September 24, 2013
In the Know and In the Dark
IN THE KNOW: Having your next door neighbors be friends of yours is nice because they chase away drunk strangers who are messing with your house. IN THE DARK: Those same neighbors ask you to let them tie their pet pig to your tree so their landlord doesn’t see it and you have no choice […]
Overheard
Here you’ll find the weirdest, funniest and stupidest things we’ve heard during the week. Context is for suckers. “Is there ever a good way to pee your pants?” — The Volante Newsroom “Stop walking around with the cat while you don’t have clothes on.” — University Street “I’m kind of scared to walk into her […]
The Rant: Sweater weather
Dear Vermillion weather, Over the past couple of days the weather in Vermillion has been chilly enough to constitute it as “sweater weather.” Don’t get me wrong, I am a fan of fall, it’s my favorite season. But one thing I have learned attending the University of South Dakota is always be prepared for the […]
Do’s & Dont’s: Dakota Days
Please Do Go to all of your classes. Yes, it is homecoming week, but that doesn’t mean it’s time to start skipping your classes. This week, it will be especially important to attend all of your classes and prove to your professors that you’re serious about your education. Have a Dakota Days to remember. We […]
COLUMN: Junior stops waiting and paves future
Sometimes I really can’t tell if I’m depressed or just a college student. The majority of the time, it’s either my pathological fear of failure or my small bladder that coaxes me out of bed in the morning. Other times it’s at least 45 minutes of scrolling through the puppies tag on Instagram before I […]
Students make cross-cultural connections
Senior Cassandra Bosma got to climb the towers in Rothenburg, Germany, and joined the fall festivities at Kramermarkt in Bremen, Germany, two unique experiences marking when she studied abroad in Germany for a year. The University of South Dakota encourages students to go through with this program because it gives most students a better understanding […]
Rambling Anna: Vermillion isn’t dangerous at night
In one of my classes, we got off on a tangent about how males see things differently than females. For instance, walking to your car in a deserted parking lot after dark in Vermillion is a lot scarier for women than it is men. I was the only one in class who didn’t agree. About […]
Smaller marching band hits a high note
This year’s Sound of USD marching band is smaller than in previous years, but junior drum major Sam Schroeder said the band sounds the best it has since he joined as a first-year student. The 2013 band, which has 115 members, is currently preparing its “Movies” field show, which will debut at the Dakota Days […]
Athlete stays inspired thanks to grandfather
EDITOR’S NOTE: During the semester, The Volante will be featuring a variety of students and their unique stories for a campus dynamic feature. If you or someone you know has an interesting story, contact [email protected]. Name: Keyen Lage Hometown: Sioux Falls, S.D. Year: Sophomore Major: Business finance Position: Outside linebacker No. 33 Kelsey Kroger: Who is your favorite opponent? Keyen Lage: “South […]
McLaughlin honors Howe
Crazy Horse’s uncle may be depicted in a Lakota ledger from Little Bighorn, social anthropologist Irene Castle McLaughlin said during this year’s annual Oscar Howe Memorial Lecture. About 70 were in attendance in Farber Hall last week for the lecture, “Riders of the Storm: A Plains Indian Ledger from Red Cloud’s War.” “It’s a real […]