January | 2019 | The Volante

January 31st, 2019 at 10:04 PM

Students kick off Black History Month

Engage. Enlighten. Evolve. The Union of African American Students (UAAS) and Center for Diversity and Community (CDC) highlighted this theme at their annual Black History Month Kickoff on Thursday night. Black History Month is a time to...

January 29th, 2019 at 8:31 PM

Campus

Students living off-campus deal with cold winter temperatures

Extremely cold temperatures canceled class Tuesday and Wednesday, and some USD students are dealing with the chill in their off-campus homes. Mary Wester, a senior nursing major, lived in a cold house in town two years ago and said they had to...

January 29th, 2019 at 8:12 PM

Campus

Vermillion campus classes canceled Tuesday and Wednesday

USD classes were canceled on the Vermillion campus from 8 a.m. Tuesday until 8 a.m. Thursday. Classes were canceled due to the forecasted weather conditions of extremely cold temperatures and a severe wind chill warning. Wind chill temperatures...

January 29th, 2019 at 5:55 PM

Campus

Stilwell exhibit opens, features student's work

USD community members from all corners of campus gathered on Friday night to celebrate the opening of the 33rd annual Stilwell Student Awards Exhibition. The Stilwell Student Award Exhibition is an annual exhibit that celebrates and recognizes...

January 29th, 2019 at 5:28 PM

Pierre

Kristi Noem may face challenges as South Dakota's first female governor

South Dakotans elected the state's first female governor, Kristi Noem, last November. Noem served in the U.S. House of Representatives for South Dakota before she was elected governor. Although Noem has experience within South Dakota politics,...

January 29th, 2019 at 3:22 PM

Events

Annual band festival offers high school students new opportunities

The 21st annual Quad State Honor Band Festival was held in Aalfs Auditorium on Sunday and Monday. 132 high school students from South Dakota, Iowa, Nebraska and Minnesota were selected to be a part of the two-day festival. John LoCognata, USD...

January 29th, 2019 at 3:06 PM

Sports

Coyotes fall to Drake, Iowa State

South Dakota tennis fell to 0-3 on the season after suffering road losses to the Drake Bulldogs and Iowa State Cyclones. USD fell to Iowa State by a score of 6-1 on Saturday. Sophomore Habiba Aly earned individual wins against both opponents....

January 29th, 2019 at 2:42 PM

People of the Pack

People of the Pack: Ian Rice

Ian Rice is a junior from Rapid City, S.D. and works for UBrew in the Muenster University Center. Ali Boysen: What were your thoughts when other schools were getting cancelled but USD wasn't yet? Ian Rice: I honestly wasn't surprised, USD...

January 29th, 2019 at 2:34 PM

Opinion

Ellen Page deserves more recognition

Ellen Page didn’t rise to fame right away, and she deserves much more recognition than she gets. First appearing on Canadian television as a young child, and appearing the Lifetime movie Homeless to Harvard, her first main role was in a 2005...

January 29th, 2019 at 2:01 PM

Sports

Swimming and Diving defeats SDSU on Senior Day

The Coyotes hosted South Dakota State on Saturday and claimed final victories in both men’s (163-137) and women’s (213-83) flights. “SDSU has been a ton of fun to compete against since freshman year,” said senior swim captain Chris...

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