliation,” she said. Jackson Schuver, the interfraternity council president and member of Delta Tau Delta, said fraternities are value- and philanthropic-based organizations that strive to be involved in the community. “In alliance with most fraternities’ values is along the lines of giving back to the community and being a good citizen and good person all-around,” Schuver said. Sawyer Stevens, president of PIKE, said it’s important to be involved with charities to all members. “We take the time to do as much as we can, to schedule as many events as possible,”
Stevens said. “Typically, we have one big event per month. Outside of that, we have smaller events each month and weekly opportunities to raise money. We try to have our members go to other houses’ events to support their causes.” Stevens said PIKE’s biggest fundraising event is Thursday Night Live, which takes place every fall in Aalfs Auditorium. The members of PIKE donated more than 13,000 hours, nearly doubling the next-highest house. Stevens said due to the amount of members they have, they can spend more time to raise money. “One of the nice things is having a large chapter of dedicated people,” he said. “To be a member in good
standing, members have to spend at least 10 hours at charity events. Now, that’s the bare minimum, many go far beyond that. A lot of time goes into planning events, such as Thursday Night Live.” Roof said a lot of people aren’t aware of the lengths fraternities and sororities go to raise money for charity. “We don’t toot our horn enough when it comes to charity,” she said. “When you look at the statistics and the numbers, they are outstanding considering the size of our community. I think there are other communities in the nation that are bigger than us that are on par with us or even below. They don’t say ‘Hey, look at the awesome things we do’ enough.”
Title IX: What Does It Actually Mean? WHEN: Monday, April 10th, 2017 5-7 P.M. WHERE: USD School of Law Courtroom FEAURING: Michelle Johnson, Ed.D. – South Dakota State University Title IX/EO Coordinator Human Resources Department - Office of Title IX/EO
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that are out there,” Sanderson said. “Of course we know about child neglect and other physical and emotional abuse that’s occurring.” Michael Lawler, dean of USD’s school of health sciences, said South Dakota doesn’t have a more significant problem with child abuse than most other states. “Our sense is that the issues of child maltreatment are similar to the rest of the country,” Lawler said. “But we have work to do to improve and enhance the services to children and families in the state who experience child maltreatment.” Placing the center under the domain of USD makes sense, Lawler said. “USD, with our school of health sciences, our school of medicine, our school of law, we do a lot of work around children’s issues for the state,” he said. “And this is a place where our disciplines work well together.” State sen. Deb Soholt, R-Minnehaha, who served as the chair of Jolene’s Law Task Force, said the center will start its work in Watertown, where there’s currently the least access to child protective services. Soholt, who’s also a registered nurse, said while some types of abuse are obvious to mandatory reporters
like nurses, others can be harder to spot. “You can see when a child has been physically abused, when they’ve been hit, or have cigarette burns, or their arm has been twisted and broken and there’s bruising,” Soholt said. “But child sexual abuse is tricky. The signs don’t exist like they do for actual physical abuse. Physical, emotional and sexual (abuse) can have different characteristics.” Through her work on the task force and as a nurse, Soholt said she’s heard an outpouring of people’s stories of being abused as children. “I am overwhelmed at the people that now tell me their stories,” she said. “Eighty percent never tell – they just hang onto it, and some leads to difficult behavior in adolescence, some to lifetime behavior. We do know that high stress actually changes the brain chemistry and that there is a direct link to cancer and heart disease.” There’s no one way to characterize perpetrators of child abuse, Soholt said. All types of people have been implicated in abusing children under their supervision. “I’ll tell you, this cuts across all socioeconomic strata,” she said. “It’s from camp counselors to coaches to teachers to grandparents, grandfathers, to priests, you name it.”
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Musicology professor Dave Moskowitz teaches Music Appreciation: Rock and Roll, a music history survey for junior-level music majors and a graduate student music history sequence.
