17 | February | 2020 | The Volante

February 17th, 2020 at 10:29 PM

Students, faculty reflect on broken records, camaraderie from Unite for USD

Unite For USD raised over $560,000 from more than 1,100 donors. The online fundraising event ran from Feb. 12-13. This was only the second year of the mass donation event, but Whitney Alexander, Executive Director of Constituent Engagement at the...

February 17th, 2020 at 10:27 PM

Campus

Crashes in Vermillion reflect public education, road improvements

In 2019, South Dakota had a record low in traffic fatalities. Vermillion experienced its first fatality from a traffic incident since 2015. Out of the 166 drivers involved in an accident last year, 151 (91%) were unharmed. Luke Trowbridge, a...

February 17th, 2020 at 9:53 PM

Opinion

Victim blaming: It's time to stop

Vermillion is a generally safe place to live, but sexual assaults happen everywhere and when they do, it’s important we pay attention to how we’re addressing them. One out of every six American women has been the victim of an attempted or...

February 17th, 2020 at 4:32 PM

Campus

Live concert series performs in Farber Hall on Valentine's Day

On Valentine’s Day, the National Music Museum (NMM) held “Classical Valentine'', a performance by the Mahr Quartet, as part of their on-going NMM Live! Series. From Omaha, Nebraska, the Mahr String Quartet celebrated the holiday of...