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USD Title IX policies unlikely to change Dustin VanHunnik

Dustin.VanHunnik@coyotes.usd.edu

Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos announced in a speech earlier this month that she will rescind an Obama Administration policy on Title IX and will develop a replacement to better balance the rights of victims and the accused.

However, because USD’s Title IX policies are set by the South Dakota Board of Regents, DeVos’ new policies likely won’t have much of an impact on campus, said Khara Iverson, USD’s chief Title IX officer.

The system is set up similarly to how state laws may differ from a federal law, she added.

DeVos told CBS News after her speech that the current policies aren’t being rescinded immediately, but the process will eventually lead to legal rules that will replace them. The complete process is expected to take anywhere from months to years to finish, but may still have an effect on campuses across the nation before then.

Title IX is a policy which states that schools that receive federal funds can’t discriminate based on one’s sex.

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It’s my understanding that even if all of the Title IX guidelines were rescinded, we would not have to change any of our policies.

Khara Iverson, USD’s chief Title IX officer

Iverson said the Title IX office provides a number of preventative trainings as well as receives and investigates all Title IX complaints.

“I work with the vice president of student services ensuring that all incoming students, transfer students, Greek life and athletes receive in-person Title IX training with issues regarding sexual assault and sexual misconduct,” Iverson said. “I am also responsible for receiving and investigating Title IX complaints. So

if there were a complaint that came in, I myself would receive it and investigate it and then ensure anybody that would adjudicate that complaint, if it went to a formal process, did have the appropriate training to hear such an issue.”

Last year, USD received a $300,000 grant from the Department of Justice as a part of the “It’s on Us” campaign to help combat sexual assault.

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It shows that USD can kind of attract that big attention and those big names and we can provide really awesome opportunities for our students without them having to pay a lot of money or travel out of town.

Cara Olson, CAB adviser

Macklemore coming to USD Cheyenne Alexis

Cheyenne.Alexis@coyotes.usd.edu

USD is getting an early Campus Activities Board concert this year. Rapper Macklemore will take the stage on Halloween at the Sanford Coyote Sports Center.

The concert was announced at last weekend’s football game, but the planning began in July.

“This summer, we were presented with a very unique opportunity,” said Cara Olson, the CAB adviser and coordinator for student programs and activities.

“Macklemore announced that he would be accepting bids from colleges. We thought it would be a good opportunity to bring a big name to Vermillion and USD, and so we moved on it, and it happened to work out.”

Olson said there’s always been talk of having a fall CAB concert, and this gave them the opportunity to go forward with that plan.

“I think it’s really exciting and it’s a great opportunity for students and people who live in this area to see a big concert that normally wouldn’t be coming to this area,” said senior economics major Kassitti Balomenos.

Senior sport marketing & media major Taylor Kenney said she plans on attending the concert.

“I think it’s cool that USD is bringing in another concert,” she said. “It kind of gives it more of a big D1 school feel — bringing in more activities.”

The cost of the concert totals $120,000. Olson said $90,000 came from SGA allocated funds and $30,ooo came from unrestricted funds.

Though USD has had big-

ger names perform, Olson said this concert is different because Macklemore will be on tour.

“It shows that USD can kind of attract that big attention and those big names and we can provide really awesome opportunities for our students without them having to pay a lot of money or travel out of town,” she said.

Non-student tickets are $48 to $50, which Olson said was the “lower end” price. General admission tickets for students are $15, and $17 for floor seating.

The opening performer begins at 8 p.m. on Oct. 31.

Kenney said having the show during “Halloweekend” was a good call.

“I think the turnout will be big, because Halloween is a big party week here,” Kenney said.

“That will kind of draw everybody to start the night. If it was a random Tuesday, it probably wouldn’t go as well.”

There’s uncertainty regarding a spring CAB concert, Olson said.

“We’re getting through this one first, then we’ll make decisions,” Olson said.

Olson said this performance will help bring in more well-known artists for future concerts.

“I think one of the reasons we are really excited about bringing him is we can show that we can get big names,” she said. “The success of this concert hinges on our student groups and the engagement they put forth. Moving forward, I hope we continue to bring current, big name acts.

This is a good jumping off point for us.”

Students, faculty provide hurricane relief Sara Cappiello

Sara.Cappiello@coyotes.usd.edu

USD student organizations and faculty members have been actively involved in providing aid for the recent hurricane in Houston, TX. Terry Crandall, an adjunct professor in the school of education, is currently in Houston helping relieve the damage caused by Hurricane Harvey.

Crandall works as a response operations volunteer in Disaster Mental Health for the Red Cross.

He’s been helping out in shelters, retrieving supplies and working in fields. Crandall said during a phone interview that his main goal is to make sure everyone is safe and have what they need.

“We’re still going strong,” Crandall said. “It’s a really dire situation. You pitch in whenever you’re needed.”

Crandall said he was nervous to travel to Houston not only because of the conditions, but also because he was traveling alone.

“I was scared, I didn’t know what to expect,” Crandall said.

“It’s a bit daunting. This is a huge operation. The people are resilient and friendly, but it’s nerve wracking and wrenching to see the children here.”

In addition to the Red Cross, several other organizations are

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Terry Crandall, an adjunct professor in the school of education, traveled to Houston to help relieve the damage caused by Hurricane Harvey. volunteering to help those impacted by Hurricane Harvey.

Campus efforts Several USD student organizations have taken steps toward lending a hand in relief efforts for Hurricane Harvey in Texas and Hurricane Irma in Florida.

The African Student Association and Union of African-American Students are planning to fundraise for items such as clothing, diapers and water to send to the affected areas.

Lamont Sellers, adviser of both the African Student Association and Union of African-Amer-

ican Students, said the students’ help with hurricane relief is a part of the philanthropy aspect involved in both organizations.

“They are still in the planning phases of being able to engage the broader community in the collection efforts,” Sellers said.

“Hopefully we’ll be able to send

a substantial amount of funds or items to those areas to be able to help. We have a few students that are actually from Houston and Florida. It has a special place in their hearts.”

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For Greek Week, each fraternity and sorority drew their crests in chalk on the sidewalk in front of I.D. Weeks Library.

City of Vermillion Police Blotter Highlights >> Sept. 10 - 15

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reported assaults

Sept. 10 Officers observed a subject with an outstanding warrant.

The subject was taken into custody and found to be in possession of marijuana.

Charges are pending.

Sept. 10 Officers received a report of an assault in the downtown area. The case is under investigation.

Sept. 10 An officer observed a male urinating on the bumper of a car near the downtown area. He was cited for public urination and released.

noise complaints

Sept. 10 Officers responded to a call of suspicious activity. Officers were unable to locate any suspicious persons or criminal activity.

erty. The case is under investigation.

Sept. 10 Vermillion officers assisted university officers in recovering a stolen vehi-

under investigation.

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Sept. 11 Officers responded to a welfare check request. Officers located the person in question and found him to be intoxicated.

Sept. 11 Officers received a report of damaged prop-

Sept. 11 Officers received information of a past tense domestic incident. Case is

Sept. 12 Officers received information of a reported runaway in Vermillion. Officers located the juvenile, who was returned to his parole officer Sept. 12 Officers investigated a past accident. They discovered one of the drivers to be an unlicensed driver.

Charges are pending.

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public urination citation

Sept. 13 Officers responded to a call for medical assistance.

Officers provided aid until EMS arrived.

Sept. 13 Officers responded to a complaint of drug activity.

Two suspects were located and detained.

Charges are pending.

Sept. 13 Officers received a report of a past theft at a local business. Suspects have been identified and the case is under investigation.

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welfare check

Sept. 13 Officers investigated a noise complaint. Officers made contact with the subject and addressed the noise.

Sept. 14 Officers responded to a welfare check request. Officers discovered a person in need of medical assistance.

EMS arrived and transported the person to the Emergency Room.

Sept. 14 Officers responded to a report of suspicious activity. Officers made contact with a couple who had locked their keys in their car.

Sept. 15 Officers received a driving complaint in a school zone. Officer made contact with the reporting party and suspect. Case is under investigation.

Sept. 15 Officers assisted Court Service Officers in the search of a residence. Illegal items were discovered.

Charges are pending.

Sept. 15 Officers received a noise complaint. Officers responded and observed a violation of City Ordinance for excessive noise.

A citation was issued.

New political science chair looks forward to position Lexi Kerzman

Lexi.Kerzman@coyotes.usd.edu

Among some of the new faces to campus this fall is David Earnest, the new political science department chair.