Reggae-loving professor reflects on teaching, classic rock writings Lauren Soulek
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Sixteen years after the start of his teaching career, David Moskowitz is still writing, playing music and learning more about his field. Moskowitz, a professor of musicology, has been at USD for 16 years. Raised in Pittsburgh, PA, he earned his bachelor’s and master’s at the University of Ohio. He then earned his doctorate at the University of Kansas. Moskowitz said he grew up in a musical household, which encouraged both him and his sister to become musicians. “My dad was big on classical music so whenever he was not at work, he was playing music in the house,” Moskowitz said. “We started like most people, we did two years of piano lessons and then he let us branch out from there. I ended up playing the violin and it went from there.” While at Ohio University, Moskowitz got into teaching, because he knew he didn’t want to be a competitive violinist. He also knew that he liked to talk about music all the time. “I realized that, with the right
training, somebody would pay me to do that so I thought that was a pretty good fit,” he said. “This is my 16th year and I enjoy teaching as much as I did when I started here. Probably more so because I feel like I’ve gotten better at it.”
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Moskowitz teaches Music Appreciation: Rock and Roll, a music history survey for juniorlevel music majors and a graduate student music history sequence. “For me, the whole getting paid to do what you’d be doing anyway is a big part of it. I also like the freshness of constantly having new students,” he said. Miranda Ebach, a junior biology major currently taking his rock and roll class, said she likes how knowledgeable and passionate Moskowitz is about what he teaches. “I mean, he can talk about certain bands and songs and then all of a sudden he talks about references they did when he was growing up,” Ebach said. “He can really make those connections between what they did and what they were remembered for. It makes it a lot more interesting because you are able to be a lot more engaged
with him.” Ebach said she thinks USD is lucky to have Moskowitz as a professor. “He’s so talkative, he plays music and he gives examples to the kind of songs we’re listening to and that’s why I like it,” Ebach said. “Even when people ask me today if they should take rock and roll, I’m like, ‘Yeah take it! I’m in it right now but you’ll definitely like it!’” Dana Carlson, a second-year graduate student majoring in vocal performance, has had three semesters of classes with Moskowitz and was his assistant last year. “He is extremely knowledgeable about his discipline yet he is still constantly seeking out new answers for us,” Carlson said. “He’s very hardworking, I feel like he goes above and beyond. He really cares about his students. He not only asks you about your progress in his class, but he’ll also ask you about your outside activities.” Carlson said Moskowitz is a great role model for future teachers. “A lot of us here are studying performance specializations,” Carlson said. “So, for me, I’m hoping to go out and perform, but
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Students in Dave Moskowitz’s junior-level music history class listen to a lecture Monday morning.
eventually I want to end up teaching at a university. I feel like the most important thing I’ve learned (from Moskowitz) is how to be a great professor.” Moskowitz said he likes his students because of their different perspectives. “I’m twice as old as they are, so for me, the whole notion of them teaching me as I teach them, I think that’s an important part of it,” Moskowitz said. “That’s why I try to engage them in as much discussion as I can. If they can’t teach me anything, then I can’t relate to them. The whole idea is finding some sort of common ground in order
to really be able to reach them. As a result, I want to be able to learn about them, too.”
Writing experience
Moskowitz has done most of his writing on Caribbean popular music, specifically reggae. He’s written two books on Bob Marley and an encyclopedia on popular music styles from the Caribbean. “I find it extremely interesting,” Moskowitz said. “It was a type of music that I didn’t know anything about until college, so I was late to learning about reggae music, See CAREER, Page B2
Column: VLP open mic night showcases USD talent SYLVA STOEL is a first-year student majoring in political science.
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Bonni Boschee (far left) has been coaching Caiden and Lauren Mandernach in the Read2Soar program since August.
