Bar exams low rate not helping law school
When visiting the University of South Dakota, prospective students expect to see their futures become a bit more clear. The campus celebrates graduate programs, advantages for internships and the state’s only law and medical schools. Students want to know what they are getting from a USD education as soon as they start asking questions. However, […]
Students should take better advantage of career opportunities
The main goal of every University of South Dakota student is usually to graduate with a degree that will ultimately better the chances they attain their dream job. Even with a degree, the chances of a student waiving their recently awarded degree around and an employer immediately confronting the student about a job opportunity is […]
Advising puts burden on USD faculty and students
With midterms wrapped up and the semester winding down with each passing week, spring advising is fast-underway at the University of South Dakota. Students will meet with faculty to select classes for the upcoming semester and fine-tune their remaining semesters at USD to ensure all the requirements are in order for graduation. Although there are […]
University needs to focus on recruitment
In a town where half the population is made up of residents and the other half consists of students at the University of South Dakota, it should be a priority to keep that number steady, maybe even let it increase some. With the incoming student population down by 174 students this year, it’s apparent something needs to […]
Celebrate Dakota Days safely, responsibly
For the 100th Dakota Days, school spirit is more alive than ever. Throughout The Volante, we have highlighted a few activities students and anyone partaking in the week should take advantage of, and some we should not. More than anything, our homecoming is about having fun and coming together one week out of the entire […]
5K provides positive interaction with law enforcement
Law enforcement doesn’t always receive the most thoughtful opinions. Whether labeled as crooked offenders of the law or as fun-sucking predators, public opinion has its fair share of views about the men and women sworn to protect our communities. Our daily Internet feeds rarely exemplify the just actions of our law enforcement, preferring to instead point […]
University failed to uphold students’ right to know
The First Amendment of the United States Constitution states that Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of speech or of the press. At The Volante, we have the responsibility to exercise those freedoms to inform our readers about what is happening on their campus — their home. This week, The Volante published an […]
Remembering Rebecca: A farewell to our photographer
There are many do’s and don’ts in the field of journalism. Do tell the truth, don’t intentionally bring harm to individuals. The list of rules journalists should strive to adhere to is endless, but above all else, we are told to go about our business objectively and fairly. With that in mind, The Volante finds […]
The Volante implements online drop box and reader’s board
The 2014 fall semester is fast underway, whether we were ready for it or not. In some capacity, the beginning of each semester brings a fresh wave of new perspectives and promises students and organizations around campus hope to expound upon to further their commitment to a set of morals or causes. Last semester, The Volante […]
No rest for USD, summer improvements essential to university well-being
The University of South Dakota has come a long way in the past 17 years since President Jim Abbott arrived in 1997. It’s facilities have improved, it’s quality of education has made leaps and bounds through a infinitely evolving academic catalog and it’s status as a Division I institution has elevated the school on a […]