2020
USD Chamber Singers look forward to spring season
USD’s Chamber Singers looks nothing like it did last year. Singers are required to wear masks and are divided into four separate groups. The four groups work on their own music along with several combined pieces, Emily Muirhead, choir president said. Combined rehearsals with all four groups are held outside, weather permitting, or in Aalfs […]
USD develops updated plan for spring semester
Many changes have come due to the pandemic, including changes to education systems among schools and universities nationwide. However, in the upcoming semester, students, staff and faculty will begin to see some of those changes being reversed. Last month, the South Dakota Board of Regents gave universities a new schedule for spring semester operations. This […]
Coyote Athletics Spring Slate
Looking ahead to the new year, Coyotes sports teams are gearing up for an unusual spring. All sports will be competing during the second semester after schedule delays and changes due to the pandemic. Basketball The women’s and men’s basketball teams will be the first Yotes to play in the competition since March. The women […]
Editorial: A thank-you from The Volante Staff
We made it. This long, strange semester is about to come to a close. As you all begin to prepare for finals, pack your bags and head home for the well-deserved holiday break, The Volante staff would like to say one thing —thank you. It’s no secret that this semester was more difficult than others. […]
USD professors evaluate fall semester, look ahead to spring
This semester, the entire USD community implemented and adapted to the changes in place due to COVID-19. From wearing masks across campus to getting used to hybrid and online learning, the fall semester was much different than years past. While students had to adjust to new schedules and campus operations, USD professors had to alter […]
2020 South Dakota State Football Championships Recap
11AAA: Brandon Valley 35, Harrisburg 14 The 11AAA state title went to the number two seeded Brandon Valley Lynx with the team’s 35-14 victory over the Harrisburg Tigers. The win gives Brandon Valley their second state title in three years after the Lynx’s loss to O’Gorman in last year’s state title game. “Especially after last […]
Women’s Rugby win virtual
This year, due to COVID-19 the USD’s women rugby team had to compete in a different way. At the beginning of August the women’s rugby team found out they would not be competing physically, and rather they would have a virtual competition. For the virtual season each week, the rugby team had five main tasks […]
“Dash and Lily” reignite Christmas spirit
Usually Hollywood likes to repackage its stories and give the same thing every year for Christmas, which ultimately makes me dread the screens this time of year. This show, at first glance, sounds like the usual cringe Christmas story but turns out to be the gift we all deserved. “Dash and Lily” is a new […]
Asian American Student Association works to educate students
The CDC on campus is comprised of multiple organizations that focus on different cultures. The Asian American Student Association (AASA) is one of the smaller groups within the CDC that focuses on bringing Asian culture to USD. Naivy Patle, a senior economics and political science double major, is the president of AASA. Patle said the group strives to educate students on […]
The Third Score: Harrington Lectures 1993-2013 released on Amazon
USD’s annual Harrington Lectures, from the College of Arts and Sciences, have been compiled into a book every twenty years since its conception in 1952. In August 2020 the third book was released, which covers the lectures from 1993 to 2013. Judith Zwolak, an Information Specialist working at USD’s College of Arts and Sciences, has […]