USD alumna creates Read2Soar program, helps improve students’ reading, confidence Rachel Newville
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USD alumna Bonni Boschee has committed herself to creating an open environment for students of all ages to improve their reading skills. Boschee created the Read2Soar program, which improves the reading level of students in a matter of months, after she spent more than 16 years in education. Clients meet with her once a week to work on their skills. “After being a teacher for 16 years and then stepping into higher education, I realized that every other conversation I had with a parent was about a struggling reader, difficulty in school, based on lack of reading skills,” Boschee said. Lauren Mandernach is an eighth grader who’s been participating in Boschee’s program since September. Her initial testing put her at
a fouth-grade, fifth-month reading accuracy level – three months later she was at an 11th-grade, fourthmonth level of accuracy. “It’s not as much of a struggle reading in class, especially science class,” she said. “It’s easier to do homework in lots of subjects.” Lauren Mandernach’s father, Trevor Mandernach, said having Lauren and her younger brother Caiden in Boschee’s program has transformed their home. “I think it’s been fantastic for the whole family,” he said. “It’s just nice to see kids grow in an extremely important area, academics.”
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Boschee has seen great results from Read2Soar. She starts with an assessment which she said is within 96 percent reliability of where a student’s reading rate, accuracy, fluency
and comprehension lie. After she assesses a student, she comes up with what she calls a “flight plan.” She uses a photo of an airplane to explain the process to the children she coaches. “So when this was designed for me, I said if I have a system that is just very simple then I’ll stick with it,” Boschee said. “I knew for sure what the assessment was going to be, but I couldn’t figure out how I was going to make this work for children. In the meantime, my son was getting his pilot license and I decided that would be really cool to use the same kind of language that the pilots do. So, I told the children you are the pilot on the airplane, I’m the little wing and your mom and dad are on the big wing.” Boschee said strong reading skills are essential for success in other aspects of school. See READ, Page B2
One of the perks of going to a university with a flourishing English department is having the opportunity to check out a variety of poetry readings and open mic performances. The most recent event on March 30 closed out the Vermillion Literary Project (VLP) Writer’s Festival, a day of workshops led by award-winning writers and poetry readings. Hosted by spoken word poet and actor Devel Crisp, the event showcased many local poets, most of them USD students. According to their website, “The VLP is the University of South Dakota’s only student literary and creative writing organization. The award-winning VLP publishes the U.’ s only student-produced literary journal and promotes all sorts of literary events...” The audience included USD students and members of the community. It was incredibly encouraging and receptive to each poet’s performance. Initially, only a handful of writers signed up to read, but as the night went on, many audience members found the courage to perform for the first time. The warm atmosphere fostered the kind of openness and acceptance required for new artists to share their work. Crisp helped with that, beckoning quiet audience members onto the stage. Held in the lower level of the Varsity Pub, writers congregated and shared stories. Although the upstairs area was full of the usual crowd of gregarious bar-goers, the open mic event had a com-
pletely different vibe. With the crowd falling silent each time a poet started reading, it was almost reverent in contrast to the boisterous bar-goers above. Clinging to the performer’s every word, it seemed like the audience truly cared about what the poets had to say, drawing from them their best. In a world where the main outlet for people’s thoughts and feelings is social media platforms, poetry open mic nights offer a break from the catchy slogans that dominate Twitter and Facebook posts and allow for a more personal and meaningful form of expression. Hearing someone’s spoken word allows one to experience the poet’s innermost thoughts and opinions. And, on the flip side, performing one’s own poetry can be a beneficial and healing experience. That’s why it’s so important to support these types of events and encourage poets to open up. Crisp stressed the importance of this, asking audience members to approach poets and offer praise or constructive criticisms. “Please tell poets to keep poeting,” he said. The evening ran the spectrum of subject matter with no topic off limits. The poems performed were about everything from sexuality to suicide, each one delivered with passion and vulnerability. The speakers presented a well-rounded picture of human experience and emotion. The only downside of the event was that it was under-attended. Unfortunately, poetry slams aren’t exactly a common night out. I think that all students, and not just English majors, could benefit from a night of poetry. If more young people embraced poetry events, their lives would be richer from the experience.
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USD seniors share experiences in research, science Ally Krupinsky
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For students involved in research, USD offers many opportunities to get involved. Three seniors, all who’ve been involved in research for years, shared their experiences in research, why they’re passionate about science and how USD helped them get where they are today.
