October 2012
Letter to the editor: Stay safe over D-Days
In establishing herself as the Flagship University of the State of South Dakota, the USD founders implemented the traditions of pride, persistence and progress that have carried this institution through her first 150 years. Even before the state of South Dakota was admitted to the Union, the University of South Dakota had already admitted seven […]
EDITORIAL: Sixty-two percent of what student body?
A week ago, University of South Dakota administration declared in an email that USD will officially become a smoke-free campus as of Jan. 9, 2013. And that was it. No more discussion as to a plan of action. No more discussion as to how this ban will supposedly be enforced. The nine-sentence email sent about […]
Royalty finalists announced at revealing ceremony
Finalists for Mr. and Miss Dakota were announced at the royalty revealing ceremony Oct. 2. The ceremony took place at Aalfs Auditorium in Slagle Hall and was followed by a pep rally in the courtyard outside of Aalfs. Both events were sponsored by the Dakota Days planning committee. The finalists for Mr. Dakota included Tyler […]
Brokaws to serve as parade marshals
Tom and Meredith Brokaw are set to serve as marshals for the 98th Dakota Days parade. The parade will begin at 10 a.m. Oct. 6. Both are Yankton natives as well as University of South Dakota alumni. The Brokaws established the Tom and Meredith Brokaw Scholarship in Honor of America’s Greatest Generation with the USD […]
Neuharth Award to be presented
Newspaper columnist and Internet sensation Marilyn Hagerty will receive the Al Neuharth Award for Excellence in the Media Oct. 4. Hagerty, a University of South Dakota alumna who was Neuharth’s first editor at The Volante, has spent the last 50 years as a columnist for the Grand Forks Herald in Grand Forks, N.D. She drew […]
Student newspaper celebrates 125 years
While the University of South Dakota celebrates its 150th anniversary, The Volante is celebrating a milestone of its own — 125 years as USD’s student-run newspaper. Patrick Lalley, managing editor at The Argus Leader in Sioux Falls, S.D., worked for The Volante his senior year of college at USD and said working for the newspaper […]
Facultys’ salaries prove to be non-discriminatory
On average, a male working as a professor at the University of South Dakota makes more than a female. According to the American Association of University Professors’ faculty salary survey, at USD, the average salary for full-time professors is $85,400, while a male full-time professor makes $85,500, women make $85,300. A male associate professor makes […]
New policy sees no issues in halls
This fall, the University of South Dakota became the first Board of Regents’ university to permit alcohol in select residence halls. Pertaining only to McFadden and Coyote Village, the new rule states any student who is of age and consents to the regulations outlined in the policy are eligible for the designated housing option. Phil […]
First-years shatter record
The first-year class at the University of South Dakota broke records yet again. USD enrolled 1,251 students in its 2012 first-year class, which is an 11 percent increase from last year. The university’s overall enrollment is 10,284 students this year. USD was the only state public university to see an increase in enrollment, up by […]