April 24, 2012
Red/White game reveals optimism for Coyote football
This year’s 2012 Red/White spring game showed fans what to expect from next year’s Coyotes and their new coach, Joe Glenn. The game ended with the offense beating the defense 36-26. The offense ran what looked like a pro-style offense and the defense was giving many 4-3 looks. From the beginning the defense was playing […]
Q&A: Reddy enjoys safe and quiet Midwest life
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. Freshman Yamini Reddy is a member of the USD women’s tennis team from Bengelore, India. Reddy led the Coyotes in wins during 2012 with a singles record of 29-7. She […]
USD’s Compton awaits draft day
University of South Dakota left tackle Tom Compton’s dreams will come true this weekend, as the former star of the Coyote offensive line will nervously be awaiting one very important phone call. That phone call will not be coming from his parents, friends or relatives. It will be coming from one of the 32 General […]
USD student worked with women’s basketball legend
How would you like to be able to practice with one of your all-time favorite coaches in college athletics? One University of South Dakota graduate was able to do just that. First-year graduate student Jared Indahl attended the University of Tennessee after working as a guidance counselor at a high school. Indahl, who grew up […]
COLUMN: Columnist reflects on past year
At the beginning of the school year, I wrote a column titled “Road to change difficult but worthwhile.” For those of you who may have missed it, the subject matter regarded my journey to find myself. Since this is my last column of the school year, I have decided to revisit this column and provide […]
USD Opera Department presents ‘Dido and Aeneas’
Forget New York, California or even Europe. Just stay right here, sit back, relax and enjoy the University of South Dakota Opera Department’s production of “Dido and Aeneas.” “This is a rare opportunity, especially in the Midwest,” senior Laura Kuschel said. “A lot of people never have the chance to see a full opera. There […]
USD bands end 2011-2012 with extravaganza
Serving as culmination of a semester’s work, the University of South Dakota’s concert and symphonic bands will take the stage Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. in Knutson Theatre to perform their last concert of the school year — the USD Band Extravaganza. Junior Emily Mason, a music education major, said the USD Band Extravaganza will provide […]
Undergraduate students’ work featured in ‘Micawber Medley’
Four years of learning and a one semester of hard work is being put on display at the John A. Day art gallery for graduating art majors. Undergraduate art students are putting their thesis artwork out for the public to view. Alison Erazmus, director of the university art galleries, said this is the fourth thesis […]
In Response to Thomas Emanuel’s March 28 “Ag Gag” Commentary
In response to Thomas a March 28 “Ag Gag” Commentary: Mr. Emanuel, Following the reading of your recent commentary, I was struck with some concerns. You see, I hail from a Midwestern farm, like many students on campus. Your “Ag Gag” article contained a wide array of opinions-some related and some not. The namesake topic […]
THE RANT: Dear media consumers
Dear media consumers, I don’t care whether it’s reading The Volante, watching Coyote News, listening to Coyote Radio or consuming one of the countless other news sources in print, television or radio, learn the difference between opinion and news. In print, like The Volante, it’s really not that hard to distinguish news from opinion. You […]