2012
The Rant:Dear fellow students of USD
Dear fellow students of USD, I don’t know about you all, but I love having everyone else back on campus. It’s just a breath of fresh air to see the school more populated again. But there is another side of being back to school. We are in college, after all. It’s time to hunker back […]
In the know & in the dark: September 26
IN THE KNOW: USD will play it’s first Missouri Valley Conference game in the DakotaDome Saturday. Make sure everyone shows the conference our Coyote pride. IN THE DARK: The football team being shutout 28-0 in the first half against Northwestern. We were hoping the game wasn’t going to be over in the first half. IN […]
COLUMN: Thefts troubling at Coyote Village
Over the last couple of weeks, the residence of Coyote Village had some interesting issues with the disappearance of laundry. Since the new school year started, residents of Coyote Village have reported four thefts, all of what were related to the disappearance of laundry from the laundry room. In the past few weeks this is […]
OVERheard: September 26
Here you’ll find the weirdest, funniest and stupidest things that we’ve heard during the week. Context is for suckers. “Long time drinker, first-time rider.” — Main Street “What ever happened to Genuwine?” — University Street “If we are golfing, I need cigarettes. It’s the only way I can putt.” — Pine Street “If you […]
COLUMN: Freshman guide to USD Dakota Days
Ready or not Dakota Days week is about to start and I, for one, couldn’t be happier. Cheers of “Happy D-Days” as well as the profuse amount of unnecessary t-shirt sales will over take the campus once again. For all new students at the University of South Dakota, Dakota Days, known by most as D-Days, […]
COLUMN: iPhone 5 craze: necessary or excessive?
I am Sarah Mackeben and I was one of the crazy people that stayed up until 2 a.m. to get the iPhone 5. Now before you judge me too quickly, I stayed up just to make sure I could receive the iPhone 5 in the mail on the earliest day possible. Less than a year […]
Guest Submission: SGA D-Days plans
Editors note: Guest submission is a section dedicated to people on and off campus to send in columns to The Volante. The Volante reserves the right to decide if the submission will be printed or found online at our website. Based on the number of t-shirt sales, Facebook posts and time-off requests, it has become […]
EDITORIAL: USD legacy lives in student organizations
The theme for this year’s Dakota Days parade is “Celebrating 150 years of USD Legacy,” and it seeks to ask students, faculty, staff and alumni to look back to the history of this institution and what it is that has created the rich history we all now enjoy. But what is a legacy, exactly, and […]
Northwestern pummels Coyotes
Mental mistakes, botched plays and penalties all plagued the University of South Dakota during their game against Northwestern on Saturday, as the Coyotes stumbled to their second loss of the season, 38-7. Lapses aside, the Wildcats dangerous defensive line kept the offense on their toes for much of the game, only allowing the Coyotes 240 […]
Abbott makes plans to fundraise
University of South Dakota President James Abbott gave his annual State of the University speech in which he touched on the university’s current challenges, congratulated the university’s accomplishments and laid out his plans for future improvement. In the past, higher education from an institution has become a second option to most high school graduates because […]