Earnest started his new roles of chair and Odeen-Swanson distinguished professor in August.

Before coming to USD, Earnest was the associate dean at the College of Arts and Letters at Old Dominion University in NorEARNEST folk, VA. “When I was the associate dean I was a little removed from students; I didn’t get to work with students as often as I’d like,” Earnest said. “I was looking for a job that allowed me to be an academic leader, but also allowed me to be in the daily life of students.”

Senior Anna Madsen, a political science and in-

ternational studies double major, gave the final chair candidates tours of USD last spring. She said she was impressed with Earnest’s enthusiasm about working directly with undergraduate students.

“He made it clear to me that one of the reasons he was drawn to this position at USD was because he could work closely again with a wide variety of undergraduate students,” Madsen said. “Although Dr. Earnest has only been at USD for a short time now, I can tell his enthusiasm about working with students is genuine.

He truly wants to help us achieve our academic and career goals, and wants to get to know us as individuals. In a department as close as ours, this was an important attribute that we wanted the new chair to have.”

As the head of the political science department, Earnest is responsible for its curriculum, supervising faculty and facilities and managing the department’s budget.

In addition to his role as an administrator, Earnest is still a full-time professor.

Finding ways to manage his time has been the most challenging aspect of his new position, he said.

“One of the things I’ve learned, which probably sounds familiar to college (students), is any one of the tasks I have, I can do, but of course at any given time I have 17 or 42 of those tasks,” Earnest said. “So figuring out which one of those tasks requires my immediate attention and which ones can wait has been the biggest challenge.”

From his past administrative jobs, Earnest has learned that it takes the first year to develop an understanding of what a department needs. Before he makes any changes, he’ll meet with his staff and see what they suggest.

“I view my role very much, (as) a facilitator of that conversation,” Earnest said. “So what I will do is throw out some ideas, make some suggestions on things

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TUNE IN ON SUNDAY

Tune in to Channel 21 today at 5 p.m. for a Yote Report about the 50th anniversary of the I.D. Weeks Library.

Tune in to KAOR Sunday at 5 p.m., when the band 35th and Taylor will be on the show.

COYOTEHistory 1967 Construction of two new dormitories and a dining hall began on the new north campus. Ground was broken for the $2.4 million project that would connect with Mickelson and Beede Halls with the dining hall.

1997 James Abbott was inaugurated as the university’s 17th president. He was the first alumnus president.

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It’s always great to see how new faculty members supplement the existing traditions we have.

Anna Madsen, senior

the department might consider and let them decide.

Academic administration is very different from the business world. In the business world, if you’re the head of the unit you have the final decision and make things happen, but in universities that are lead by faculty governments, the faculty are equal partners in making decisions of how the university operates.”

Eric Jepsen, an associate professor in political science, said he has already

enjoyed the perspective Earnest offers.

“I think sometimes when you’re in the middle of ‘this is the way we do things,’ it’s good to be asked why and how we do things that way,” Jepsen said. “He’s brought perspective on all sorts of things and he’s only been here a month.”

Madsen said she looks forward to seeing what Earnest brings to the department.

“This period of transition allows for new opportunities

and perspectives for all of us,” Madsen said. “Although this is my final year at USD, I am looking forward to gaining a new mentor, and seeing where Dr. Earnest guides the department of political science in the coming years.

As a soon-to-be (alumna), I’m excited to see how our department will grow. It’s always great to see how new faculty members supplement the existing traditions we have.”

USD offers a different pace than the previous universities Earnest has been affiliated with, he said.

“Although USD is a big place with 10,000 students here, it feels like a small place,” Earnest said. “It feels like a place that’s not crowded, there’s ample parking, it’s not rushed, it’s sort of a reflective place. It sort of makes me think of the classic perception of college — a place of contemplation, a place where we can take our time to do the work and the learning that we wish to do.”

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Updates to downtown Vermillion in the works Lauren Soulek

Lauren.Soulek@coyotes.usd.edu

Many changes have been happening in downtown Vermillion lately, from the Sculpture Walk to revitalizing the theater.

The most recent change is the new, but temporary, location of Charlie’s.

Last year, Charlie’s opened its doors on 2 E. Main St., but is now located at 6 W. Main St. Tena Haraldson, director of marketing, communications & university relations, said the move was part of preparations for a project that USD and the Vermillion Chamber and Development Company (VCDC) are working on together.

“The building, when we first moved into it, was owned by different people and the VCDC bought the building thinking they would turn it into their offices with our store in the downstairs,” Haraldson said. “We had to get out of there after they bought it because they want to remodel it. So we moved across the street.”

Haraldson said they’ll eventually have to move out of the new location, though, because the Iron Rooster wants to expand its coffee shop, The Bean, into that area.

“We will be there until January,” she said. “We just wanted to be in one place while all of the students came back and through the holidays.”

Haraldson said there won’t be a physical Charlie’s store between January and April, but students will be able to buy merchandise online from the store’s new website.

Nate Welch, the VCDC executive director, said the upstairs portion of the building on 2 E. Main St. will house the VCDC main offices. The downstairs portion of the building will be split between Charlie’s and a space where the community and students

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The Title IX athletics policies place requirements on the balance of sports teams for each gender, the distribution of scholarships for each team and the training courses student-athletes are required to take.

Iverson said most student-athletes are glad to participate in the trainings.

Senior volleyball player Brittany Jessen said she thinks the current policies

can come together to work on projects.

“This community commerce center, is kind of what we’re calling it, will allow us to be able to do the Chamber of Commerce activities, it will allow us to have a visitor center and then it will allow us to have a collaborative co-working space,” Welch said. “That will all be in that same place, and on the other side of it will be the retail store.”

The space is scheduled to open by the end of April next year. Welch said the project’s budget is slightly more than $1.5 million.

Community collaboration While the VCDC staff have a vision for what the space looks like, Welch said they’re open to feedback from the community.

“When it comes down to it, the ultimate priority, goal and objective of the VCDC is to ultimately improve the quality of life in Vermillion,” Welch said.

“We do that by enhancing entrepreneurial and economic development opportunities through collaboration and community engagement. Really what makes us great is the collaboration that we have within our community.”

Welch said investing in entrepreneurial efforts helps ensure that businesses grown here won’t leave.

“We’re planting some seeds so that they grow and build those roots,” he said.

Some activities planned for the new space include community coffee hours and Tuesday Ted Talks. Additionally, startup businesses and students will be able to use the area as workspace and a place to collaborate, Welch said.

“This kind of space allows us to be able bring the university intellect and bring it into the community,” Welch said. “You integrate that, and that’s what really can drive an economy and a really strong, cre-

ative community that has the riches that a university can bring to a community and yet that genuineness that a small town can bring.”

Hannah Person, a junior marketing and Spanish double major, said she thinks the community and university need to come together instead of operating as two separate entities.

Person is the business ventures chair of Delta Sigma Pi, USD’s professional business fraternity. Delta Sigma Pi works with Charlie’s by running its trailer at tailgates.

“I think that we could stand to integrate more into the community, we’re starting to do that,” Person

and trainings are helpful.

“The policies are great right now and the staff involved in putting on the trainings are amazing,” Jessen said. “ The biggest piece for sure is the all of the staff involvement. It’s amazing and makes it a super helpful program as well as being super helpful to you as a student, too.”

Along with the training, Ben Hammer, a junior thrower on the track & field team, said he thinks it’s great to see the opportunities presented by Title IX. “It’s cool to see the participation in youth sports going up because they see more and more opportunities opening up for them all the time,” Hammer said. “It’s also great to see the opportunities that women have today that they may not have been able to have 20 years ago.

Before they would’ve put in

the same work, but pretty much for nothing because they weren’t given the opportunity. Now you see a women’s team working out next to you and putting in the same work and watch them chase their dreams. I appreciate all the opportunities it has created.”

Iverson said USD will maintain its current policies, and continue to expand while on the regental system.

“It’s my understanding that even if all of the Title IX guidelines were rescinded, we would not have to change any of our policies,” she said. “Basically, those policies are what we call the floor. We can always do better than what the federal government says that we need to do. Our policies are actually more expansive than what the federal government dictates.”

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Updates to downtown Vermillion include a coffee shop expansion, the move of Charlie’s and a new community commerce center. said. “I’ve noticed that the university is trying to help out more with the community and vice versa. I think that it’s been going really well and we just need to do more of that.”

Downtown development Welch said there’s a “magnificent energy” going on downtown right now.

