November 14th, 2017115When it comes to body image, USD athletic coaches focus on strengths and skills. Instead of focusing on what the "ideal body" looks like in each sport, coaches explained what the ideal strengths are for student-athletes. This is the third part of the three-part series on body image; previous stories covered body image in women and...
November 13th, 2017129While the strength and agility of student-athletes are regularly seen by fans during games and competitions, their other skills are often not as well known. The Volante talked with three student-athletes to learn more about their hobbies behind the scenes.
Sculpting
Makenzie Burmeister, a junior midfielder on the soccer team,...
November 4th, 201766The Coyotes (15-8, 9-2 Summit) were taken to the final set of the match before coming out with a 3-2 win over University of Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks Friday night. After dropping the first set, the Coyotes regrouped and took the next two sets to claim a 2-1 lead. However, they couldn't close the game out in the fourth set and had to...
November 2nd, 2017202 USD announced on Twitter Wednesday night that there'll be a town hall discussion on Nov. 13 regarding sexual assault. Citing a previous Volante article on the recent arrest of two football players on rape charges, the tweet said, "some of our recent comments fell short," and, "they don't reflect our values and...
October 31st, 2017123The USD department of physics hosted Dark Matter Day to educate more students on its research about a relatively unknown topic. About 100 students and faculty snacked on dark chocolate and asked questions after listening to a lecture on the dark matter research that's being conducted on campus. USD professors Joel Sander and...
October 18th, 2017432In the days following the Dakota Days football game, USD students faced rule changes to the pregame tailgates as a result of several injuries and damaged vehicles. In an email from the USD Involved on Oct. 12, the updated rules for the Oct. 17 home game were listed. They included: vehicles and glass are no longer allowed, all bags and...
October 11th, 2017157In the third and final meeting of the USD Law School Task Force, members came to a conclusion recommending the USD law school stay in Vermillion, but seek space to offer classes in Sioux Falls, too. The university first created the task force in the spring to explore if moving the law school to Sioux Falls would boost its...
October 10th, 201758Following the recent retirement announcement of USD President James Abbott, the university now faces a long process ahead to fill his position before next year. Abbott previously stated in an interview he wanted to retire early enough to give the South Dakota Board of Regents plenty of time to conduct a thorough search that would...
October 4th, 2017142Some athletes get to live out their dreams by continuing to play their sport in college, and even fewer get to say they continued further than that. However, some athletes at USD found luck and earned jobs with their alma mater.
Swimming graduate assistant Jake Knowles and track graduate assistant Teivaskie Lewin were both...
