September 2013
Mealtime madness: Congestion, limited seating cause delays
It’s noon on a Wednesday and students are heading by the dozens to the Muenster University Center for a bite to eat between classes. As they enter through the bustling Marketplace entrance, there are students seated everywhere in the eating area, with few spare tables in sight. The line for nearly every food station is […]
Overheard
Here you’ll find the weirdest, funniest and stupidest things that we’ve heard during the week. Context is for suckers. “Then it got weird when they were slapping each other’s bare chests.” — The Main Street Pub “I may or may not have peed in that bush last night.” — Clark Street “I walked in and […]
In the Know & In the Dark
In the know: The Muenster University Center is a popular place for students to eat their meals because of the variety of food options. In the dark: It has become difficult and time consuming for students to eat in the MUC because of limited seating and short staffing. In the know: Miss America […]
Keck yields national results
A University of South Dakota student is a finalist for a national award in Future Farmers of America. Sophomore Mark Keck’s approach to a required project led him to be one of four finalists in the running for the American Star in Agriscience Award. Each finalist received a $2,000 cash award along with a trip […]
Gallery features Great Depression prints
Sixty original prints depicting regional agrarian life and labor struggles during the Great Depression of the 1930s are on display for students and the public through the end of the week at the John A. Day Gallery in the Warren M. Lee Center for the Fine Arts. “Dust, Metal and Stone: The Graphic Arts of […]
Students collaborate with NASA
Five University of South Dakota students and their professor collaborated with NASA for an online project during the 2012-13 school year that has resulted in several design awards. Collin Hover, assistant professor of graphic design, senior Calvin LaBrie and May 2013 graduates Ashley Palmer, Amy Gehling, Amanda Connelly and Keaton Solomon created a website called […]
Campus dynamics
EDITOR’S NOTE: Throughout the semester, The Volante will be featuring a variety of students and their unique stories. If you or someone you know has an interesting story, contact [email protected]. For Reanna Schultz art is more than her major, it’s her passion. The fifth-year student from Yankton is pursuing a fine arts degree with a […]
“Onward” to $250 million
Story by: Trent Opstedahl and Alex Shaefbaur University of South Dakota leaders are a quarter of the way through completing a seven-year, $250 million fundraising campaign, making it the largest philanthropic drive in the university’s history. A comprehensive campaign impacting the entire USD campus, the “Onward South Dakota” campaign is expected to increase student scholarship funds, […]
Museum set to expand, fulfill brand
Story by: Austin Ashlock and Creighton Hoefer Upon arriving at the National Music Museum last November, Cleveland Johnson, the institutions second director in its 40-year existence, was faced with a number “daunting” challenges. “I quickly realized the museum had a corner to turn,” Johnson said. “We had to decide whether to keep on keeping on, or […]
Unofficial partnership benefits county EMS, university students
Merritt Groh is one of eight students from the University of South Dakota volunteering for the Vermillion-Clay County Ambulance Department. Vermillion’s ambulance department responds to approximately 800 calls per year, and is staffed 24 hours a day with two ambulances on duty at all times. About half of the roster is made up of university […]