“Over three years ago, downtown was probably about 74 percent occupied, which meant the vacancy was 26 percent. Now we are just at about 98 and 99 percent occupancy,” Welch said. “Vermillion has, for the last three years, had a record-breaking building permits and total invest-

ments for construction every year for the last three years.”

Welch said Vermillion is the fourth fastest-growing metro and micropolitan city in South Dakota, and the second-fastest growing on the eastern side of South Dakota — second only to Sioux Falls.

“When you look around the United States, communities that have universities that around the same size of them, by theory, they all should really succeed because you have the engine and economics that a university can provide and you have that genuineness that a community can provide, but more times than not, they clash,” Welch said.

“Vermillion is no stranger to that, but what’s exciting is there have been so many great leadership steps between the university and the community.”

Person said she likes the downtown’s atmosphere.

“I think they’ve done a great job of making it both family friendly but also making it good for college students,” she said.

One thing Haraldson said she didn’t want is Vermillion to become a community where the town complains about the college and the college complains about the town.

“We want to think of each other and do everything together,” she said.

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TAYLOR KIDD is a junior majoring in media & journalism

Title IX training needs to be taken more seriously in college Title IX training is one of the most important requirements on any college campus. According to USD’s website, Title IX “is a federal civil rights law that prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in education programs and activities.”

The law also states that “discrimination on the basis of sex can also include sexual harassment, sexual assault, sexual violence, stalking and sexual coercion.”

When considering the number of sexual assaults that occur on college campuses every year, it’s quite alarming to consider the fact that people don’t agree with Title IX, or want to change it.

Recently, United States Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos announced she’s looking to change the “failed system of campus sexual assault enforcement, to ensure fairness for victims and the accused.”

Reporting a Title IX complaint is already scarring enough for victims. What happens when accusers walk free because they’re “not being treated fairly”?

Though DeVos claims there are many falsely reported sexual assaults, the National Sexual Violence Resource Center reports that only between two and 10 percent of sexual assault reports are false.

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Title IX needs to be treated as a tool to help students feel safe and get the justice they need on campus.

According to the NSVRC, one in five women and one in 16 men are sexually assaulted in college, and more than 90 percent of those assaults go unreported.

DeVos’ argument hinges on the idea that students are “wrongly accused” more frequently, so the justification for this change comes into question. This potential flexibility shows how flawed the system is when handling sexual assaults, especially on college campuses.

At USD, the Title IX page includes a video that students can watch and learn about consent. While the video does indeed explain consent in simplified terms, it’s more comedic than anything, and doesn’t really send a serious message.

Many people treat sexual assault training as a joke, and they don’t realize how detrimental that is to those

affected. What message does it send when the education secretary tries to condemn a “flawed system” that works to protect victims?

Sexual assault victims suffer enough trauma. Yes, the accused deserve a fair process, but a more flexible Title IX law might allow them to get off the hook.

Cases like People v. Turner, where Stanford swimmer Brock Turner was charged with three felony counts of sexual assault, but was only charged with six months in prison and only served three, are great examples of why universities should take sexual assault allegations seriously.

Something simple like this video shows just how sexual assaults are treated. Title IX needs to be treated as a tool to help students feel safe and get the justice they need on campus.

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We’re a month into the 2017-18 school year, and I’ve never seen USD’s sports teams at a greater high.

Sports currently in season include golf, volleyball, soccer, football and cross country. Each of these teams is already well accomplished this fall.

The football team has begun turning some heads the season with three wins.

The team began the season with a 70-point lead over Drake and a win over Bowling Green. This is the first time South Dakota has won back-to-back road games to begin a season for the first time in 60 years, according to goyotes.com.

This past weekend, the football team won against defending Big Sky Champion North Dakota in an upset.

The team’s 3-0 start upped the team to No. 14 in the FCS Coaches Poll, the highest ranking in the poll since 2011.

The golf team has also been turning out numbers far better than last year’s season.

At the women’s team’s first tournament at Arbor Links, the team shot an all-time low on the conference course of 305. On the men’s side, junior Tommy Vining placed second and lead the team to finish fourth at Washington State last week.

The women’s cross country team is no stranger to winning – they claimed their third team title at the Augustana Twilight in four years. At Woody Greeno, USD had an almost perfect score to win against Big 10 and Big 12 teams such as Nebraska, Iowa and Kansas State.

The men’s cross country

team placed second at the Augustana Twilight and fourth at Woody Greeno.

The soccer team has posted two major wins against North Dakota and Colorado College.

The volleyball team competed against Air Force for the first time ever and came out with a 3-2 win.

With numbers like this so early in the season, we can only expect greatness from USD athletic teams the rest of the year. Aside from these accomplishments benefiting the individual players and teams, better play results in campus-wide endorsement.

With a higher success rate, USD athletic teams will gain more support from the public and possible sponsors, as they should.

Nobody wants to attend a football game when the team has a losing streak, and they most definitely don’t want to attend a lesser-known sporting event (such as golf or cross country) when the team is known for poor performance.

With our sports teams doing so well, hopefully more students and locals will be inclined to attend games and meets. The more support a team has, the more likely its athletes are able to perform better, resulting in continued winning streaks.

Additionally, a university becomes much more attractive to sponsors and athletic recruits with winning teams. More sponsors and more money will raise the quality of student-athletes USD is able to bring in.

A team can’t be successful with the support from others, but it seems others are only inclined to attend sporting events if the team wins. Because the two go hand in hand, hopefully the accomplishments of fall sports will start a continues cycle of support and USD achievement.

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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 slipped while I was twerking and there was mud on the floor.”

— Qdoba line

“She has only tasted one penis.”

— DakotaDome

“The Jesus people know their place. The marijuana people don’t.”

— Al Neuharth Media Center

“‘Bout to get lit on some juice this weekend, bruh.”

— Muenster University Center

“What if Jesus saw that? He’d be really mad!

— Volante newsroom

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College Democrats aim for quality discussions, collaborations JOE MOUBRY is a sophomore majoring in studio art.

Joining the USD College Democrats club at USD was a no-brainer.

I’ve been a registered Democrat since 2007, when I turned 18.

During my early 20s, I was focused on student rights and marriage equality. Other issues didn’t pertain to my life too much. And during the last couple of years, I haven’t been too politically active.

The closest I got was

working as an election judge during the last two elections.

When I went to the first College Democrat meeting, I didn’t know what to expect. My experience in political discussions was specific to higher education costs and funding and marriage equality topics.

During the first meeting, it was made clear that the group wanted to create a welcoming environment for discussion.

Sophomore Brett Ries, the College Democrats president, said one of his goals was to make the group welcoming to people of any political

affiliation.

This was an impressive goal to set because of how territorial Democrats and Republicans come across on major issues.

According to the Pew Research Center in June of 2014, both parties are more divided along ideological lines compared to 20 years ago.

According to Pew, expression of consistently conservative and of consistently liberal opinions has doubled during this period, from 10 percent to 21 percent.

In 1994, 17 percent of Republicans and

16 percent Democrats had very unfavorable views of the opposing party. By 2014 these numbers more than doubled: 43 percent of Republicans and 38 percent of Democrats had very unfavorable views of the opposing party.

With that spike in mind, Ries’ goal is even more impressive.

The meeting on Sept. 11 showcased why it would beneficial for political groups to create a welcoming environment.

During the meeting, the group tackled Secretary Besty DeVos’ decision to start

rollbacks on Title IX. As the discussion on DeVos’ Title IX rollbacks progressed, we reexamined the preponderance standard in campus sexual assault and rape. It was brought up that Democrats are mixed on this issue, due to the backlash of using the preponderance standard for accused offenders. Having only Democrats discussion limited the opinions we heard.

It sounds like Ries’ approach will be to collaborate with other student organizations to help facilitate discussions. This will hopefully lead to well

rounded and informed discussions.

Ries said he’s contacted Spectrum and Student for Reproductive Rights. Spectrum will lead a discussion on current LGBTQ+ issues and Students for Reproductive Rights will lead a discussion on issues similar to Title IX. Although I can look up the information myself, I prefer having a setting where I can have it presented to me and discuss it.

This way, I can be exposed to other people’s thoughts and opinions.

I’ll hopefully be a more well-informed voter.

Know how to keep your cool with a schedule, prioritize time SARAH JONES is a senior majoring in English.

Knowing yourself means knowing how to juggle classes, work, homework and that lovable relaxation time.

Often, this can be difficult when a student’s mind is in the moment and can’t concentrate on what needs to get done that day or even the following week.

Another part of the problem is procrastination. Students

often forget about that one assignment, thinking they’ll get to it later, when suddenly, before they know it, it’s due the next day.

