2013
Muckey, Hoffman sworn in as SGA executive team
The March 12 Student Government Association meeting saw a transition in leadership as new senators and a new executive team was sworn in. Former SGA President Alissa VanMeeteren and Vice President DJ Smith presented a list of proposed changes for the new administration and expressed gratitude for the opportunity to lead SGA before formally swearing […]
Coyotes gain experience from Summit League loss
It was a learning experience. That was the University of South Dakota Coyotes’ reaction after a tough loss to the South Dakota State Jackrabbits for the Summit League Championship. The women’s basketball team took on SDSU Tuesday afternoon in the Sioux Falls Arena for a chance at making the NCAA women’s basketball tournament. The Coyotes […]
Coyotes to face in-state rival in Summit League Championship
The University of South Dakota women’s basketball team is headed to the Summit League championship game tomorrow afternoon against in-state rival South Dakota State University. The women took on IUPUI Monday afternoon in the semifinals of the Summit League tournament. The team had previously beaten IUPUI both at home and on the road. The Coyotes […]
Coyotes come close in first-round loss to Western Illinois
Leading 39-33 with nine minutes remaining, it seemed as if the University of South Dakota were on the verge of upsetting No. 2 seed Western Illinois in the Coyotes first ever game in the Summit League Tournament Saturday night in Sioux Falls. Instead, dominant play by the Leatherneck’s senior guard Celoa Clark propelled the WIU […]
Legislative Overview: 2-27-13
House Bill 1213 House bill 1213 has been scheduled for a hearing with the Senate Education Committee. If passed, the bill would provide a reduced amount of state aid to education funding to certain school districts with a fall enrollment of less than 100 students. Schools with less than 100 students that are not located […]
HB 1087 moves forward
South Dakota House Bill 1087 is making its way through the legislature, passing the Senate State Affairs Committee 5-4 Feb. 22 in Pierre. The bill, also known as the ‘Sentinel Bill,’ would allow the creation of school sentinel programs and the training of school sentinels in K-12 schools around the state. Since then, it has […]
Law school reaches out to students
It is never too early to begin searching for potential law students and the University of School at Dakota School of Law. The Law School will hold its Discover Law Day Feb. 27 on the campus of USD. Assistant Dean Thomas Sorensen, who helped foster the idea behind Discover Law Day, said the event welcomes […]
Food for thought
In light of Heart Health Month, The Volante looks into campus nutrition. Diet is a key factor in preventing heart disease — the number one killer of U.S. men and women. It’s midday at the Muenster University Center, and over 300 students, faculty and staff are socializing and refueling with food and drink to carry […]
UPDATED: Muckey and Hoffman win SGA election by 150 votes
Junior Erik Muckey and his sophomore running-mate Clay Hoffman won the Student Government Association presidential and vice presidential election by 150 votes. According to senior Deven Scott of the SGA Election Steering Committee, a total of exactly 2,000 students turned out to vote for their 2013-14 student body representatives. The breakdown of the votes: •Muckey/Hoffman: […]
BLOG: Names cause problems for the Girl with the Glasses
What is in a name? An interesting question, Mr. Shakespeare. It’s a question that caused no little bit of controversy on Facebook this last week. Sometimes when I’m lying awake at night and pondering my life, I consider my name. Sometimes I say it to myself over and over again. “Jackie.” After a while, […]