2016
USD celebrates Earth Day with week of activities
Earth Day will be more than just 24 hours in Vermillion for the third year in a row. This week a slew of events to spread awareness and knowledge about sustainability has been planned for “Earth Week.” USD’s sustainability program and Greening Vermillion are working with the Vermillion community for this week’s events. “The events […]
Letter to the Editor: Literature classes not a waste of taxpayer dollars
I politely disagree with Mr. Clay Conover’s assessment in the April 6 issue of The Volante that “high school literature classes are a waste of taxpayer dollars.” One of my undergraduate majors is in English and after 10 years in the banking industry, I decided to pursue my dream of teaching high school English — […]
BLOG: Ceramic Arts conference offers unique, exciting opportunity for ceramic students
This past March, I was given the opportunity to attend the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA) in Kansas City, M.O. As an art major with a ceramics emphasis, I was curious and excited about the things I would learn and the artists I would meet along the way. I drove to […]
Coyote tennis bests rival SDSU, sees improvement from previous years
For the first time in four years, the USD women’s tennis team captured a win against rival South Dakota State University Sunday. SDSU has been near the top of the Summit League rankings for the past few years. Coyote head coach Brett Barnett said the Coyotes have have been playing strong in the conference conference. “Right now we are […]
The HIV epidemic is far from over
The world’s knowledge is advancing at an ever-increasing rate, especially in the area of medicine. Diseases thought to be incurable, or an immediate death sentence, are now very manageable. One of these diseases is HIV. Instead of panicking when somebody admits having an HIV-positive diagnosis, the public seems almost apathetic to the news. Recently, Johns Hopkins hospital […]
USD goes green for Earth Day with week of activities
April 22 is Earth Day, and USD, along with campuses around the country, will be going green with a week full of activities dedicated to helping the planet. USD’s sustainability program and Greening Vermillion, a community sustainability organization, have devoted April 17 through the 23 to celebrating and protecting the planet. “There is a broad understanding that humans are having dramatic, […]
PHOTOS: USD hosts 96th annual Military Ball
Members of the USD Reserve Officers’ Training Corps attended the 96th annual Military Ball Saturday evening in the Muenster University Center. The keynote speaker for the ball was USD alumnus Brigadier General Ronald Place. Place is responsible for 14 medical treatment facilities on the Eastern seaboard and in the Southeast. This year also marks the […]
Photo gallery: spring drag show
“We’re here again,” drag show host and performer Martina Shakers said after the first performance was complete. “Good God.” The second drag show of the year, hosted by Spectrum: Gender and Sexuality Alliance, was held in the MUC ballroom Thursday night at 8 p.m. Condom necklaces were available for purchase and a “random bag of crap” was […]
SGA recommends changes to Math Emporium
SGA senators weren’t convinced by the presentations of Math Department Chair Dan Van Peursem that all is well with the Math Emporium, and so they drafted a resolution recommending a list of changes that should be made to the Emporium. The resolution described Math administration officials as unreceptive to recommendations, and unable to justify why […]
SGA votes to tentatively withdraw from Student Federation
After a lengthy debate about an issue that’s been on SGA’s radar for some time, Senators voted Tuesday night to tentatively withdraw USD’s membership and all related financial support from the South Dakota Student Federation. The Student Federation is an organization whose purpose is to “bring the six regental institutions together. … To come together and collaborate […]