Weiland: ‘What is wrong with our democracy is that we have allowed selfish interests’
It is fashionable these days to dump on politics and on government — fashionable, but very stupid. The alternative to politics is on display on the news every night. It comes to you from places like Syria, Afghanistan and the Ukraine. It is called war. Our politics may get a little noisy at times, noisier […]
Submitted column: USD honors fallen veterans with flag display
Spring is a time where we start anew with the warm weather and sunny days, promising growth and an ambitious year. Before we can celebrate this season of moving forward, we must first take a look back at the lives of those who made the ultimate sacrifice to ensure our growth and prosperity in the […]
COLUMN: University fails to make recycling convenient on campus
By: Hannah Nagy The University of South Dakota does many things right, but one thing it fails to provide is convenient recycling. The most opportune place for students to recycle appears to be the Muenster University Center and the library. The dorms and academic buildings have limited options, and Coyote Village and McFadden present almost none. […]
Bollinger, Fischbach call for student unity
Editors note: This week’s opinion section asked both SGA presidential candidates to submit a letter to the editor explaining why they are running for SGA and what they plan to do if they are elected SGA president and vice president. This year, the Student Government Association elections feature two campaigns with a junior presidential candidate […]
Muckey, Hoffman look to make a ‘D-I’ impact
Editors note: This week’s opinion section asked both SGA presidential candidates to submit a letter to the editor explaining why they are running for SGA and what they plan to do if they are elected SGA president and vice president. The University of South Dakota has completed one of the greatest transitions in its history […]
From a recruit: The weight of the choice
By John Wessel John Wessel is a senior at Roosevelt High School in Sioux Falls who will graduate in May. He is one of 32 committed players for Coyote Football in the fall. The recruiting process started for me during the end of my sophomore year and continued on until the end of October during […]
THE RANT: November 14
The Rant I hate jury duty. OK, so it’s not so much that I hate jury duty. I hate being told I have to show up for jury duty and then never being picked to be on a jury. It’s a drag. I don’t think it would be a big deal to me except that […]
THE RANT: November 7
Dear people who got bothered during dinner by political phone calls and suffered bombardment by political ads, Did you really need to be rude? I know this political polling, endless campaigning and airwave constraining ads are annoying at times. But as someone who was making those calls and putting up those yard signs, was it […]
@FakeJimAbbott identity revealed
Dear fellow USD students, @FakeJimAbbott has been a blast, but know its goal was much more than just cracking jokes. To be honest, it did pretty much start out that way. I wanted to know if I could make a parody account on Twitter just like the rest of the big ones out there, but […]
Guest Submission: SGA D-Days plans
Editors note: Guest submission is a section dedicated to people on and off campus to send in columns to The Volante. The Volante reserves the right to decide if the submission will be printed or found online at our website. Based on the number of t-shirt sales, Facebook posts and time-off requests, it has become […]