I usually try to think about it this way: how long do I sleep? How long does it take me to eat? How long does it take me to get to class?

I also try to consider how long it takes me to complete my homework.

When I first started college and I had a ton of assignments due over the next couple of weeks, I would start to panic that I wouldn’t be able to get everything done in time, until I decided to write

everything down.

I remember that once I looked at the due dates, and made a checklist for myself, I started to realize that I didn’t need to feel overwhelmed, because I would be able to work on those assignments little by little until they were completed.

Knowing how long it takes to complete any task helps in strategizing a set schedule that, over time, can become more flexible.

Figuring out a schedule that works gets easier with time. No singular person is going to have the exact same

schedule as the person they’re sitting next to.

For example, some people don’t need a full eight hours of sleep, while others need 12.

Visual aids don’t just add value to the classroom. Having a calendar that shows what’s going on that day, even every hour of that day, allows for better time management and less stress.

Knowledge is key, and so is understanding when some things need to be taken off that plate, for now.

If there’s a way to make the schedule lighter, then it’s

important to figure out what events in the calendar need to be taken off. School work isn’t the only factor to consider in a student’s life: work, school clubs and even socializing also take up time.

While school clubs are fun, often they are unnecessary, as are parties and hanging out with friends every spare chance. Prioritizing is essential in creating a more manageable schedule.

For a lot of students, the juggling act between school and work, for those who do work, is incredibly stressful

because it feels like there’s no time for anything and the plate for the day is already overflowing.

Looking at the big picture is often what’s daunting to students because all that’s seen is a huge mountain of seemingly never-ending work.

Once that work is broken down into more manageable chunks that can easily be whittled away over time, the amount of stress pertaining to school dissipates and fades.

DACA decisions a step in the right direction SETH GERBERDING is a sophomore majoring in math and philosophy.

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The parking lot at North Complex is an example of where students should perform parking lot etiquette.

Parking lot etiquette is important on campus AUSTIN LAMMERS is a sophomore majoring in media & journalism.

Let’s face it — nothing is worse than a school parking lot.

The vast labyrinth of vehicles is a sour, foreign change from our driveways at home, and the area full of rubber, metal and anarchy can be hard to navigate.

North Complex parking is no different, and it’s easy to feel bitter having to walk 400 yards to the dorms after making a Hy-Vee run.

Luckily, I have some tips and guidelines to help students feel better about the organized chaos of our parking lot.

valuable possession.

Forget about Grandpa’s Rolex or a Chia Pet — the space between those two painted lines facing the hall takes priority over everything else.

Plan five to 10 minutes to the end of a trip for finding a parking spot Remember, a trip doesn’t end once the parking lot is reached.

If a great song begins to play as I’m pulling in, I know I have plenty of time to jam through its entirety.

Searching for a spot in North Complex’s lot adds a few minutes to an excursion, so account for the extra time weaving through the rows before running late to a post-lunch lecture.

Front row spots Legal action can are a commodity, and will be treated be taken against anyone who takes as such If, by the graces of up two parking God, a parking spot is spaces found closest to the hall’s doorway, it’s now the owner’s most

If a person decides to use multiple parking spots for their

vehicle, any part of their car not inside the designated lines is no longer theirs. So, if I walk to my car and realize my passenger mirror, doors and tires are missing, I’ll look down. I probably crossed the yellow line.

If a student is afraid someone might doording their precious 2001 Chevrolet Impala, I don’t care. And neither does anyone. Please park in the lines.

Bonus Tip: Exclusive parking Sorry about that last one. To make up for my invasive tone, I’ll provide a helpful fact: It only costs $30 a day to park in the spaces in front of the “RESERVED FOR HALL DIRECTOR” signs.

They’re conveniently located right outside the hall, and a receipt will appear under a windshield wiper after one to two hours.

Be careful with the usage here, though. Any car may disappear if it is parked here too often.

Cars can hurt humans We are students, scholars. We have goals and dreams, and we will do whatever it takes to reach our aspirations.

We don’t have time for distractions, nonsense or waiting for cars to pass. So what do we do? We face them head on.

College students are the only demographic willing to step out in front of a vehicle moving 25-30 mph, thinking a red light and a crosswalk can prevent them from being demolished.

Even an offensive lineman cannot chopblock a 2-ton rolling hunk of steel. Whether it be Cherry St. or the parking lot, be careful, kids.

The blacktop maze can be frustrating, I know. But if we stay mindful and courteous, we can keep our parking lot a nice, clean place to go when an inebriated student pulls the fire alarm.

Immigration is a tough thing to talk about.

On one hand, there are humanitarian causes: families looking for a better life, refugees fleeing from a war-torn country or a young student aspiring to bigger things.

On the other hand, there’s respect for institutions: rule of law, national security and tradition. The balancing act between these two values always has been a tense one, but in recent years, the act seems like magic trick, with no one sure how it’s to be done.

President Trump’s recent decision to rescind the Obama-era policy Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, highlights the tension surrounding immigration. While I support the spirit of DACA, I also support the president’s decision.

People who came to this country illegally, but did so under their parent’s will, hold a unique spot in the immigration talks. Who can blame them for their actions? But the fact nonetheless remains: their status is an illegal one.

DACA helped to relieve this difficult fact by allowing these young people who had been in the U.S. illegally before a certain time to remain in the country.

There’s a fundamental problem with DACA, however — it isn’t federal law, but tries to be.

When former President

Obama created the policy, it was a direct subversion of Congress’s authority. While, in detail, it may have been constitutional, in spirit it was undermining the separation of powers so essential to our government.

Congress should create the law: it’s how our system was set up and we should be faithful to it, even when our personal feelings demand something else.

Trump’s decision to rescind DACA helps restore respect for the separation of powers.

I don’t believe it’s out of hatred that he committed this action, rather, he was respecting the spirit of the Constitution. The fact that he gave Congress six months to make DACA into federal law gives credence to this position.

Furthermore, Trump has expressed his support for the DREAM Act and his willingness to help Congress pass it.

I sincerely hope Congress passes the act and Trump signs it into law. Not only would it bring about a refreshing sense of good governance, but it may also be the right policy for these young people.

This series of events represents how great our system can work when those in power respect the institutions and their given powers.

Perhaps it even represents a crack in the infuriating grid-lock that has gripped Washington for what seems forever.

Perhaps the balancing act can become something we can casually walk rather than wobble through.

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Safe Rides faces budget cut, schedule changes Cheyenne Alexis

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The Safe Rides program had to drop a day out of their pick-ups this year due to a budget cut.

Safe Rides is a free transportation service that takes students home after a night of drinking. The Safe Rides bus runs from 10 p.m. to 3 a.m. on Fridays and Saturdays.

“It acts as a taxi service until about 1 a.m.,” said Michele Turner, prevention coordinator and counselor at the Student Counseling Center. “At 1 a.m., they will go down Main Street and pick up as many people as they can that are coming out of the bars when they’re closing to take them home.”

Safe Rides is funded in part by a grant from the South Dakota Highway Safety, which has to be matched by 50 percent. Turner said funds are matched by the Student Government Association, the Dakota Hospital Foundation, Sanford Hospital, two alcohol distributors — Conkling Distributing and Dakota Beverage — and some local community members.

Turner said a portion of the South Dakota Highway Safety has been cut, which means they had to change the schedule.

“I know that we’re not the only ones affected by the cut — about 48 percent of people being funded were cut,” she said. “Now (the bus) will only be running starting Sept. 15 on Friday and Saturday nights.

It used to include Thursday nights, but we had to cut out a day.”

Safe Rides started as a pilot program about 11 years ago.

“It did so well that it became an annual thing,” Turner said. “Its purpose

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Students, said it’s important for students to do as much as they can to help, even if they weren’t directly affected by the hurricanes.

“The hurricane in Houston impacted me personally because I grew up there and I have lots of family that is still there that had to endure the hurricane,” Destin said. “I think the university reaching out achieves the inclusive excellence standard that we have set here throughout campus. Reaching out and helping those beyond our ‘four walls’ could be the inspiration or the spark that other schools, people or the community may need to extend a hand to help.”

Crandall has been in Houston for two weeks volunteering and said the water is beginning to recede, but there’s still a large amount of work ahead.

“One interesting thing is that a hurricane is an equal opportunity disaster,”

is to prevent people who have chosen to drink from getting behind the wheel.”

Morgan Jarding, a senior social work major, said the program is an important one. Jarding said she’s ridden on the bus “many times.”

