Stella Fairbanks back-to-back Summit League Champion
Sophomore health sciences major Stella Fairbanks had a productive diving season after she was named the Summit League Women’s Diving MVP of the Championships and secured a Summit League Championship for the second year in a row. Fairbanks also ended her second season at the NCAA Zone Diving Championships where she finished No. 32. Fairbanks […]
Aaron Mercado: The man with many talents
When he was little, his house was haunted. Senior theater studies major and former Volante staff member Aaron Mercado first got into photography when he picked up the small digital camera his family owned. Mercado said he used the camera to go ghost hunting and would explore his house trying to capture spirits on film. […]
Coyotes hire former assistant coach Eric Peterson as new head coach
Men’s basketball head coach Eric Peterson was recently hired from the University of Utah. Peterson was the assistant coach at USD from 2014-2018, the assistant coach at Utah State from 2018-2021 and then was the assistant coach at Utah from 2021-2022. During his time at USD, Peterson said he wants to work on being in […]
Sjerven, Lamb enter WNBA Draft with Sjerven heading to Minnesota Lynx
Redshirt seniors Chloe Lamb and Hannah Sjerven both entered the WNBA draft, with Sjerven being drafted in the third round as the 28th pick by the Minnesota Lynx. Lamb and Sjerven were part of the South Dakota team that took down top-seeded teams in Baylor and Ole Miss. During the conference season, the women’s basketball […]
Search for Opportunity Center and Office of Multicultural Affairs directors ongoing
Currently, the Opportunity Center and the Office of Multicultural Affairs do not have directors, but committees are in the process of interviewing potential candidates. John Howe, the chair for the search for the director of the Office of Multicultural Affairs, said the office is for the entire campus, focusing largely on students and will be […]
Laerke Jensen: Summit League Golfer to Watch
The Summit League Golfer to Watch is a list of nine golfers from each of the Summit League schools. These students are chosen based on their achievements in the fall semester and are expected to be successful on the golf course in the spring. Senior Laerke Jensen, an accounting major, was chosen as USD’s Summit […]
TedxUSD returns
The TEDxUSD group on campus held their first event in 2015. Their most recent event was in 2018 and completely sold out. Junior political science and sustainability major Kacy Tubbs is the lead organizer for the TEDxUSD group on campus. Tubbs said she is excited to find notable alumni to speak at events because she […]
Black achievements being recognized during Black History Month at USD
Since 1976, February has been recognized as Black History Month. This month is to celebrate the achievements of Black people in the U.S. According to History.com, the month originated from Negro History week, which was sponsored by the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) in 1926. Eventually the week […]
Costa Rican music educator brings advice to USD students
On Feb. 4, Dr. Esteban Barquero taught a class about conducting via Zoom to music education students. Barquero is from Costa Rica and teaches conducting at the University of Costa Rica and the National University of Costa Rica. This class was to teach students how to rehearse a band or orchestra and gave important tips […]
English department looking for new hire
In the last couple years, two professors have retired from the English Department. On Feb. 3 the department held a Faculty Candidate Presentation to help decide on a new instructor or lecturer to hire. Associate professor and director of writing for the English department Paul Formisano said the department offers a professional writing specialization and […]