Willing and wanting to make a difference in someone’s life has always been USD alumnus David Jal’s philosophy.
Originally from South Sudan, Jal was separated from his family at the age of 10. He lived in a refugee camp until he was 19, when he...
The possible move of the South Dakota School of Law has prompted discussions and some concerns among current law school students. Morgan Nelson, a third-year law student and president of the Student Bar Association, said she’s in favor of the...
Some athletes get to live out their dreams by continuing to play their sport in college, and even fewer get to say they continued further than that. However, some athletes at USD found luck and earned jobs with their alma mater.
Swimming graduate...
Last April, USD kickstarted a way for students to check out bicycles free of charge. The bike share program began after receiving a $4,500 grant from the Student Government Association's Green Initiative Fund. There are, on average, 10 red...
The USD Coyotes football team is ranked third in its division, barely falling behind Illinois State and North Dakota State University. This is a first for the Coyotes since entering Division I. The 4-0 record, three of those wins being on the...
A 1964 graduate of USD, Tom Brokaw, a former anchor and managing editor of "NBC Nightly News," said he has some fond memories from Dakota Days. Brokaw shared some of these memories in an email with The Volante. In the fall of 1959...
The undefeated Coyotes are looking forward to the upcoming homecoming game.
USD will take on Youngstown State, ranked No. 3, this Saturday at 2 p.m. in the DakotaDome.
The team’s winning attitudes are high, now being 4-0.
“Things have changed...
USD President James Abbott announced his retirement when he gave his 21st State of the University Address last week in Aalfs Auditorium. "This concludes my 21st State of the University Address, and it will also be my last," he said during the...
Dakota Days is a campus-wide celebration of school spirit. With an entire week of events, hundreds more people are brought into Vermillion. One event so many people come into town for is the football game. USD is playing Youngstown State for...
Alumnus Dennis Daugaard is in his final term as governor of South Dakota. Daugaard grew up on a farm between Garretson and Dell Rapids, SD. Daugaard said he went to a small, one-room country school for elementary school before going to high...