September 22nd, 2020111Tucked away in Noteboom Hall, room 317, Jessica Messersmith — the newly appointed Faculty Athletics Representative (FAR) — is deciding what the best course of action is to help all student-athletes during the COVID-19 pandemic. In a normal year, Messersmith’s job would include keeping student-athletes on track while they balance...
September 8th, 2020130One downtown restaurant is on the cusp of closing its doors due to the slowdown of business caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, while another two are finding new ways to combat the financial difficulties. Café Brulé, a Main Street restaurant, is struggling financially during the age of COVID-19. After celebrating being open for a little...
August 31st, 202041 With USD COVID-19 cases continuing to rise, students are wondering, how many cases will be too many? How many cases till we are sent home? How long till hybrid classes get moved fully online? How long till the designated COVID floor in North Complex is full? UNC-Chapel Hill was in person for one week before students...
April 21st, 2020143South Dakota now has 1,755 confirmed cases of the Coronavirus, according to the state’s health department. At least 65 people are currently being hospitalized and 824 people are recovering from the virus. On April 21 there has been 71 new positive cases in South Dakota along with one new COVID-19 death, according to the...
April 17th, 2020149 USD's physical therapy program is making sure students learn the necessary skills while staying on track to graduate despite transitioning to online learning. USD's physical therapy program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE). The commission establishes the minimum standards and...
April 17th, 2020151 USD announced on Friday all summer camps are canceled— including American Legion Auxiliary South Dakota Girls State, originally scheduled for June 1 through 6, Despite the cancellation, all participants will receive a certificate of achievement and according to the press release, will be invited to the banquet scheduled for the...
April 14th, 202061 In a time when everything is online working remotely should be easy. It should be easy to put together a paper from your house — but it’s not. While The Volante staff is lucky to have access to Adobe Indesign on our laptops, the ability to edit photos from our living rooms, access to the internet to keep our website up to...
April 14th, 2020133 Beginning on Thursday, the Beacom School of Business is offering a webinar series led by faculty to show support to small businesses during the Coronavirus pandemic. As the leading business school in South Dakota, Venky Venkatachalam, dean of the USD Beacom School of Businesses said it's important the Beacom School shows their...
April 13th, 202058 With working from home or not working at all becoming the new normal, people of all ages are experiencing changes in their schedules and routines. For some students, this can mean finishing an internship early, or having an internship canceled entirely. Cory Myers, news director of the Argus Leader, said they’ve had...
April 13th, 2020231The status of the coronavirus in South Dakota took a turn on Sunday when Smithfield Foods, one of the largest pork-processing plants in the state, saw 438 workers fall ill to COVID-19, as stated in the Washington Post. The plant, located in Sioux Falls, is closed indefinitely according to the company's website. With these new cases,...
