September 2018
Finding the right key; non-music majors fill up piano classes
No wonder people click for more info regarding music classes for non-music majors. Piano classes for non-music majors have been filling up fast, and the number of students enrolling in piano lessons are continuing to climb. A large amount of non-music majors’ interest in piano lessons is increasing the talk of personal growth for the […]
Students learn about the ‘survival of the species’ in sexual education course
One USD professor has been educating students on a taboo topic, sexuality, for more than 30 years. Cindy Struckman-Johnson teaches the course psychology of sexuality every fall and has even pushed off her retirement because she said she feels the class is too important to not be taught. Struckman-Johnson’s course covers a wide variety of […]
USD professor authors book, ‘Document Image Analysis’
One professor has authored a new book, “Document Image Analysis.” The book covers topics such as pattern recognition, image processing, artificial intelligence and machine learning. KC Santosh, assistant professor & graduate program coordinator for the computer science department said in an email interview with The Volante that his book is a document analysis project. “The book presents […]
Swim & Dive team finds new depth
Following last season’s successful campaign, 14th year coach Jason Mahowald and his swimming & diving squad are hungry for more. “There’s definitely a drive to be successful with this group,” Mahowald said. “And that’s not coming from anyone but our upperclassmen. They want this team to be good, and I think they expect it to be good.Our […]
Column: Key Injuries hurting NFL teams
Many notable NFL athletes suffered season-ending injuries in 2017, a trend that has carried over into the 2018 NFL season. In week three of the season, many players went down with injuries. One of the most notable injuries was suffered this week by San Francisco 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo. NFL writer Marc Sessler reported that […]
Player of the Pack: Coral Suarez
Coral Suarez is a senior nursing major and goalkeeper on the soccer team from Thousand Oaks, Calif. Austin Lammers: What’s the one thing you miss most about California? Coral Suarez: I would say the beaches. And the constant 75-80 degree weather. AL: If you weren’t a goalkeeper, what other position would you be most confident […]
Minors expand students’ education
Minors acquired at USD are not added to a student’s diploma, but rather put into account on an academic transcript. The college of arts and sciences is the only college that requires all of its students to have either a minor or a second major. John Dudley, associate dean of the college of arts & […]
Zanin’s Top Ten goal not enough to top UMKC
USD women’s soccer split games last week, beating New Mexico State on Thursday and losing a close Senior Day game to UMKC on Sunday. Senior Taryn LaBree scored a pair of goals in the 3-0 win in Las Cruces, N.M. The victory was the Coyotes’ third in a row and pushed the Coyotes past last […]
Tapingo wait times lengthen as popularity increases
Wait times have substantially increased one year after the introduction of the Tapingo app at USD. Aramark contributes lengthy wait times to a growth in popularity on campus, at times even tripling last years average numbers. For example, on Sept. 17 there were 1,354 orders. In an email interview with The Volante, Stacy Kauer, Aramark’s marketing coordinator, […]
Malt beverage tax benefits city with Prentis Park improvements
The City of Vermillion has used the markup of the sale of malt beverages to fund various recreation improvements in Prentis Park. In South Dakota, cities are allowed to markup the sale of malt beverages by a total of 5 percent. Vermillion implemented this new markup July 1, 2015. In 2015, the city brought in […]