October 2012
Letter to the editor: Support women’s rights
Editors Note: Letters to the Editor can be emailed to [email protected] or brought into the office located at the Al Neuharth Media Center. Hey Coyotes, my name is Brittany and I’m a new intern for NARAL Pro-Choice South Dakota. It’s my job to bring reproductive health awareness to campus, and to advocate for women’s reproductive […]
EDITORIAL: Halloween ties to the presidential elections
With the spirit of Halloween taking over campus this week and the recent elections just around the corner, The Volante wanted to make this week’s editorial a fun list of Halloween and Presidential election facts. Halloween has long been the celebration of superstition but here is a list of how the holiday can tie into […]
Spanish Club decorates for Day of the Dead
Nov. 1 is normally just an ordinary day where most are coming down from the aftermath of Halloween in the U.S., but to other cultures, this day carries special significance. In Spanish speaking countries, Nov. 1 is known as “Dia de los Muertos,” or “The Day of the Dead,” a day where the life of […]
USD Theatre Department puts on spooky, funny show
When the lights finally hit the stage for the University of South Dakota’s production, “Dead Man’s Cell Phone,” the audience should expect a “humorous, awkward journey full of life and love,” according to student director Callie Hisek. Beginning Oct. 31 at 7 p.m., Nov. 1-3 at 7 p.m. and Nov. 4 at 2 p.m., students […]
“Paranormal Activity 4” disappoints
It is an unfortunately well-known phenomenon that the majority of horror movie sequels can barely stand up to the originals. Where the original film inspired chills and nightmares, sequels often lose any semblance of fear. An example of this can be seen in “Halloween 3,” in which the plot had nothing to do with Michael […]
Good season for undead walkers
Being an avid fan of the zombie apocalypse, I needed something to sustain my interest longer than your average “Night of the Living Dead” movie.buy wellbutrin online https://www.parkviewortho.com/wp-content/languages/new/prescription/wellbutrin.html no prescription Unexpectedly, then came AMC’s announcement to air a television series of the same name to be based on Robert Kirkman’s zombie comic book series “The […]
BLOG: Fear of dorm bathrooms
There are plenty of horrifying things in the world: death, spiders and the fact that “50 Shades of Grey” is one of the best-selling books of all time. Yet, there is one thing that strikes dread in my heart more than any of these, and it is an unfortunate fact of life I fear I’ll […]
BLOG: A soda fountain of fun
On Thursday, I discovered a mystery cup in my kitchen. Under most circumstances I would advise one to throw mystery cups straight into the trash, but since neither my roommate nor me have friends come over – or have friends in general — I decided to investigate it. When I deemed the drink inside this […]
BLOG: The underrated art of horror
I can’t put my finger on it, but there’s something about horror that I just can’t say, “No” to. Horror forces us to question our mortality − and I love it. Maybe it’s because I grew up in a typical white, suburban way with very little conflict. Because of that, I was never forced me to […]
BLOG: Factors of football success
A few weeks ago, a story was written in the sports section of The Volante discussing the Dakota Days football game and D-Days in general. D-Days is a time of school spirit and a return of alumni, which is supposed to culminate with a victory by the football team. In this article, it discussed how […]