November 2012
Josie Clarey: Where did you grow up? Roger Zare: In Sarasota, Fla. I was born and grew up there and lived there for the first 18 years of my life. Since then, it’sabeen three different places for three different degrees. Now I’m back in Florida, but in a different part. JC: Is this your first time to South […]
COLUMN: Looking good on paper is overrated
When I was a senior in high school, I had an internship at Gannett, the company that owns USA Today. During this internship, there was a day when my boss had me look through a stack of 100 resumes and decide which 10 people she should interview for the open position in the human resources […]
USD rivalry game just like any other for SDSU’s Sumner
EDITOR’S NOTE: This week The Volante chose to do something different in respect to the upcoming USD football game against SDSU. We interviewed both opposing quarterbacks in order to get an inside look on each player and their team in preparation for Saturday’s game. Austin Ashlock: What makes a rivalry game different than every other […]
Coyotes take on in-state rival SDSU for the first time since 2003
Nov. 17 — a date that everyone in the state of South Dakota has had their eyes on for quite some time. The University of South Dakota Coyotes are sitting in dead last in the Missouri Valley Conference and all they have left to play for is pride. And what better opponent to play for […]
Nine years in the making
On Nov. 17 the University of South Dakota will travel to Brookings to take on South Dakota State University and renew a rivalry as old as the state it’s held in. The moment the Dakota Agricultural College established itself in February 1881, a new found rivalry was born. Shortly after, the Dakota Territory was divided […]
Vander Maten ready to rewrite season against Jacks
EDITOR’S NOTE: This week The Volante chose to do something different in respect to the upcoming USD football game against SDSU. We interviewed both opposing quarterbacks in order to get an inside look on how each player and their team is preparing for Saturday’s game. Troy Heinrich: What makes a rivalry game different than every […]
In the Know & In the Dark: November 14
IN THE KNOW: Family weekend at USD. It was nice to see parents checking out what their sons and daughters actually do in Vermillion. And where all the money is going. IN THE DARK: Family weekend. It’s still a college town and a weekend. Students are still going to have fun the college way. IN […]
COLUMN: Partying safely keeps you out of trouble
It’s Friday night and the party is bumping, the music is blasting out as the drinks are being downed and there are hot girls and guys everywhere. Suddenly the flash of red and blue lights is seen outside the window as somebody yells out that the cops are here. Panic sets in as those underage […]
OVERHeard: November 14
Here you’ll find the weirdest, funniest and stupidest things that we’ve heard during the week. Context is for suckers. “Here in South Dakota, we live the thug life every day. Can that be my catchphrase? Pretty Please.” — Al Neuharth Media Center “I would do things for $7 under my door.” — […]
THE RANT: November 14
The Rant I hate jury duty. OK, so it’s not so much that I hate jury duty. I hate being told I have to show up for jury duty and then never being picked to be on a jury. It’s a drag. I don’t think it would be a big deal to me except that […]