December 2012
QuickHits: Gilsar, Mettler, Gress set records at fourth annual USD Red-White indoor track meet
VERMILLION, S.D. — Megan Glisar, Jeff Mettler and Ali Gress each set meet records as South Dakota track and field held its fourth annual Red-White Meet at the DakotaDome on Friday. The meet serves as a preseason event and the results did not count in any qualification standards or national r ankings. Glisar jumped 5 […]
COLUMN: Divisional competition should round out postseason picture
Heading into the final three weeks of action in the National Football League, the National Football Conference (NFC) playoff picture couldn’t be any tighter. As opposed to its conference counterpart, the American Football Conference (AFC), the NFC has five open playoff spots left. This creates tension within the conference, as any team can potentially lose […]
Standout transfer’s journey takes him to USD
For the first time in over a year, Juevol Myles is playing on a Division-I basketball court. The USD senior point guard made it clear how much it means to him. “It’s one of the greatest feeling in the world. Basketball is basically my life. I love basketball,” Myles said. A gifted scorer with tremendous […]
COLUMN: Holiday season no cake walk for pair of USD teams
Holiday break. A time for students and faculty to take a well-deserved break from all things school related and to enjoy the holiday season surrounded by family and friends. However, while most students are knee deep in holiday cheer, some University of South Dakota teams will still be hard at work. For both Coyote men […]
Students view gender-neutral housing as step forward
The Residence Hall Government Association is considering a policy that would enact gender-neutral housing as an option in residence halls. “We are in the beginning stages of this project and are in the process of creating a proposal to present to the Dean of Students and Student Services administration,” Stephen Goodfellow, president of RHGA, said. […]
SGA meets with Student Federation and S.D. BOR
The University of South Dakota Student Government Association met with South Dakota’s Student Federation Dec. 11 and the Board of Regents Dec. 12 to discuss topics that have been on the agenda for several sessions. Despite being discussed at previous SGA meetings, the issue of General Activity Fee money being spent on housing scholarships was […]
Study shows 24/7 program successful
South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley said a new report is further evidence that South Dakota’s 24/7 Sobriety Program is working. The program was started in 2005, giving people convicted of alcohol-related crimes a chance to stay out of jail as long as they stay sober. They’re monitored twice daily for alcohol use. Jackley said […]
Commencement to feature Gilbertson
Chief Justice David E. Gilbertson will give the keynote address for the University of South Dakota’s 37th Winter Commencement at 10 a.m. Dec. 15 in the DakotaDome. More than 560 candidates will receive degrees during the ceremony. A South Dakota native and 1975 graduate of the USD School of Law, Gilbertson was elected to a […]
Local business owners capitalize on students as consumers, employees
In part three of this three part series, The Volante focuses on a local businesswoman’s achievements in a predominantely male business environment. Among the sound of freshlybrewed coffee spewing from the machine and hushed, frantic gossip conversations of elderly women, college students of all backgrounds can […]
Graduate School sees 5 percent increase for 2012
The University of South Dakota Graduate School has reached an all-time high. “Graduate enrollment, not including the Medical School and Law School, was at 2,157 this past fall,” Brandy Durham, director of recruitment & marketing at USD Graduate School said. “Based on information from the Institutional Research Office, this would not be the highest headcount. […]