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Jade Fostvedt, a senior chemistry major, has being doing research since her freshman year. Since then, she has spent a summer at Stanford University through an REU program, was awarded a Goldwater scholarship and conducted research at the University of Montana through the National Student Exchange. “I’ve done research in a lot of different locations, but it’s really probably my favorite here at USD just because of how small the department is,” she said. “It’s really collaborative and there’s lots of one-on-one time with the professors.” Though Fostvedt has been part of multiple research projects, she’s been involved in one with chemistry professor James Hoefelmeyer regarding frustrated Lewis pairs since September of her sophomore year. “I proposed this research for the Goldwater and then I actually got to carry it out here at USD and then publish it in a scientific journal and use it as my thesis,” she said. “I don’t know if a lot of students get that opportunity, to not only do their thesis research, but have it be successful.” The project on frustrated Lewis pairs is also the source of one of her favorite research experiences, Fostvedt said. “We finally made this molecule, the frustrated
Lewis pair that we had been trying so hard to make for like, a really long time,” she said. “And I was holding the flask in my hand, and (Hoefelmeyer) looked at me and he said, ‘You’re the only person in the entire universe to ever hold this molecule.’ And I thought that was the coolest thing.” Fostvedt will be starting graduate school at University of California, Berkeley to get a Ph.D. in chemistry this July. One thing Fostvedt wants to emphasize when she’s a professor is the importance of outreach — something she’s learned during her time at USD. “I think that’s really powerful, to extend science beyond the realm of just scientists,” she said.
Andrew Koch
Andrew Koch, a senior biology major, was recently named a National Institutes of Health Amgen Science Education Fellow. “This program is in its infancy at NIH, this is the first year,” Koch said. This summer, his focus will be on becoming a better mentor and teacher and forming connections in the research world, he said. Koch said he’s looking forward to having his perspective challenged by a smart, thoughtful group of people. “Being at USD, you don’t really realize how many options there are available to you in terms the directions you can go with your career,” he said. “If I had never gone to NIH, I never would’ve realized I didn’t want to get a Ph.D.” After graduation, Koch will pursue a master’s degree in secondary education at USD. After that, he plans on teaching for a few years before getting his doctorate in curriculum design or something else related to education.
Ultimately, he wants to work with communities to find education approaches that work best for them. “I’m interested in how we can make quality science education and quality education in general accessible to everybody,” he said. Koch attributes a lot of his passion for disparities in education to the AWOL trips he’s taken. Now president of AWOL, Koch has gone to the Rosebud Indian Reservation, the Cheyenne River Indian Reservation, the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation and Kansas City. “I never really grappled with the fact that there is third-world poverty in the state of South Dakota. And not just third-world poverty in general, but third-world poverty specifically for a group of people because of factors outside of their control,” he said. “That kind of sparked in me a concern to figure out how I could use my skills, my passion, my interests to do things that could be to the advantage of groups of people that do not have the privileges that I’ve had.” Koch said he was able to get into Amgen because of his experiences in different areas, like research and AWOL. That’s the “beauty” of a smaller campus like USD, he added. “The fact that USD is not a massive campus has been a huge advantage to you because it’s possible to get really involved in research and hold leadership positions elsewhere,” he said.
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Like Koch, John Slunecka also emphasized the importance of getting involved on campus. “If you work really hard and are motivated… professors will take you under their wing and really talk you through it, and sort of
show you what they have to offer, what their field means to them, and I would take advantage of that,” he said. “There’s a lot of passion in the faculty here, which is really amazing.” A senior medical biology and chemistry double major, Slunecka has participated in several areas of research since his freshman year. “I moved labs because I wanted to get a much better experience of what it really was to be a scientist,” he said. In addition to participating in several research labs at USD, Slunecka has also done research at the Karolina Institutet in Stockholm and with the Avera Institute for Human Genetics. Slunecka was also awarded the Goldwater scholarship his junior year. He was also recently accepted into the physician scientist (M.D./Ph.D.) program at the Sanford School of Medicine. Slunecka’s ultimate career goal is to work with patients as an oncologist and to continue research on new cancer therapies. He picked oncology because three of his four grandparents died of cancer, he said. “That kind of support and the ability to answer questions and the knowledge and just the caring attitude and the kindness really pushed me to want to be like them.” Slunecka said he loves science because of it allows people to solve “huge problems.” “We live in a world of perception, and science gives us a very stark, sometimes stark, but also sometimes beautiful, reality. And that’s something I really like, is to see the patterns unfold,” he said.