“If you’re trying to go from downtown to somewhere far away, it’s really nice,” Jarding said. “It keeps you safe at all times.”

Turner also said this program has other positive “side effects.”

“We’ve seen a decrease in other things like sexual assaults and loitering and public urination and vandalism,” she said. “It’s a vehicle to help people be safe. We average 10,000 rides in that time frame.

This last year was over 11,000 rides, so we’ve seen an increase.”

Heath Larson, vice president of Conkling Distributing, said the company decided to donate to Safe Rides because it was the right thing to do.

“It gives the kids out on town a safe ride home,” Larson said. “The last thing we want is someone in an accident to face consequences (for) a bad decision.”

Larson, a USD alumnus, said Safe Rides is important for college students.

“I think that the value this brings to the community allows people to have a good time, and at the end of the night, this allows them to make the right decision to get a ride home,” Larson said. “The program brings value not only to students, but the community as a whole.”

With only two days of rides, Turner said it’ll be “interesting” to see how numbers are affected.

“Thursdays were our slowest shifts,” she said.

“Our biggest numbers are

definitely on Friday and Saturday nights, so we kept the ones that had the most impact. Will we see a decrease in ridership? I don’t know.”

Though the fund was cut, there are other changes in the works that Turner said she’s excited for.

“In a few weeks, we’re trying to purchase some software that people can download an app, called ‘Tap Right,’” Turner said.

“They’ll download an app and they’ll be able to see where the bus is in real time, and they’ll be able to call the bus from the app and put the address of where they are and where they’re trying to go, and I think that’s going to increase our service as well as streamline the process.”

Taylor Jones, a sophomore psychology major, said Safe Rides keeps the community safe.

“I think it’s really important so people aren’t driving drunk,” she said.

If Safe Rides funding continues to see cuts, its future is unknown, Turner said.

“The community needs to decide that it’s worth it, and we need to go from there,” she said.

Turner said the importance of Safe Rides “comes down to people making choices.”

“If you’re making the choice to drink, making the choice to use Safe Rides instead of getting behind the wheel — that is a good choice,” she said. “When I think about how many annual rides we give, 10,000, 11,000 rides a year, that’s 11,000 good choices people made, and that makes me excited.”

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In addition to the new mural, construction will bring a Cinnabon, self-checkouts and outdoor walking areas to the Coffee Cup after its completion in 2018.

Maria Potratz

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Construction of the Coffee Cup at the Vermillion exit on I-29 should be completed in 2018.

Despite the construction to the Coffee Cup and surrounding roads on Highway 50, business hasn’t been affected, said Jane Heinz, owner of the Vermillion Coffee Cup. “We’re torn up in every corner of the parking lot – it’s not just the store. It’s everything. It’s been good, though,” Heinz said. “We wouldn’t have done it if we weren’t optimistic.”

Caribou Coffee, Subway and Pizza Hut will be receiving new looks, as well as another addition: Cinnabon. With the update, Pizza Hut will have more options on the menu, including bigger personal pan pizzas.

Subway will become

one of 33 stores in the United States to feature new touch screen kiosks for ordering. The traditional queue structure at Subway will still be available, but the kiosks will offer an alternative approach and immediate payment, Heinz said.

The Coffee Cup will also be adding three self-checkouts for store items like pop, candy and other merchandise.

“It’s kind of exciting.

It’s something different we’re doing,” Heinz said.

The addition will also feature a freehand mural by artist Maria March, who’s based out of Hot Springs, SD. The mural depicts the tale of Lewis and Clark, the Missouri River and local wildlife. There will also be a four-seasons porch with comfortable seating for large parties, as well as multiple fire-

places for cold weather.

Outside the store will be fenced-in pet areas, play areas for children and picnic tables located within a tree-lined sidewalk circle.

“You walk 17 times around to make a mile,” Heinz said. “It’ll be great for our truckers and for anyone on the road.”

Heinz said she believes the store will be completed by the beginning of next year, though that doesn’t include the remodel going on in the current functioning area of the Coffee Cup. “The new part was the easiest part,” Heinz said.

“Now, we’ll be going on to the old part and start remodeling. That’s where it gets more difficult. We’ll have to do it sections at a time.”

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This isn’t about me. It’s about people who need help.

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Crandall said. “Everyone is affected by it. My heart goes out to the people.”

Crandall said although the work has been difficult, he’s gotten a lot out of it.

“This isn’t about me, it’s about the people who need help,” Crandall said.

“It’s scary. But it’s also so rewarding and fulfilling. I hope students are inspired to volunteer. ” Sellers said he hopes students are successful in their efforts to make a difference.

“I think that the number one thing is to just be able to help. If it’s just one family, we’ve been able to help,” Sellers said. “At the end of the day, it’s about getting

things to those that need it the most. It’s good to be able to give back and provide that assistance.”

Destin said he hopes the Union of African American Students can alleviate some stress from those misplaced in the hurricanes.

“We want them to know that there’s people looking out for them even all the way in South Dakota,” he said. “ A helping hand knows no distance. We want to show our love and support because honestly it could happen to any of us.”

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Coyotes to play Duke and UCLA in December Heidi Schneider

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The USD men’s basketball team is preparing to play two perennial powerhouses, Duke and UCLA, this December.

USD will travel to Durham, NC to play Duke on Dec. 2, then to Los Angeles, CA to play UCLA on Dec. 19.

Between Duke and UCLA, they sit 16 NCAA national championships.

“They’re some of the most prestigious college basketball teams in the nation, and so it is definitely going to be a bit more of a challenge,” said Tyler Hagedorn, a junior forward. “But with our team this year, I really believe that we have the guys and the mentality to go in there and

knock off teams that are top 10 in the country.”

Head coach Craig Smith said he’s confident in the team’s abilities.

“There’s a way to win every game,” he said. “You gotta be able to adapt and adjust.”

USD played their first Big 10 game against Nebraska last season. Although the Huskers won the game, the Coyotes outscored them in the second half 30-28.

Smith said these games help prepare the team for the Summit League Championship and possibly the NCAA tournament, which is made up of teams of similar caliber to Duke and UCLA. David Herbster, USD’s athletic di-

rector, said the games have several pros to them.

“The university will receive branding and exposure from the east coast and the west coast,” he said. “The competition is some of the best in the country.”

Hagedorn said he’s excited for the games, but the big names don’t have him star-struck.

“It’s a business trip, we’re expecting to win,” he said.

Smith recalled the moment his team found out they were going to be playing Duke. The team was at his house at their end of the year meeting, watching a video montage previewing their upcoming games when the Duke logo popped up on the screen.

“Our guys just stood up and just erupted,” he said. “They were so fired up about it.”

Bigger travel plans

Rick Karius, director of USD’s men’s basketball operations, said these extensive trips to the coasts demand a closer look at details.

“Part of it is just the travel time,” he said. “You gotta bus to an airport, you gotta fly, you gotta get another bus there. Anything local around here, it’s nice just being able to bus to a game, you don’t have as many other details to worry about.”

The Coyotes won’t just be playing the big ticket game on their trips to the coasts. Before playing Duke, they have a game scheduled against

UMKC in Kansas City, MO on Nov. 30. Preceding the UCLA game, they face Northern Arizona in Flagstaff, AZ on Dec. 14 and San Jose State in San Jose, CA on Dec. 17.

Winter break doesn’t officially start at USD until Dec. 13, meaning many fans won’t be able to make the trip to North Carolina for the Duke game, but it will be broadcast nationally on ESPN2.

Despite the big-name opponents and detailed travel plans, Karius said most aspects of the trips will stay the same: there will be time to watch film, form study tables and practice in between games.

“We stay pretty business as usual,” he said.

Confiding in a coach

USD swimmer feels supported after coming out as gay

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Morgan Matzen

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fter seeing the promise of a safe environment in a “You Can Play” video created by the athletic department in 2014, sophomore Bryce Fehringer was drawn to USD. Fehringer wrote a blog post on OutSports over the summer about when he came out as gay to his swim coach Jason Mahowald. Since then, he’s received positive feedback from faculty and his peers.

Bryce’s story

A dedicated swimmer from Kersey, CO, Fehringer said the sport has taught him a lot and has kept him grounded.

“Swimming has definitely taught me how to handle everything,” he said.

Fehringer said there’s a stigma surrounding the LGBTQ+ community in his hometown.

“The community that I grew up in didn’t create the most positive image of the LGBT community when I grew up,” he said. “It was very stigmatized. It was so stigmatized that it interfered with my real worldview of how things were, and made me scared to acknowledge who I was.”

