October 2014
Hitchcock a pioneer in the crime, thriller genre
Finally, we have made it to the decade of my favorite director’s films. Alfred Hitchcock was notorious — which so happens to be a title of one of his movies — for changing the game for crime/thriller movies in the 1930s well through the 1970s. Out of all of his many award-winning films, one of […]
Michael Dunn guilty verdict brings hope
The Jacksonville, Fla., case of Michael Dunn has returned a guilty verdict for first-degree murder. Dunn was charged with murder after shooting into an SUV filled with teenage boys at a gas station after a verbal altercation over the loudness of the boys’ music. Despite Dunn claiming he only fired into the car out of […]
Students curate exhibit in Oscar Howe Gallery
Paintings in the Oscar Howe Gallery serve as a window into the Native American way of life. “Red Road” features the traditions, ceremonies, dances, rituals, games and day-to-day events of Native Americans. Senior Rayna Hernandez, who is majoring in English and painting, and graduate student Isaac YellowBank, studying kinesiology, shared their original research as part of […]
Caught between a rock and an ice-cold creek
Sometimes you find a good workout routine, and sometimes a workout finds you. Other times, you find yourself standing in the middle of a creek in the Black Hills of South Dakota, wondering where it all went wrong. Last weekend I tagged along on a traditional college road trip with the noble ambition of getting […]
UNI defeats USD 27-16
The 100th Dakota Day hype appeared to be too much for the University of South Dakota football to handle. South Dakota came into their homecoming game with high hopes of taking down Northern Iowa for the second year in a row and improving to 3-3 on the year. Unfortunately, UNI got the best of the […]
PHOTOS: USD soccer ties NDSU 2-2
On Sunday the University of South Dakota women’s soccer team on the North Dakota State University at home. The Coyotes tied the Bison 2-2. (Photos: Anna Glenski / The Volante)
Marching to the beat of tradition
The 100th anniversary of Dakota Days continued Saturday morning with a parade through downtown Vermillion. (Photos: Anna Glenski / The Volante)
The many shades of USD’s Red Tie Event
More than 600 people were expected to attend the University of South Dakota’s Red Tie Event Friday in the Muenster University Center. The evening event marked the public launch of USD’s Onward campaign, which has a goal of raising $250 million for the university. Speakers at the event included notable USD graduates such as President […]
‘Yotes cut loose on dance floor
University of South Dakota students attended a Zumba dance party in the Wellness Center Friday night as part of D-Days festivities. (Photos: Phillip Miller)
Students, faculty and alumni show school spirit at rally
University of South Dakota students, faculty and alumni joined together outside of the Muenster University Center on Friday evening for a pep rally to get in the mood for tomorrow’s game. Football head coach Joe Glenn took the time to thank students for all of their support and challenge them to help cheer the team […]