Editorial: Try Not to Stress During Finals Week
We’re almost wrapped up with the Fall 2023 semester. There’s been highs, and there’s been lows the past 3 months. Final exams and essays represent the last mountain to climb before more than three weeks of winter break. For most of us, finals week represents a stressful time. However, we can take steps to mitigate […]
Editorial: Thanksgiving is the Best Holiday of the Year
Thanksgiving is almost here: pumpkin pie, turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, what’s not to love? Thanksgiving is not only about eating copious amounts of food that would be considered seriously unhealthy on a regular basis, but is about spending time with family and friends. President Abraham Lincoln made Thanksgiving a national holiday in 1863. This may […]
Editorial: Be an Informed Voter at the Polls
Yesterday marked election day for some parts of the country. Virginia, Kentucky, Louisiana and Mississippi held statewide elections for governor, executive offices and the state legislature. Most other states held local municipal elections for races such, as school board and city council. While we didn’t have any elections in Vermillion yesterday, the country […]
Editorial: How Old is Too Old for Halloween
Halloween approaches fast, just in time for some potential snow as the last vestiges of warm weather disappear. Downtown Vermillion will host a trick-or-treat for kids in the afternoon, but what about us? Are we too old to celebrate Halloween? To answer this question, we need to understand the history of Halloween. Many believe Halloween’s […]
Editorial: ChatGPT Hurts Our Writing Skills
The Volante staff aims to highlight the power of artificial intelligence (AI) generated content by using ChatGPT to write this week’s editorial on why using AI negatively impacts an individual’s writing capabilities. Relying solely on AI for writing comes with a set of limitations and concerns that should give pause to those considering it as […]
Editorial: Dakota Days isn’t About Students
It’s Dakota Days again! For some of you, this week represents a week of partying, excitement and questionable life choices. For others, D-Days is nothing more than one continued headache of noisy neighbors partying it up at 3 a.m. on a Thursday. A third group of students treat D-Days with the same indifference as any […]
Editorial: Combat Suicide with Meaning
September marks National Suicide Awareness month since its inception 15 years ago. Mental health has continued to make an impact on not only certain groups but entire generations. Mental health arguably ranks as one of the most important issues for Gen-Z. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) lists South Dakota as having the fifth-highest suicide […]
Editorial: Campus Parking Is Better Than Realized
There’s a lot to be said for the state of USD’s parking. One could criticize the size of the parking stalls or the ticketers dispatched in full force, but compared to other universities, USD’s parking is actually in pretty good shape as it has affordable tickets and undergoes regular asphalt maintenance with the help of […]
Editorial: How Does the Job Market Look for Graduates?
Supposedly our college education has prepared us for our future, but now it’s about to be put to the test as the graduating class of 2023 enters the job market for their first post-college job searching. Some of the more popular or well-known majors at the University of South Dakota include business, nursing and other […]
Editorial: It’s Getting Harder to Live On-Campus
Living on-campus is great for students. It allows easy access to classrooms, dining halls, faculty members and a lot of other resources. But next year it’s going to be harder to find a dorm, especially for upperclassmen. The South Dakota Board of Regents (SDBOR) requires that students need to live and dine on campus for […]