06 Broadcaster Press October 21, 2014 www.broadcasteronline.com A final look back at Dakota Days YOTES GOT TALENT The PEP RALLY Thomas Hatzenbuhler Thomas Hatzenbuhler For the Plain Talk For the Plain Talk Music, dance and cheers highlighted the USD Dakota Days pep rally held near the legacy coyote statue on the USD campus this previous Friday. A large crowd of USD students, Dakota Days Royalty, USD footballers and USD alumni gathered to revel in the spirit of Dakota Days preceding the weekend’s signature football game against rivals University of Northern Iowa. The pep rally began with a humorous competition between USD footballers to determine whom among them could most quickly thaw a frozen USD athletics t-shirt and subsequently wear it. The competition was soon recognized by the athletes to be more difficult than initially thought. “How quickly did you expect us to do this realistically?” one competitor questioned. Soon thereafter the tshirts were thawed and donned, many of them torn in the process, head coach Joe Glenn gave a rousing speech to the assembled crowd. “The team with the best crowd behind them will win this game,” said Glenn of the upcoming USD–UNI football game. “I know that On Last Tuesday evening, Aalfs Auditorium on the USD campus was once again filled to capacity for a number of very special events. The stars of the evening were the students of USD who performed their various talents for an eagerly animated crowd of their peers. The event began with a technical acoustic guitar piece played by Steven Payne that involved two handed playing and fret tapping, which left the crowd mesmerized. More exotic instruments were then brought to the stage, as Caitlin Sagirs performed a short piece on the bagpipes. The musical acts continued with various pianists, guitarists and vocalists. The talent show wasn’t entirely centered about musical performances, however, as the top three USD head football coach Joe Glenn (left) has some fun dur- contestants exploited their ing the Dakota Days’ pep ralley last weekend. more esoteric skills. Perhaps (Thomas Hatzenbuhler) most impressive of these talents, despite her third place finish, was a hastily, yet beautifully, painted portrait Yotes” echoed across the we have the best crowd.” plaza and across Cherry St. of Marylyn Monroe done by The pep rally seemed to The crowd was played off by Rayna Pearson. The entire end as quickly as it began, the USD Sound Bites band, process took less than the however, with the Dakota length of “She’s Not There” Days royalty finalists posing accompanied by fanfare by the Zombies, or roughly 2 from the USD dance team for photos about the legacy and a half minutes for those coyote statue while cheers of and cheerleaders. “happy d-days!” and “go Zach Fuller, above, performed a stylish tap dancing routine, placing him first among the 15 performances of the event. (Thomas Hatzenbuhler) not familiar with the song. Equally interesting was the whistling interpretation of a Kodaline song performed by Shatice Archie. The air guitar solo most likely solidified her second place finish. The brightest star of the evening, however, was Zach Fuller, who performed a stylish tap dancing routine, placing him first among the 15 performances of the event. The evening was wrapped up with a presentation by the USD Dakotathon organization and the naming of the finalists for the Dakota Days royalty, which included the following individuals: Steven Payne, Robert Jeffries, Rachel Mihulka, Lyndsey Montileaux, Katey Ulrich, Joe Erickson, Josh Rogers, Clay Hoffman, Charles Gageby, Cassondra Keller, Brent Olinger, Ashlin Peitzmeier, Alex Parkinson and Alayna Ackerman. Turn Yo ur Clutter i nto Cash! TODD’S ELECTRIC SERVICE “The Line To Power” Advertise your Garage Sale to thousands of readers! Design/Build • Fiber Cabling • Commercial • Residential Service Calls • Boom Truck with Auger • Trenching Serving the Beresford and Vermillion Areas 624-4429 1-800-560-2518 1221 Cornell St., Vermillion, SD • 605-624-5642 201 NW 13th St., Ste. 3, Beresford, SD • 800-560-2518 bp 201 W. 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