As he struggled with acknowledging his identity, Fehringer also faced bullying from peers and negativity in his school environment. He said he was afraid to stand up for himself because of how that action might be perceived.

“The way that I dealt with (bullying) is one of my biggest regrets,” he said. “I never really stuck up for myself or stuck up for anybody else when I would encounter bullying as a teenager and as a kid. If people are being homophobic, they’re going to assume I’m gay (if I stick up for myself) and then I’m going to get bullied even more.”

Fehringer said that coming out came in steps.

“It was really scary at first, but once I came to college and realized there’s a whole other world out there, that made it a lot easier for me to acknowledge it and accept myself,” he said.

At the time, Fehringer said he also struggled with his mental health.

“I had been struggling with some pretty significant depression and anxiety while I was in high school,” he said. “Whether you’re LGBT or not, that is a huge issue that is taking place. I wanted to talk to somebody.”

Blake Jeffers and Logan Rahn I The Volante Bryce Fehringer, a sophomore swimmer, wrote a blog post on OutSports over the summer about when he came out as gay to his swim coach Jason Mahowald. Since then, he’s received positive feedback from faculty and his peers.

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USD routs UND, moves up in rankings Chance Mullinix

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USD dominated the University of North Dakota at their home opener on Saturday. This was the only meeting of two top-25 ranked teams in the FCS. USD won the game 45-7.

The Coyotes were coming off of an upset win over Bowling Green in Ohio on Sept. 9.

UND came into Vermillion after blanking Missouri State 34-0.

More than 9,000 attended what was supposed to be a close game.

“This isn’t last year; this is a different team,” Head Coach Bob Nielson said at a press conference after the game. “We showed that both defensively in our ability to stop them and offensively in our ability to keep moving the football and score, even though they were pressuring us and trying to do some of the same things they did a year ago.”

After a nine play, 82-yard drive, USD settled for a field goal when they first touched the ball. Senior kicker Ryan Weese nailed the 21-yard field

goal and put USD up three.

The Coyotes scored again on an 8-yard run. Freshman running back Kai Henry capped off a 10 play, 59-yard drive.

After a 68-yard reception by junior wide receiver Shamar Jackson, senior quarterback Chris Streveler ran in another score from 7 yards out before the first quarter ended. The Coyotes were winning 17-7 going into the second quarter.

Henry scored his second touchdown of the game after a 34-yard scamper.

Jackson scored with a 13-yard reception from Streveler 10 seconds before the half. The Coyotes headed to the locker room leading 31-0.

When the teams got back on the field, USD scored on its first possession of the second half. Streveler ran in for a 14-yard score.

The Coyote defense remained dominate, not allowing a score until the third quarter. UND WR Travis Toivonen caught a 10-yard touchdown pass from QB Keaton Studsrud, ending the chance for a shutout game for

USD’s defense.

In the fourth quarter, RB Ben Klett scored on a 7-yard run with 1:49 left in the game.

The Coyotes are headed into their bye week before the team starts Missouri Valley play and travels to take on Western Illinois on Sept. 30.

“I thought right from the start we had a really good opportunity to go 3-0,” Junior DB Andrew Gray told reporters after the game. “We’re playinfg great, we’re hot, we just have to keep it rolling.”

Nielson said he prefers an earlier bye week, and there’s still work to be done.

“You want to start the conference stretch with all your bullets, although we’re not going to get them all back,” Nielson said. “We’re not preparing for a game next week, but you still have to get better. So we’ll do some things that I think will allow our guys to physically get fresh, but at the same time keep working.”

The next home game for the Coyotes will be against Youngstown State in the annual Dakota Days game on Oct. 7.

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Tri-Yote-athon organizers look to next year’s event Devin Martin

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Swimming, running and biking were the names of the games Sunday at the Wellness Center for the inaugural TriYote-athon.

Competitors had set rules and times for each of the three events.

“Competitors have 20 minutes in the DakotaDome pool, 20 minutes in the outdoor track and 20 minutes in (the Wellness Center) on a stationary cycle,” Jordan Mooney, graduate assistant for the Wellness Center and the TriYote-athon race coordinator said. “The goal is to accrue as much distance as you can in each of those events and then we would determine champions based on who gets the furthest in each of the events.”

There were 15-minute breaks in between each event.

Chandra Man Karki, a senior chemistry major and mathematics minor, was one of the four students that competed.

“Running is my favorite,” Karki said. “I just tried to push hard last minute.”

Registration was open from Aug. 21 to Sept. 7. Mooney said the money from registration – $6 per person – went

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panionship he was looking for among his teammates at USD, but mostly in coach Mahowald. He said he felt most comfortable coming out to Mahowald first.

“The main reason why I wanted to tell Jason (Mahowald) first was because I knew he had previous gay athletes on his team, and I knew he was going to be supportive of me no matter what,” Fehringer said. “I wanted to have a good start when it came to the list of people that I had to tell about coming out.”

Mahowald said he remembers his first impression of Fehringer, and knew his coaches all had great things to say about him.

“When he came on campus for his official visit, I was immediately impressed,” Mahowald said. “(Fehringer is) a smart, well-spoken, nice kid. We thought he’d be a perfect fit both athletically and academically here. We offered him a spot on our program and we’re lucky enough that he said yes.”

In Fehringer’s blog post, he wrote that when he came out to Mahowald, he simply replied, “Well, that’s okay, just as long as you invite my wife and me to your wedding someday.” This statement is what Fehringer said made him optimistic about the future.

Mahowald said this isn’t the first time an athlete has come out to him.

He treats his student-athletes like they’re his children, he added.

“I very much think Bryce looked at it as telling a par-

toward the cost of T-shirts for participants and any paid Wellness Center employees who supervised the event.

Tri-Yote-athon was open to all members of the community.

Mooney said the timing may have contributed to the event’s low turnout.

“The time of year might have been a little early as far as the semester goes,” he said.

“But with (an event) being outdoors on the track, we wanted to make sure we had nice weather before it got cold here. That was one of the reasons why we chose an earlier time of the year.”

The fact that the Wellness Center doesn’t have its own pool could’ve also played a role, Mooney said.

Looking to next year, Mooney said having allowing team registration could increase participation.

“I would consider allowing an option to build a team of three people so you could have one swimmer, one runner (and) one biker,” Mooney said. “That way it’s not one individual in all three events because that might be intimidating for someone who’s not a fitness buff or who has not done a fitness event like this in the past. I also think it’s

easier to motivate groups.”

Jessica Hofer was one of the event’s volunteers.

“It gives me a little bit more experience in my field of choice,” Hofer said. “It’s a great way to see how a triathlon works.”

Hofer said the triathlon was a “unique event.”

“It just really helps our members of the Wellness Center to give a little shot of a competition for them,” she said. “It gives them some motivation to whatever they’re at in their training, as far as their workout. So if they want to push themselves and see what they can get out of a triathlon, it’s a good way to challenge themselves and make a goal out of it.”

This is the first year TriYote-athon has been held.

“I know with six people I still wanted to run the program because it would give the name of Tri-Yote-athon to build itself,” he said. “If we can give those six people a good experience this time around, then (they could) tell one person or two people (about the event). You have to start somewhere.” differently for her identity.

“There really isn’t anything too hard about it,” Ketelhut said. “Everyone’s accepting. People making a big deal (out of it) is really the only thing. My teammates treat me just like everyone else. People have a lot more love and compassion in them than you realize.”

Senior accounting major and thrower Alli Lake agreed that her identity doesn’t need to be a “big scene.”

“It’s not worth getting consumed over,” Lake said.

“Once you accept yourself, you begin to not look at other people and wonder what they are thinking.

Coming out wasn’t really a huge thing for me because I didn’t think that it needed to be. It wasn’t acknowledged because it wasn’t a thing we felt like had to be acknowledged.”

Mahowald said he hopes coming out won’t be as big of a story in the future.

“For me, I hope at some point that this isn’t an article, that it isn’t a news story,” Mahowald said. “I hope at some point we get to the point of society where it’s not a news story that a Division I athlete came out and said they were gay.”

Although it’s important to come out, Fehringer said his identity as a gay man doesn’t really matter.

“It really isn’t that big of a deal at all,” he said.

“I think that at the end of the day, it really is just all about who you love and that shouldn’t have any type of impact on your athletic career or your school or your career someday.”

ent,” Mahowald said. “I think my first (reaction) was happiness for him. The fact that he felt comfortable enough for me to be the first adult that he told makes me feel really good about the relationship that I have with my student-athletes.”

