The Student Government Association will be considering a Smoking Ban Resolution at its Tuesday, Nov. 15 meeting. The Smoking Ban Resolution calls for a campus-wide smoking ban. If passed, the resolution would recommend a change to the current...Opinion
It’s the time of year when snow can fall suddenly and in large amounts. There have already been a couple false alarms. Every winter, Vermillion institutes an unusual parking policy for many of the...Opinion
Dear fellow parking violators at the University of South Dakota, After complaining about the poor or unfair parking of individuals around me, I went ahead — with brash hypocrisy — and decided...Opinion
IN THE KNOW: President Abbott, SGA President Michels and the Coyote Statue Committee finally picked the winner of the Coyote Statue competition. IN THE KNOW: Val Hoeppner from the Freedom Forum...Opinion
1. A period of three days occurring several times during the school year. Causes of the three-day-weekend vary, but each occurrence is marked by a decrease in the population of Vermillion and a...Opinion
“Just open up the sides and give it to ‘em!” - Main street “I don’t think our balls like us.” - Prairie lanes “Can we do that tiger thing now?” - Neuharth...Opinion
Welcome to the age of technology. I can still remember when my family didn't own a personal computer, yet now my mom, dad and sisters all own their own laptops. That's just the beginning. Now, I...Opinion
Dear Reading Public, Get out there and make some news. Like, seriously. Have you read the last few issues of The Volante? Nothing is happening in this town. And as we know, the sole purpose of...Opinion
"Pedestrians have the menu." - MCDONALD'S "You owe me a one." - CHERRY STREET "It's Batman, Robin and super baby!" - DAKOTA STREET "I think it's December for the Cowboys...Opinion
The United States’ foreign policy needs an identity. We supported the overthrow of Hosni Mubarak in Egypt, Saddam Hussein in Iraq, Moammar Gadhafi in Libya and would like to see changes in Yemen,...
