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ROTC sees enrollment spike a year after program cancellation scare
After returning from the brink of cancellation, the University of South Dakota’s Reserve Officers Training Corps program is ushering in the largest class it’s seen in years. Lt. Col. Ross Nelson, chair of the Military Science department, said this fall there are around 40 new students in the program compared to 2013. Last year, there were […]
Student tailgating shrinks to 30 spots to accommodate sports arena construction
The prospect of a $66 million basketball arena has had some unintended consequences for football fans at the University of South Dakota — especially those who count on a beer and a brat before a game. USD officials relocated student tailgating to the northwest side of the DakotaDome because of arena construction. The move reduced the number […]
Fantasy football creates hype, problems for fans and athletes
The NFL season kicked off September 4th, and that means one thing — fantasy football: a game that allows individuals to earn points with NFL players and play against their friends and family. The amount of time I have spent on my phone as it relates to fantasy football is ridiculous. During the week, I […]
Law enforcement, military officials discuss terrorism and police militarization at campus forum
Beheadings, mass executions and the possible threat of more violence to come have consumed news coverage over the past few weeks. On Monday, Vermillion Chief of Police Matt Betzen and Lt. Col. Ross Nelson, a professor of military science at the University of South Dakota, administered the forum “Ready for Another 9/11?,” in Farber Hall. The officials […]
Friends, students mourn the loss of USD student killed in car crash
Jasmine Blue’s eyes welled up with tears as she laughed Wednesday afternoon, remembering the time she and Rebecca Kroeger went to Les Miserables for an impromptu movie date last year at the University of South Dakota. Blue, a sophomore at USD, recalled how the two used to dance together. Or how, without fail, Kroeger would sneak snacks and Skype in […]
Remembering Rebecca: A farewell to our photographer
There are many do’s and don’ts in the field of journalism. Do tell the truth, don’t intentionally bring harm to individuals. The list of rules journalists should strive to adhere to is endless, but above all else, we are told to go about our business objectively and fairly. With that in mind, The Volante finds […]
Editor’s column: Kroeger ‘took the world by storm’
Earlier today my organization lost one of our own photographers, Rebecca Kroeger, in a car accident in Minnesota. For someone who has built a career on writing, I can tell you it has never been more difficult to find the right words to express our sadness and to describe who Rebecca was as a person. There […]
National Music Museum ‘at the tipping point of recognition’ after Google visit
Through Google’s Cultural Institute website, the National Music Museum at the University of South Dakota became the first institution in the state to be part of a project dedicated to providing free access to art to people around the globe in the comfort of their homes. The museum welcomed Google to officially launch its virtual gallery […]
Student tailgate relocates to north side of Dome
Traveling to Oregon last week may have been out of the question for many University of South Dakota fans. But come Saturday, students can start the first home football game of the season against William Penn University on the north side of the DakotaDome at the relocated tailgating spot. USD officials relocated student tailgating to the […]
Google Cultural Institute partners with National Music Museum
Boasting a collection of more than 15,000 historical instruments and other musical artifacts, the National Music Museum will go viral as Internet giant Google makes a visit to the museum at the University of South Dakota Friday. As part of its Cultural Institute project, Google will video the museum’s extensive exhibits with its street view technology and add […]