Other stories

Fehringer said it’s an important experience for LGBTQ+ people to come out.

“For a lot of gay people, no matter how they come out, it’s always a big deal for them because they’re so scared of what people are going to think,” he said. “I’m much happier of a person (now that I’ve come out).”

Eleni Knapp, a sophomore nursing major and a thrower, has a similar story.

She said the women on the track team made it easier for her to come out as a lesbian.

“When I got to school, I just made the decision that I was going to come out and be who I was,” Knapp said.

“It was definitely a lot easier being part of the track team because there were (a few) women on the track team that were already out.”

Knapp said it was the little things that helped her feel accepted by her team.

“One weekend I was talking about all the plans I had with my girlfriend, and when I came back, all the guys were asking how it went,” she said. “I feel like that means a lot because they cared about whatever was happening with me, regardless of if it was something gay.”

Sophomore thrower Laurel Ketelhut said being a lesbian is not a “big deal,” and that she hasn’t been treated

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Competitors in Sunday’s Tri-Yote-athon participated in 20-minute swimming, running and cycling events.

PLAYER OF

THE PACK Hayley dotseth YEAR: Junior MAJOR: Pre-med kinesiology SPORT: Volleyball

Molly Schiermeyer | The Volante Molly Schiermeyer: What is the weirdest thing that has happened to you so far this season?

Hayley Dotseth: I don’t know if it counts as weird because I’ve always been clumsy, but I have tripped, slipped, and been tackled so many times so far this season. It has yet to affect a play but I just cannot seem to keep myself off the ground.

MS: What are you most excited for during the conference season?

“we’ve learned so much through this tough preseason schedule.”

BH: We’ve learned so much through this tough preseason schedule, but we’re very excited to start back at 0-0 and use that knowledge to push us forward through conference play.

MS: What was your favorite preseason tournament?

HD: My favorite preseason tournament was Hawaii because not only did we show that we can hang with some of the best teams in the country, but we really got to experience a lot as a team while we were there.

A look at this year’s transfer athletes Five transfer athletes explain what drew them to USD

HELEN FALDA Year: Sophomore | Sport: Track and field (pole vault) Previous School: University Texas-Arlington Notable Achievements: Outdoor national All-American, 2x conference champion, 6x Italian junior team, 3x Italian junior champion “After my coach at UTA left, I decided to come to USD because I believe they have the best pole vault program. I like how close I am with my teammates and the coaches are great.”

DESHONN BROWN

MORGAN HOLT

Year: Junior

Year: Junior

Sport: Track and field (jumper)

Sport: Swimming

Previous School: Northern State

Previous School: Indian Junior River

University (Madison, SD)

State College (Fort Pierce, FL)

Notable Achievements: All-conference in the NSIC All-American in Division 2 Ninth overall at Drake Relays

Notable Achievements: 2017 200 Butterfly NJCAA National Champion

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The reason I chose University of South Dakota is because I wanted to challenge myself and compete with the best at Division 1.

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HANNAH SJERVEN Year: Redshirt sophomore | Sport: Women’s basketball Previous School: University of New Mexico “I chose USD because of the team, the coaching staff and the availability of the health sciences degree. “

MICHAEL JOHNSON JR. Year: Sophomore | Sport: Football (safety)

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When I came on my recruiting trip here I knew there was something different good different - about this school, God is moving! Go Yotes.

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Previous School: Iowa State University Notable Achievements: Played in all 12 games in 2016 as a freshman (started 9), named Big 12 Freshman first team in 2016

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Hispanic Heritage Month celebrates culture Lexi Kerzman

Lexi.Kerzman@coyotes.usd.edu

USD’s Latino Student Organization (LASO) is hosting events throughout Hispanic Heritage Month to promote diversity and help students celebrate their cultures.

Karla Jamie, the LASO president, said the month is all about education and celebration.

“We like to further educate people on different parts of the world and different parts of Latin America and what we celebrate,” Jamie said. “So even if students are far away from home, they can still feel at home because we are including them (in our celebrations).”

Originally created as Hispanic Heritage Week under President Lyndon B. Johnson, Hispanic Heritage Month is now celebrated annually from Sept. 15 through Oct. 15. The purpose of the month-long event is to celebrate culture and honor important figures in Hispanic culture.

The beginning date is significant because it’s the anniversary of independence for the Latin American countries of Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua. Additionally, Mexico’s Independence Day is celebrated on Sept. 16.

The difference between Latino and Hispanic heritage is that Latino signifies a person from Latin America, and Hispanic represents those who are Spanish-speaking. Hispanic Heritage Month is inclusive to all cultures. “(Hispanic Heritage Month to) me means something to be a part of and celebrate,” said Pedro Martinez, LASO vice president.

“It’s a way to express my culture and it’s a way to feel like home.”

Students don’t need to be Latino or Hispanic to become involved in LASO or to participate in the Hispanic Heritage Month activities.

“Hispanic Heritage month is basically a month where you cel-

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I love to tell my friends about my culture, my family and traditions. I like to tell people about who I am and why I am here.

Cristobal Francisquez, Latino Student Organization board member

ebrate all the countries in Central America and some South American countries,” said Gabriela Revolorio, LASO secretary. “It is basically independence month for all of those countries.”

Educating others

As president of LASO, Jamie said her main goal is to educate the student body on diverse cultures and traditions. She said with the common misconceptions of different cultures, it’s now more important than ever to be proud of her heritage.

“We have spent so much time avoiding people because of their appearance and their race, why not unite people with education?” Jamie said.

Hispanic Heritage Month is an opportunity to spread acceptance for different Hispanic cultures, Revolorio said.

“When it comes to this month in regards to what’s happening outside, I’d say it’s more of an awareness month for most people,” Revolorio said. “A lot of people think we’re bad people, but we’re not. If you just look at it in a human aspect, we’re all humans and we are here for the same purpose. I don’t look at the skin color of people — everyone is the same in my eyes.”

Cristobal Francisquez, a LASO board member, said he enjoys being a part of LASO and teaching students about his Guatemalan heritage, and how that differs from other Hispanic cultures. “(Hispanic Heritage Month)

is significant because (it allows me the) chance to tell everyone who I am and where I am from,” Francisquez said. “I love to tell my friends about my culture, my family and my traditions. I like to tell people about what I am about and why I am here.”

Martinez, is originally from Puerto Rico, and has been a part of LASO for the last two semesters. “(Being a part of LASO) is a way to represent my culture and my heritage (at USD),” Martinez said. “It is a really nice way to teach people what Hispanics are and what Latinos are and teach the differences between heritages.”

LASO will be hosting a Latino game night Oct. 11 and its second annual Dia Del Los Muertos event Nov. 1.

“The purpose of LASO is to express Latino culture,” Francisquez said. “We’re not all the same obviously, but we all get to express where we’re from. You don’t necessarily have to be Hispanic or of Latin American origin.

Our goal at USD is to promote more Latino heritage and get more people to join our team and show what it means to be Latino in the state of South Dakota. (We want to) showcase our culture, music, heritage and food.

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Karla Jamie, the LASO president, said Hispanic Heritage Month is a

way to educate students.

Morgan’s Mix: Q&A with Night Moves at FernsonFest Morgan Matzen

Morgan.Matzen@coyotes.usd.edu

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Night Moves a band from Minneapolis, plays “Denise, Don’t Wanna See You Cry” in Sioux Falls at FernsonFest on Saturday night.

Minneapolis band Night Moves has a uniquely soulful, psychedelic, true-country sound that band members refer to as “bombastic.”

The band is comprised of old high school friends John Pelant (guitar, vocals) and Micky Alfano (bass) along with Charles Murlowski (guitar) and Jared Isabella (drums).

Night Moves headlined FernsonFest, a music festival hosted by Fernson Brewing Company on the north end of Sioux Falls on Saturday night.

Here’s what the band had to say about their history, expansive sound and touring adventures.

Morgan Matzen: Let’s start off with how you all met and started as a band.

Micky Alfano: John and I went to high school together and we’d been skateboarding and enjoying the same types of music. We were both in different bands that would play together occasionally

and then people started dropping off and doing their own thing, so we decided to keep going and do something together. As Night Moves was getting started, we were playing shows with Charles’ band Red Daughters so we’ve known him for probably eight years now. We needed somebody to fill in on the guitar so we decided he would be a good choice.

MM: What were the first few shows you started playing as Night Moves?

John Pelant: We played at this place called Honey on Tuesday nights and we would also play at the Kitty Cat Klub on Wednesday nights. House shows, too.