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MM: What is it like living in Vermillion and then still coming here for school? BW: It’s completely different. That’s what I tell everyone. Campus life is so different than Vermillion. We’re from Vermillion, but we rarely go on campus when you’re from here. School is all the way on the corner, then all the groceries are on the other side of town and you just kind of drive past it. MM: What are your career goals?
but since I got into it, it’s something I listen to all the time. For me, it’s extremely interesting and the lyrics are always engaging.” Moskowitz wrote his dissertation on Bob Marley and even lived in Jamaica for four weeks while working in Marley’s old house that was converted into a museum. He said during the course of writing that, he realized it was something he wanted to continue doing. When he got to USD he started “shopping around the notion” of rewriting his dissertation as a book. Moskowitz also wrote a book on Jimi Hendrix that follows along the same course as the Marley book. “I’m a Hendrix listener. I have all of his records, but
“If you’re not reading at grade level, it is highly probable that you will not continue your educational journey because reading is such a struggle for you,” she said. “It’s very difficult to fly without a foundation of reading at grade level and/ or higher.” Currently, Boschee is coaching 10 students. She’s coached many of all ages throughout the years. She has one father of a student who stays for phonics coaching because he never
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and senior John Slunecka (bottom) have all been involved in research since their first years at USD. All three plan to continue their education after they graduate.
Moskowitz said the advice he would give anyone is to not be afraid to try out new styles of music as they come along. “Something that is an easy trap to fall into is saying ‘I only like a certain type of music’ and then only listening to it and you kind of shut off the rest of the music that comes out,” he said. “I was guilty of that when I moved from Pittsburgh to Ohio. Because I grew up in the city, I was like, ‘I don’t like country music, I don’t get it.’
Then I moved to Ohio and I learned a bunch of country music that I did like.” Moskowitz said he continues to teach because of all he’s able to do through his job. “When you go into teaching as a profession, you should be inquisitive about your own field and I still am,” he said. “I actually have more questions than answers, still, after doing this for quite a long time.” Moskowitz said the students are what keeps him at USD. “They’re always teaching me something, it’s not just working with the same group of people every day,” he said. “Because of that constant new set of students that are always coming along, I feel like it keeps things fresh.”
learned them. For example, she also coached a college football player at Northern State University who was about to lose his scholarship because his reading level was so low, resulting in low grades across the board. Boschee is now in the process of copyrighting the curriculum so she can teach it to other teachers. Lauren Mandernach’s mother Robin Mandernach said she has seen her children’s lives improve through the program and the way Boschee individualizes her approach with each student. “I think Bonni does a
great job of connecting with the kids and finding what their strengths are and using those to motivate them to enjoy reading,” she said. Boschee has no plans of stopping her work anytime soon. She said her work is her passion, and sees it as her gift to give back to the community. “One of my mentors was the most winningest basketball coach at North State University, coach Don Meyers, and he said, ‘You find your gift, you develop your gift and you give it away,’” she said.
I didn’t know much about his life and I wanted to learn more,” Moskowitz said. “I had a sabbatical for a semester and I wrote 80,000 words on his life. I went out to Seattle to visit places about his life, like the museum out there that has stuff dedicated to him all the time on display.”
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“I want to end up as a delivery nurse.” BW: I want to end up being a delivery nurse, anywhere honestly. That’s the end game. I want to travel a lot. Before I become an OP, like a delivery nurse, I want to be a traveling nurse for a bit and kind of see our country before I go out and see the rest of the world. If I could live anywhere, I’d like to end up in the South.
