April 2017
Elizabeth Acevedo shares poetry, life experiences
By Cheyenne Alexis and Morgan Matzen Race and civility were the main topics during slam poet Elizabeth Acevedo’s visit to USD. Acevedo shared her poetry with an audience of students and faculty in the Muenster University Center Ballroom Thursday night. She lead a lecture and a writing workshop earlier in the day. Acevedo said growing up as […]
Player of the Pack: Chris Nilsen
Chris Nilsen is a freshman pole vaulter on the track and field team. Clay Conover: What do you think about international recruiting? Chris Nilsen: I think it’s one part unfair because you can recruit someone from another country as a 22-year-old and they’ll come in as a freshman. They have eligibility for another four of five years, […]
Three seniors share experiences in research, science
For students involved in research, USD offers many opportunities to get involved. Three seniors, all who’ve been involved in research for years, shared their experiences in research, why they’re passionate about science and how USD helped them get where they are today. Jade Fostvedt Jade Fostvedt, a senior chemistry major, has being doing research since […]
Coyotes take series versus South Dakota State
The wins didn’t come easy, but when all was said and done, the Coyotes softball team came out on top of the South Dakota State Jackrabbits this weekend. USD won the series 2-1, and maintain a high position in the Summit League standings. After the weekend, the Coyotes now sit at fourth place in the standings […]
Tapingo: Convenience vs. fairness
It comes out of nowhere. Three beeps, one right after the other. Loud. Shocking. It’s like an air-raid. It’s Tapingo. Tapingo is the newest addition to campus life, which allows students to order food and drinks from various business at the Muenster University Center by simply using an app on their smartphones. With the app, […]
Editorial: Stop stigma surrounding menstruation
All women have periods. So why do they still hide pads and tampons up their sleeves to go to the bathroom so no one will see they’re menstruating? While women in the U.S. aren’t on the level of getting banished for having their periods as some do in other cultures, there’s still a stigma surrounding the […]
Three USD football players participate in NFL Pro Day
As football players of all shapes and sizes stood in a single-file line in the DakotaDome weight room last week, nerves were at an all-time high. One short jump or missed step could negatively affect a lifelong dream: to play professional football. Last week, three USD football players participated in NFL Pro Day, an event […]
Read2Soar helps improve students’ reading, confidence
USD alumna Bonni Boschee has committed herself to creating an open environment for students of all ages to improve their reading skills. Boschee created the Read2Soar program, which improves the reading level of students in a matter of months, after she spent more than 16 years in education. Clients meet with her once a week […]
SGA introduces bills to increase transparency
The Student Government Association introduced legislation Tuesday night to make SGA more transparent. Senator Malachi Petersen, former Volante editor in chief and current representative of the graduate school, introduced three bills that would increase the transparency between SGA and students. The first bill would amend the SGA constitution to require the organization’s weekly meetings to […]
Greeks raised a combined $130,000 for charity in 2015-16
While most Greek chapters may be stereotyped as encouraging a raucous party lifestyle, an often overlooked aspect of fraternities and sororities is their intensive fundraising efforts. All 12 USD Greek houses are active in the community, raising money for the respective charities they support. In the 2015-16 school year, fraternities and sororities raised more than $130,000, and put in almost 40,000 […]