Opinion

The United States tries to pride itself on being the greatest democracy in the world; however, both major parties use broken primary systems. The purpose of a primary is for voters to determine who should represent their respective parties in the general election in November. But this year’s primary cycle has exposed some critical democratic […]

Some of USD’s walkways are as small as five feet in width. This is too small for bikers, skateboarders and pedestrians to coexist during busier times of day. As far as I can tell, there aren’t laws or rules regarding skateboarders or bikers on campus. I went to UPD, SGA, the State of South Dakota codified […]

When I was first applying for college in 2013 and got my acceptance letter from USD, I remember distinctively choosing the school because it had a creative writing major. This was the most important thing for me because I was adamant on studying creative writing, so I was pleased to know USD wasn’t only close, but […]

I politely disagree with Mr. Clay Conover’s assessment in the April 6 issue of The Volante that “high school literature classes are a waste of taxpayer dollars.” One of my undergraduate majors is in English and after 10 years in the banking industry, I decided to pursue my dream of teaching high school English — […]

The world’s knowledge is advancing at an ever-increasing rate, especially in the area of medicine. Diseases thought to be incurable, or an immediate death sentence, are now very manageable. One of these diseases is HIV. Instead of panicking when somebody admits having an HIV-positive diagnosis, the public seems almost apathetic to the news. Recently, Johns Hopkins hospital […]

Gender pay gaps are constant, never-ending issues that America seems to always struggling with, and it’s appears they won’t change in the near future. In the U.S., women hold 49.3 percent of jobs, according to whitehouse.gov. But despite this fact, and the fact that women have been increasing in the business world for more than 50 […]

On March 31, five members of the United States National Soccer Team sued the U.S. Soccer Federation and Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for wage discrimination. For those not tuned into the international sports favorite, the U.S. team won the 2015 World Cup hosted in Canada, which wasn’t their only win. In total, they’ve won the […]

As the academic school year slowly comes to a close, I’d like to touch on the things that have bothered me and other Coyote students this past year. First off is parking – finding a spot is the epitome of impossible. This especially speaks true to commuters, as I have many friends who drive to school and […]

Correction at 4:18 p.m.: UPD and other law enforcement agencies already have to obtain a warrant to enter and search a student’s dorm room or on-campus housing facility. Students who live on campus should get the same rights as normal citizens. Our federal and state constitutions grant us a certain amount of privacy from law enforcement. […]

The leak of 11.5 million documents from the Panamanian firm Mossack Fonseca, dubbed the “Panama Papers,” details hundreds of individuals who used Mossack Fonseca to set up a shell corporation — a fake, nonexistent company ‘based’ in a country with loose tax laws. Through financial intermediaries, along with enough accountants and lawyers, the super-wealthy who […]