Somewhere I really want to travel to is Italy. MM: What are you most passionate about in life? BW: Fitness. Being healthy and healthy living. I go to the gym frequently and I try not to eat out as much and try not to drink as much as a normal college student would. Rachel Newville I The Volante
USD alumna Bonni Boschee currently coaches 10 students in her home in Vermillion.
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As football players of all shapes and sizes stood in a single-file line in the DakotaDome weight room last week, nerves were at an alltime high. One short jump or missed step could negatively affect a lifelong dream: to play professional football. Last week, three USD football players participated in NFL Pro Day, an event held at many college campuses nationwide for NFL scouts to recruit highperforming football players. Seniors Jet Moreland, Tyson Graham and Miles Bergner showed off their skills at this year’s event on March 29.
A look at Pro Day
NFL Pro Day derives from the NFL Scouting Combine, an invitation-only event allowing top college football players to audition in front of all 32 teams. Atiba Bradley, the co-defensive coordinator and linebackers coach for USD football, said the combine is extremely difficult to be invited to, so pro day is another option for those wanting to play professionally. “Pro day is an opportunity for guys that have interest in the NFL, and the NFL has an interest in them,” Baradley said. “Obviously, there’s a big NFL Combine, but because that’s an NFL-driven deal, that’s usually your bigger programs like Minnesota, Nebraska, Alabama, the Power 5 Conferences. In order to be invited from a school like us, you have to be through the roof, and so pro days are done to give those guys exposure like the combine.” Although the players participating in pro day weren’t invited to be involved in the
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Draft possibilities
At some point within the season, all 32 NFL teams inquire about USD players. Once USD coaches refer a player, scouts will then watch the player’s film and make a recommendation for pro day. “We don’t just want random people here participating, so we make it a scout recommendation,” Bradley said. “We don’t take a recommendation from a college coach because those guys are biased. We don’t take it from an agent because those guys obviously have an agenda. The scout could care one way or another, so he can legitimize a kid.” While this is generally how the process works, Miles Bergner, a senior kicker for USD, said he figured he’d be participating in pro day before he received a scout recommendation. “As soon as I was invited to the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl, I kind of knew,” Bergner said. “After being there I had a few teams recommend me, at least ones that interviewed me while I was there.” While NFL scouts can contact players through their agents, pro day is an opportunity for them to witness a player’s
abilities in person. Those skills are tested through standard events like the 40-yard dash, bench press at 225 pounds, vertical jump, broad jump and various positional drills.
Performances
Senior Tyson Graham, a defensive back for USD, was confident in the results he put out during pro day. “A lot of my results were some of my personal bests, but they also rank above average in my position compared to some combine members,” Graham said. “I felt I did pretty good, and I ran pretty well. I put my best out there.” Graham’s performance landed him meetings with the NFL teams who attended the USD pro day. “I met with the Lions, Packers, Saints and the 49ers, and then I worked out with the 49ers and did drills with the Saints,” Graham said. Graham already has a workout scheduled with the Miami Dolphins later this week and may have an additional workout with the 49ers. Like Graham, senior linebacker Jet Moreland also turned out some personal bests. “I had quite a few bests. Bench, I would’ve liked to do See PRO, Page B4
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Jet Moreland (top left), Miles Bergner (top right) and Tyson Graham (right side) participate in USD’s pro day on March 29 in front of NFL scouts.
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Junior Abby Dufrane (right) and senior Brenna Lervick (left) talk during a practice at The Bluffs Golf Course on Tuesday, after the Coyotes came in fourth at the Bradley Invitational.
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The rain in Peoria, Illinois didn’t stop the women’s golf team from having a successful weekend. The team placed fourth out of 11 teams at the Bradley Invitational in Peoria, held Saturday and Sunday at the WeaverRidge Golf Club. USD’s senior Brenna Lervick finished in a tie for second place, shooting one-under par with 71 in the first round, 72 in the sec-
ond and 73 in the third. Junior Abby Dufrane tied for 11th. Dufrane was one of three golfers at the tournament to record an eagle. The women played on a wet field, as Peoria accumulated some three inches of rain over four days prior. Dufrane said she thinks the rain helped. “A lot of us were really nervous about how we were going to play, and it’s already kind of a longer course on its own,” Dufrane said.
