February 2015
New social media apps contribute to gender inequality
New media apps has drastically changed how we interact and view each other. It has set standards for how we view the opposite sex and has greatly distorted what is expected in romantic relationships. Specifically, I’m talking about apps like Fade and Yik Yak. On a daily basis, one will find a feed of jokes from the Internet, […]
Low pay of teachers ‘frequently dismissed’
Your editorial in the February 11 issue of The Volante on K-12 teacher pay in South Dakota toward raising awareness of the low pay of S.D. K-12 teachers was appreciated. Too frequently, the low pay of teachers is dismissed with claims that it is only a nine-month-a-year job. Too frequently, the low pay of S.D. […]
Rapid City Man Gets Probation For Role In Girlfriend’s Death
RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — A Rapid City man has been sentenced to a month of house arrest and two years of probation for his role in the death of his girlfriend last summer. Nineteen-year-old Dylan Roth was charged with felony hit and run after authorities say he accidentally ran over 18-year-old Erika Weisz with […]
Report: Many Dakotas College Students Go Elsewhere To Finish
FARGO, N.D. (AP) — A report by a national group shows that college students who start at four-year schools in North Dakota and South Dakota are following similar paths to completion — including more than 10 percent who finish their studies at other schools. The National Student Clearinghouse Research Center tracks the progress of students […]
Director Of VA Black Hills Health Care System Retiring
RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — Veterans Affairs Black Hills Health Care System Director Stephen DiStasio plans to retire at the end of the month. The VA says Jo-Ann Ginsberg will become acting director March 1 and will serve in that role during the search for a full-time replacement for DiStasio. Ginsberg joined the Black Hills […]
Opponents Of Proposed Solar Farm Near Sioux Falls Appealing
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Opponents of a proposed solar farm on the outskirts of Sioux Falls are appealing to city and Minnehaha County officials. A joint city-county planning commission last September approved the $25 million Cherry Creek solar farm proposed by Minnesota-based Geronimo Energy, under certain conditions. The Argus Leader reports ( ) some […]
Man Gets 5 Years In Sioux Falls Beating, Kidnapping
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A 32-year-old South Dakota man will spend five years in prison for attacking and abducting a woman he and his co-defendant believed was a police informant. Donald Robert Wise of Crooks was sentenced Monday on a charge of second-degree kidnapping. Prosecutors allege he and 30-year-old Sioux Falls woman beat the […]
South Dakota Lawmakers To Discuss Transportation, Gun Bills
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — Lawmakers return to Pierre Tuesday after a long weekend and will discuss plans to fund transportation projects and let people carry concealed pistols without a permit. The House State Affairs Committee will debate raising roughly $50 million for road and bridge funding. A separate House committee has also reviewed the proposal. […]
People of the Pack: Lexy Tuttle
Tell me about something in your life that you’re most proud of. “Within the last year, my mom passed away and it was a total shock. She wasn’t sick or anything — it was an accident. Being able to move past that with my family and getting closer to my dad as a result, and […]
People of the Pack: Brian Griffin
Brian Griffin is a first year law student at the University of South Dakota. He is from Jacksonville, Florida. In high school, he made a big impact with a small act of kindness. Why did you start saying “hi” to five new people each day? “I randomly saw this person just sitting by (herself) and […]