April 2014
USD prepares to host first local March of Dimes walk
Although members of the University of South Dakota’s Golden Key International Honour Society participated in a March of Dimes walk last year, the group is hosting its own local walk this year. Members of the student group walked in the Sioux City march last year, but because all of the funds raised went to the […]
Jessen makes home debut, Coyotes win both matches
The University of South Dakota women’s volleyball team interim head coach Leanne Williamson got her first shot at coaching the Coyotes as they hosted a spring tournament at the DakotaDome April 5. “It has been fun,” Williamson said. “These girls are awesome and work really hard. It is nice to have some quality teams coming […]
Matthew, men earn second-place finish
The University of South Dakota men’s golf team continued to put up solid numbers at the Western Illinois Beu Mussatto Invite March 31 and April 1, while the women struggled at the Georgia State Panther Intercollegiate tournament. Head coach Nick Hovden said the men hung tough in the cold and windy conditions. “They were right […]
Right to unionize unlikely for USD athletes says Athletic Director Herbster
When the National Labor Relations Board granted Northwestern football players the right to unionize, questions for schools, players and fans came up across the nation. University of South Dakota athletic director David Herbster said right now the decision only affects Northwestern, and he does not see it affecting USD athletics. “It’s going to open up […]
Men and women’s rugby go 2-1 at weekend competition
Both the men’s and women’s rugby teams went 2-1 in their weekend competition at Wayne State in Wayne, Neb., the biggest rugby competition in the country. The weekend, where more than 80 teams from the U.S. and Canada competed, was a success for both teams, since neither won a game at last year’s competition. “We […]
Kritenbrink makes national collegiate team
University of South Dakota junior volleyball player Kendall Kritenbrink was named to USA Volleyball’s collegiate team Tuesday. Kritenbrink will join 35 other athletes in the U.S. Collegiate National Team Program. The team will train and compete with the USA Volleyball Girls’ National Championship from June 22-July 1 in Minneapolis. The athletes were chosen based on […]
Earth Week covers considerable ground in Vermillion
To celebrate Earth Day next week, the Sustainable Vermillion committee, comprised of members of the University of South Dakota Sustainability Club, sustainability program and members of the Vermillion community, have planned a week of festivities. The week kicks off April 21 with a showing of the documentary “A Fierce Green Fire” at 3 p.m. in […]
Taking a bite of the world: Featured recipes from Festival of Nations
The sights — and smells — from the Festival of Nations April 6 in the Muenster University Center ballroom featured plates that covered regions all over the globe. Here are a few cooks and their featured recipes from the University of South Dakota event: Haiti Angelica Gabriel, director of Wesley Campus in Vermillion, met her […]
It’s time to organize, bring on the college athletic union
Hail to the union, the collegiate athlete union. I might be jumping the gun on this one — there are no college athletes picketing arenas with “More work? Less pay? No way!” signs, but a recent decision by the regional National Labor Relations Board could mean monumental changes to college athletics. The official ruling March […]
Programs combat neglect
Most late-night ice cream runs made by University of South Dakota students don’t end with a coloring session at the Vermillion Police Department with three young children. Junior Kate Turner, who is also The Volante’s advertising manager, had a “relatively strange” evening last October with a friend, who asked not to be identified. Shortly after […]