“So, we’re getting no roll on the course, on the fairway. It made it more difficult, but I think it also kind of made me more precise. I think it made me focus more on the target I wanted to hit not, ‘Okay, I will have it roll out to here,’ because we didn’t get any roll. So I think that really helped a lot with the process of it.” After the first day, USD was seventh, and then moved up to fourth on Sunday. Dufrane said the move boosted the confidence See GOLF, Page B4
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The wins didn’t come easy, but when all was said and done, the USD softball team came out on top of the South Dakota State Jackrabbits this weekend. USD won the series 2-1 and maintain a high position in the Summit League standings. After the weekend, the Coyotes now sit at fourth place in the standings after starting 1-2. “Conference play has been very good for us so far,” said junior second basemen Taylor Steinfeldt. “We’ve had some tough games that have given us experience in those situations and that will help us be successful the rest of the year.” During the first game, the Coyotes found themselves com-
ing from behind by scores of 4-1 and 6-3 before they finally tied it up late. Junior center fielder Christy Warnock hit a two-run single in the bottom of the third inning to chip the Jackrabbits’ lead down to just 6-5. Three innings later, after the defense held the Jackrabbits scoreless, senior shortstop Shelby Keil tied it up with a hit down the left field line to bring in freshman left fielder Camille Fowler from second. After taking the game to extra innings, senior first baseman Kayla Fields stepped up for the Coyotes to cap the rally with a walk-off RBI single. Junior Emily Winckler set up the game-winning hit by sacrificSee SERIES, Page B4
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better, but it was my best, and I’ve never jumped that high of a vertical or jumped broad jump as far,” Moreland said. “When you test in things like that, some things can go well, and some things may not go as well as you’d hope them to, but I think it went as good as it could have given the circumstances.” Moreland said his nerves prevented a good night’s rest, and the early wake-up call made it difficult to warm up properly. However, his results still attracted attention. “Jet’s vertical was surprising. Good surprising,” Bergner said. “He usually jumps around a 35 and he jumped a 37. I don’t know where two extra inches came from, but he did awesome.”
A tough road ahead
Despite all three athletes producing good results, Bradley said getting into the NFL is still a difficult task. Bradley said in over a 10 year period, 87 percent of draft picks have come from the Power 5 Conferences, making the odds for anyone outside of those conferences much smaller. For those players who decide to pursue a professional career, Bradley said
it’s a “difficult game.” “Some guys want to chase the dream and go after it, but you’ve got to commit to it knowing, in the end, you might get nothing in return,” Bradley said. “It’s all about what team needs what. It’s supply and demand, and sometimes it’s about more than just being a good player.” At the start of regular season, teams can only have 53 people on the roster. So although a player may be drafted or picked up as a restricted free agent, this doesn’t guarantee their spot on a team. “Aggressively throughout preseason, they cut. So after one week, they may say you’re done,” Bradley said. “You could train your butt off, but you never really know.” Despite this, Graham said he has good chances of being drafted. “Right now they have me going late sixth, early seventh round in the draft,” Graham said. “There’s a lot of interest, but you could work out for all these teams and never really know if they’ll pick you.” Bergner had different views on his likelihood of being drafted. “I’m not getting drafted. If I get drafted, it’ll be a total surprise,” Bergner said. “Most likely undrafted free agent is the way for me. I’m realistic, so if it happens it happens, great. If it
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Senior kicker Miles Bergner stretches in preparation for the drills at USD’s pro day March 29 inside the DakotaDome.