MM: Have you toured around a lot?

MA: We did the U.K. and Europe and we’ve done the whole country probably four or five times now.

MM: What’s been the best show experience you’ve ever had?

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Chamber Singers prepare for European tour Emily Schrad

Emily.Schrad@coyotes.usd.edu

After releasing an album last year, the Chamber Singers are looking forward to taking their music to Europe.

“Let Me Fly,” an album of songs they’ve rehearsed for their performances, was released after three years of production.

Deshonte Helm, a senior music education major, said she loves the album.

“It’s really good music, it’s well organized and well thought out,” she said. “It wasn’t just one year, it was over the course of three years, even before I was in Chamber. Just hearing it all come together, hearing songs that I’ve rehearsed forever come together on one album makes it so amazing.”

The album contains 18 tracks by different composers and is available for purchase in the Fine Arts building, or can be streamed through Spotify.

David Holdhusen, the Chamber Singers director, said the album will be a good recruiting tool for USD. “It’s music by American com-

posers and traditional folk songs.

It’s a variety of things, you’ll hear a lot of modern composers and some contemporary things, but then intermixed you’ll hear more traditional things,” Holdhusen said. “I want it out as much as we can. I will give it to perspective students as a gift when they are here. I think that it is good PR for us.”

Holdhusen said one of the things he prides in this group of students is their ability to adjust their sound to the specific style of music they’re singing.

“We are adaptable to the music we are singing. If you had to pick one thing, we’re an a capella choir,” he said. “But we adapt. So, our sound for spiritual will be different for Bach or how we sing an American folk song will be different than how we might sing a German folk song.”

Performing locally and internationally

Holdhusen said this will be an average year for the Chamber Singers and that they have a lot to look forward to. He’s working with the new label to put out a new CD

The Chamber Singers rehearse on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. a year from now, he added.

“We’re traveling regionally this year, so obviously a quality performance,” Holdhusen said. “My biggest push for this year’s group is to have recording selections to do our next CD, so that we can have a new CD released and

ready when we go on our European tour in 2019.”

While on their European tour, the Chamber Singers will be in London and Paris for four nights.

They’ll sing in different locations during their stay, Holdhusen said.

“We’re going to go out to

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JP: There was this one street festival we played a long time ago in Minneapolis and I was just so comfortable on stage. I felt the most together. It was also just a great performance, it was entertaining and we performed really well. It was fun. I feel like everyone had a really good time.

MM: How did you go about writing your first record “Colored Emotions” and what was that experience like? Was it on your own or was that with Domino Record Company?

JP: We wrote it on our own and then they picked it up.

We recorded it in the span of two and a half years, just booking a day or two every month and we just kept recording and pruning and

editing. We narrowed down the sound in the studio, but it took a really long time.

That was the first record so it wasn’t like anybody was waiting around for anything, so we could take our time.

We put it out for free at first.

We were pretty meticulous about it and what we wanted it to sound like. I think for me at least, in a lot of those high school bands you make a CD and you get embarrassed by it months later. We just got older and figure out what we are actually trying to do here.

MM: How do you write a song like “Carl Sagan” and how do you write these epic songs? How do you craft your sound and make something really beautiful out of it?

JP: Oh, thank you. It usually starts with a little melody or two here and there, and that one started out on this old organ we have and it was really fast at first. It was the same tempo but it was a little more bombastic with a drum machine and

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John Pelant, lead guitar

keyboards. It was supposed to go on the “Colored Emotions” record but that had already been finished so we left it off and put it on the next one. Then we shelved it for like six years or whatever.

That one was really easily written. It just came out. I keep layering (sounds) until I’m satisfied.

MM: I’m curious about the video for “Colored Emotions.” Was that some sort of dream?

JP: I think we had an amalgam of all these things we wanted it to be, like a trashy John Waters meets a rap video meets “Saturday

Night Fever” meets a dreamscape. We just did it and it worked.

MM: How do you make the choice of both a drum machine and a live drummer?

Jared Isabella: It makes it more bombastic to get those really big punching bass sounds and those computer snare notes. You get the live aspect of it and then you get the punchiness and clearness of the computer beats and stuff and make it more expansive, louder and bigger.

MM: Jared, I think I’ve seen you drumming at Total

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JI: I play with Pleasure Horse who’s also from South Dakota and I drum for Suzie.

He used to be in Night Moves and he started doing his own project and I play for him in Suzie, a couple other bands from Minneapolis.

MM: How do you balance all of that?

JI: Scheduling is a little crazy sometimes, just double booking shows. There have been some nights I’ve had triple headers, three shows, three different bands, three different venues and that is insane. It gets a little hectic.

Usually there’s ebb and flows where some bands will be doing things, other bands will be chilling out and writing so not all the bands are playing a bunch of shows at the same time.

MM: Do you have any fun stories to tell?

JI: In Seattle we couldn’t find a place to stay so we just slept in the van outside the

venue.

JP: It was the first soldout show on the second leg of the tour but we ended up outside the venue just sleeping in the van. It was a bombastic show and it was after our van broke down and we felt like we were back in business, but nope.

MM: Do you have a favorite venue to play at?

MA: Schubas in Chicago is really cool.

JI: 9:30 Club in DC is incredible. They make you cupcakes in the greenroom.

JP: The Mainroom at First Avenue is my favorite.

CM: When we play in college towns, they are happy to share that we made their chill smoking playlist.

MM: Are you flattered by that?

CM: Yeah, we’re down with that.

MM: One last question, who is Denise?

JP: No comment!

MA: A special someone, but she’s trouble.

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Night Moves headlined FernsonFest in Sioux Falls Saturday night. The Minneapolis band played hits such as “Wondering How” from their EP “Carl Sagan,” and “Headlights” from their debut album “Colored Emotions.”

“Taste of Asia” event well-attended Molly Sperlich

Molly.Sperlich@coyotes.usd.edu

A new event hosted by the Asian American Student Association (AASA) attracted about 50 students, faculty and community members Thursday night.

“Taste of Asia” featured food from five different countries: Japan, China, Vietnam, Thailand and Korea. AASA members said this kick-off event was held to teach others about Asian culture and recruit more students into

the organization.

“It was very difficult to come to a school with such a small Asian population,” said Maddie Vang, a senior and AASA co-president. “I wanted to meet more Asian people that understood my culture.”

Senior Xuyen Nguyen, AASA’s other co-president, said she joined the organization her sophomore year. “(I joined) to find a place I felt like I belonged, and since AASA is such a small organization, I felt like I could play a bigger role in

it,” she said.

Other events held by AASA include Diwali, Lunar New Year and International Education Week.

One of the many authentic Asian foods available at tonight’s event was a Vietnamese dessert consisting of jelly, coconut milk and beans.

“The dessert was really interesting,” said Addie Kaster, a sophomore that attended the event. “I am surprised the beans were my favorite part.”

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More than 50 students and faculty attended the “Taste of Asia” event in the Muenster University Center.

PEOPLE OF

THE PACK Jared Thorson YEAR: Junior MAJOR: Business administration

Devin Martin: What’s your favorite season and why?

Jared Thorson: Easily autumn because of football.

DM: What do you look forward to when you go to the football games?

JT: I find it interesting that any game can produce any outcome.

I thought it was awe-

“They just keep everything really nice here and it’s personal.” some that we beat Bowling Green last week.

DM: What other types of events do you do during the fall? Are you a student-athlete?

JT: Well, I swim. It’s going good so far (considering) it’s the begin-

ning of the season.

DM: What do you have planned for the swim season?

JT: I think our final meet is in March. We just get in shape now and work towards our goal in March.

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is that we’ll be singing in Notre Dame.”

Holdhusen said the Chamber Singers tour locally every year, and he hopes to travel out to the coasts eventually. Tours are funded through the album’s sales.

A ‘family dynamic’

Although the Chamber Singers are a group of students, many members feel that they’re more of a family.

Elizabeth Wensmann, the Chamber Singers president, said she’s going to get to know everyone in the ensemble a little better and cherish every moment she has, as this is her last year with the group.

“We have this wonderful family dynamic,” Wensmann said. “Everybody comes together very early in the year and we just grow together as a group and an ensemble, musically and as a family.”

Helm said she also feels a sense of family within the Chamber Singers.

“The family aspect is my favorite. We drive each

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The Chamber Singers’ album was released in 2016 and

contains 18 tracks by different composers. other nuts some days, but we all love each other,” Helm said. “It’s very family-oriented, and we like

to hang out together all the time.”