February 2012
Q&A: Grove doesn’t enjoy hot wings
EDITOR’S NOTE: Each week The Volante sports staff will interview a member of the USD athletic community and ask them off-the-wall questions. Enjoy the hilarity. Emily Grove is a freshman pole-vaulter for the University of South Dakota track and field team out of Pontiac, Ill. Kelly Stewart: Why did you choose USD? Emily Grove: I […]
Coyotes’ Hegge ‘brings everything to the court’
Even before the start of the 2011-2012 USD women’s basketball season, senior forward Amber Hegge was predicted to have a standout year for the Coyotes when she was selected to the Summit League Preseason All-Conference team for USD’s first year in the conference. At the men’s and women’s basketball Media Day on Nov. 3, women’s […]
USD continues winning streak
Lackluster shooting countered by stellar defensive play was all the University of South Dakota women’s basketball team needed to earn a win over the University of Nebraska-Omaha Tuesday night at the DakotaDome. The Coyotes held the Mavericks to just thirteen field goals over the course of the game on their way to a 58-38 victory, […]
Jackrabbits return to the DakotaDome Thursday
Heading into their biggest game of the year, the University of South Dakota’s men’s basketball team will play host to in-state rival South Dakota State University for the first time since losing to them 86-56 on Jan. 12. The contest between the Coyotes (8-14) and Jackrabbits (19-6) will be the first at the DakotaDome since […]
COLUMN: Feedback from students is necessary
Page two of the Verve section is getting a face-lift and we want you to be a part of it. Editor Payton Randle, Assistant Editor Emily Niebrugge and I have been planning out the possibilities this page presents. We want to make sure this page is engaging and interactive and full of the things you […]
Students’ works to be presented in gallery
The University of South Dakota’s College of Fine Arts will be holding the 25th annual Stilwell Juried Exhibition beginning Feb. 10 and ending Feb. 29. The exhibition will feature 75 selected pieces of artwork ranging in different areas created by USD students. Alison Erazmus, director of the university art galleries, said in order to submit […]
Economy makes profit from love
Candy and cards filled the stores the day after Christmas, signaling the start of another marketing campaign for a holiday – Valentine’s Day. Valentine’s Day is a holiday with two different sides to it – love and candy. It’s also a holiday which tends to bring about the argument of whether it’s merely a commercialized […]
Kramer to perform in senior trombone recital
After playing trombone for 14 years, senior Tom Kramer will present his final bass trombone recital. The recital will feature music by composers Lassen, Jacobs, Dubois and Lebedev which will be held in the Colton Recital Hall at 7 p.m. and will last about 45 minutes. Kramer said most of the pieces he will be […]
Native American flutist ready to entertain viewers
This week the National Music Museum will be offering a guest who has been featured in a movie and has also won an award for his music. Michael Murphy, of Omaha, Neb., is a folk singer and songwriter, guitarist and player of the Native American flute. He will sing songs of social awareness, peace, and […]
The Rant: Dear fellow Coyotes
Dear fellow Coyotes, Tell me – when you apply to a university, there’s a reason, right? Be it sports, academics, location; there’s a reason you chose that college to apply to. Something about that school made you love it. So riddle me this, Coyote fans: Who decided it would be a good idea to wear […]