September 2021
Vermillion Schools and their procedures for COVID
The Vermillion School District (VSD) has a “Return to School Plan” in place where masks are not enforced unless a building surpasses a certain COVID threshold. Masks are required for two weeks until COVID numbers are bellow the threshold The superintendent for the VSD is Damon Alvey keeps everyone in the school district informed weekly […]
Greening Vermillion partners with local artists to paint storm drains
Greening Vermillion, a nonprofit organization dedicated to making Vermillion more sustainable, is adding to its drain painting initiative, Adopt-a-Drain, featuring three new artists. The featured artists include USD student Dakota Wilson, Jennifer Maggio and Thea Jarchow. USD graduate student, Campus Recycling Coordinator and Greening Vermillion board member Anna Moore is one of the project leaders […]
USD’s Chamber Singers plan for upcoming season
The USD Chamber Singers have been getting ready for a new season with many new members, as well as adapting to new changes in the year since the pandemic began. USD Professor David Holdhusen, director of choral music, said the singers are doing the best they can to go back to a normal season after […]
Women’s basketball announces non-conference slate
Dawn Plitzuweit and the USD women’s basketball team have announced their full non-conference schedule for the 2021-22 season, and there are a handful of 2020 rematches in the opening few weeks of the season. The defending Summit League Tournament champions will open the season with back-to-back games against Power Five Conference foes in South Dakota’s […]
Cultural Wellness Coalition starts year with “Back Outside” kickoff event
The Cultural Wellness Coalition (CWC) is a new organization on campus that strives to include all students and teach them about different cultures through events like movie nights. In an email interview with The Volante, junior Media & Journalism major Kayla Saleem said that the CWC was started last year after the murder of George Floyd. “We […]
Rachel Review: Chicago Party Aunt fails to stand out
Netflix and adult animated comedy is a mixed bag. There are shows like “BoJack Horseman” that are groundbreaking, and then there are shows like “Big Mouth” which leave everyone questioning if it really should have been animated. Both are watchable and memorable, but with Netflix’s new show “Chicago Party Aunt,” there is barely any real […]
USD football downs Cal Poly 48-14
The USD Coyote football team won their first road game of the 2021 season in dominating fashion. USD defeated the Cal Poly Mustangs 48-14 to improve to 2-1 on the season. The scoring came quickly for the Coyotes who scored on all seven of their first half drives. On the team’s first offensive possession, Mike […]
Making the best of a year off
Last year was full of changes, and one Coyote faced many obstacles to get where he is this year. USD Basketball player Hunter Goodrick was not seen on the hardwood last season because of COVID-19. Goodrick decided to stay home amidst the pandemic. “I just thought with the whole COVID situation, it would just be best […]
COVID-19 anti-vaccine culture and its consequences
While many students and young people in South Dakota laugh and brush off the idea of ever getting COVID-19 and the possible implications, more and more young people die every day of the disease. Yet virtually 0% of the nearly 1,700 people dying every day are currently vaccinated. Despite all of this, people still fight […]
“Fun Home” spotlights LGBTQ, women playwriters
The USD Department of Theatre presents “Fun Home” as their upcoming production based on Alison Bechdel’s graphic memoir, focusing on her experience with going to college, coming of age and coming out of the closet. “Fun Home” will premiere Sept. 23-25 at 7:30 p.m. and Sept 26 at 2 p.m. in the Knutson Theatre. Department […]