September 2016
Wellness Coalition brings awareness to binge drinking with new program
With a presentation titled “Cocktails and Camelbaks, members of the Wellness Coalition are taking a new approach in educating students about the dangers of underage drinking by going where they’ve never gone before: the residence halls. On Monday evening, the Coalition, which aims to advance behavioral health and wellness for USD students through prevention […]
Morgan’s Mix: Enemy Planes, Night Moves and Soulcrate play in Sioux Falls
Downtown Sioux Falls was lit up Saturday night for “That Sounds Decent,” a free-for-all-ages concert. This event was hosted by local remix group Later Babes and Kansas City-based brewery Boulevard Brewing Co. The venue was at the intersection of 8th and Railroad Center, the perfect spot in the heart of Sioux Falls surrounded by local […]
New relationship between Alumni Association, USD Foundation seeks to increase efficiency
In an effort to save money and time, a realignment of the USD Foundation and USD Alumni Association is underway, resulting in greater communication between the two entities and a decrease in staff. In June, USD announced the “strategic alignment” of both organizations to move forward to more closely align alumni engagement efforts. USD President […]
UPDATED: Apartment complex residents return home after gas, fire scare
About 20 people were allowed to return to their apartments early Tuesday morning after a gas leak and fire scare at the Austree Apartment complex led to the evacuation of the two buildings Ileen Weisser, a resident of the apartment complex located at 800 Jefferson who made the initial 911 call, said she was doing […]
Possible cyberattack on Volante website leads to beefed up security
On Sunday morning four stories on The Volante’s website were unpublished in the matter of minutes, alerting editors to a possible cyber breach. The stories, which were all Verve articles, were unpublished from an editor’s account, whose password has since been changed. In a 24-hour period, there were 240 failed login attempts on The Volante’s […]
Safe spaces disrupt the First Amendment
USD prides itself on supporting the First Amendment, words of which are proudly displayed on the front of the Al Neuharth Media Center. While USD supports freedom of speech unquestionably, I can’t fathom how college campuses across the country are creating designated, little spots to avoid offending others. These areas are considered safe spaces, tabooing certain triggering words […]
Cooking and eating healthy is worth the effort
One of the hardest things about moving away from home has been finding ways of eating healthy meals while being on a budget. As a freshman and sophomore, getting food wasn’t such a big issue for me because I was on a meal plan that covered everything I could possibly need each week. Even though […]
Becoming bilingual is crucial for USD students, Americans
In a world that’s becoming more connected every day, it’s now more beneficial to learn another language —even in the English-heavy country of the United States. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, a record-breaking one in five Americans speak another language other than English in their household. This percentage is only expected to go up […]