The USD Nursing department received a grant from the Matson Halverson Christiansen Hamilton Foundation, which is part of the Global Rural Nursing Exchange Network (GRNEN) initiative. Anne Pithan,...Campus
Every 10 years, legislators redraw the legislative districts of South Dakota. This year, the State House and Senate differed on their approaches. The State House's draft plan, along with other...
November 14th, 202173 The USD football team stunned rival South Dakota State in a victory which head coach Bob Nielson described as having an “unbelievable” ending. The Coyotes trailed 20-17 as the offense lined up on their own 43-yard line to attempt what football fans refer to as a “Hail Mary” with just one second left on the clock. Quarterback...
Educators and other South Dakotans working to craft new state social studies standards said Tuesday that Gov. Kristi Noem’s administration deleted elements dealing with Native American history and...
November 8th, 202136 Last fall, the University of South Dakota's COVID-19 cases peaked at 243 according to the USD COVID-19 Dashboard. This year, the highest peak has been 24 in early September. South Dakota has a total of 5,961 cases overall, according to the South Dakota Department of Health website. Kevin O’Kelley, the head of USD’s COVID-19...
November 7th, 202128 Several USD accounting students received seven out of nine of the South Dakota Certified Public Accountants (CPA) Society scholarships. The process began early this year and students found out in June and August. USD student Haley Duffield, who received the Accounting Excellence scholarship, said that she had gotten an email...
October 31st, 202133 The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) has recently begun publishing the Pandora Papers—11.9 million leaked documents showing the offshore accounts of 35 world leaders and more than 100 billionaires, celebrities and business leaders. The publication of these papers drew new attention to South Dakota’s role...
October 26th, 202152 EDITOR'S NOTE: The Volante's Bennett Clary and Miles Amende contributed for this article. The third and final Opportunity Center stakeholder meeting was held Oct. 25, in which members of the Opportunity Center Task Force met with the Student Government Association (SGA) and the Environmental Club to gather input on how...
October 26th, 202151 When USD student Liam Mechling was introduced to dubstep by his older brother, he had no idea where it would take him. One year ago, however, he was asked to DJ a private Halloween party at Terry Peak in the Black Hills, and the rest, he said, is history. Liam Mechling is now a DJ and producer for Stupid Happy Collective—a music...
Before the Senate Bill 55 task force meeting on Oct. 14, at 4:30 p.m., a meeting was held between members of the South Dakota Board of Regents (SDBOR) and several student organization...