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ing her eight-game hitting streak to bunt the runners into scoring position. In the second matchup of the day, things didn’t go quite as smoothly for the Coyotes. They fell behind early and never came close to a comeback. The Jackrabbits dropped in a run in the second inning before adding three and four more runs in the fourth and fifth inning, respectively. The Coyotes mustered up two runs in the fourth inning off of a double by Steinfeldt and a sacrifice fly by third baseman Jamie Holscher in an attempt to lead a rally, but were quickly shut down.
The only other run the Coyotes posted in the game came in the sixth inning off of sophomore catcher Jessica Rogers’ third home run of the season. On day two, the Coyotes came out of the gate scoring by dropping in two runs in both the first and second innings. The run support came from Keil’s two-run home run in the first, followed by an RBI double by right fielder Morgan Vasa and an RBI single by Holscher. With Megan Green back on the mound, the Coyote defense held the Jackrabbits scoreless and only allowed two hits on the day. The Coyotes sealed the win by adding runs in the fourth and sixth innings off of a two-RBI double and a two-run home run, both by Warnock.
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doesn’t I’m not going to cry about it.” Although Bergner may not get drafted, there’s still a chance after the draft to make it on an NFL team. “There are a lot of others ways to get into the NFL that a lot of people don’t know about, especially with the Players Association and things, so I might look into something like that,” Bergner said. Moreland shares a similar viewpoint with Bergner. “Obviously everyone has dreams and aspirations, but all and all, it’s about the experience and training for it,” Moreland said. “I think it’d be awesome, but let’s be honest here, my chances are low.” Though he doesn’t see an immediate NFL future, Moreland’s attitude remains lighthearted, and he isn’t closing the door on playing for international teams. Moreland attributes his success to the opportunities provided from the university and football staff. “The program is phenomenal at USD. Both of the coaching staffs I’ve played under have brilliant minds when it comes to football, and they’re also just great guys,” Moreland said. “All and all, the whole program has prepared me well, not only for football but a future in business as well.” Graham said his time at USD has been the final step towards a possible professional career. “I’ve always been inspired by watching NFL football at a young age and looking up to those guys and just wanting to be in that position someday,” Graham said. “Now that it’s this close, it’s kind of like a dream come true.” The NFL Draft begins on April 27. The Coyotes play a doubleheader against Minnesota on Tuesday, followed by another three-game Summit League series at home against Omaha on Saturday and Sunday. Keil said she feels good about the team going into the series playing at home. “I feel confident going into the UNO series,” Keil said. “Playing at home last weekend was a nice relief from our travel schedule, and we’re all excited to be back home again. Omaha always finds a way to win and our games against them are always fun to watch and be a part of so we know we have to come ready to play and bring our best stuff.
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of the team. “We’re all kind of getting back in the groove of things, kind of getting our confidence back up,” she said. “And I think this weekend helped a lot of us.” John Vining, assistant coach of the women’s golf team, said the team is headed in the right direction. “We keep having differ-
ent ladies step up,” Vining said. “And that’s the goal, is to play the best at the right time.” Bradley took the team title at 19-over par with 883 strokes and was also the only team to shoot under 290 for a round. Drake was the runner up with 909 strokes, followed by Missouri-St. Louis. USD came in third at 50-over par. USD defeated their Summit League opponent Western Illinois by four strokes. “I would just like to applaud our team on finally
worked for it and practiced hard since our last tournaments. Overall, I think, going forward, there’s one last opportunity to make a few adjustments and keep playing before that big conference tournament.” The Coyotes will be in Kansas on Sunday to play in the UMKC Kansas City Shoot Out.
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Clay Conover: What do you think about international recruiting? Chris Nilsen: I think it’s one part unfair because you can recruit someone from another country as a 22-yearold and they’ll come in as a freshman. They have eligibility for another four of five years, and I think that’s kind of unfair to the American
“I think that’s kind of unfair to the American athletes.” athletes that come in as freshmen, as like 17, 18-year-olds. Whereas the internationals have been going for like four or five more years, they have a lot more experience coming in, with a lot more time to do
what they want. And I also think it’s a good opportunity for the foreign kids to come to the United States because we have a lot more opportunities in the States than they do in Europe.