USD Alumni, family members and current students will all come together soon enough to celebrate D-Days in all of its glory.  As D-Days quickly approaches, restaurants and bars downtown are preparing for their busiest time of the year.  As we near that special time of the year, we find ourselves reflecting on the importance of […]

What’s worse than a freshman pushing the button on Cherry Street? You guessed it: a freshman pulling the fire alarm in the dorms at 2 a.m.  There is nothing more irritating than waking up from your deep slumber to the shrieking sound of the fire alarm. There are two scenarios. One: someone came back drunk, […]

That’s right. There are bats flying and ants crawling around campus buildings! You know what that means? Free pets.  For those of you who aren’t interested in tending to the usual cat or dog, this could be your opportunity to find a pet that better suits you as a companion.  Here are a few things […]

Another year, another freshman class. We at The Volante understand that freshman year can be a scary time of transitions, so we’ve compiled a list of our best advice for those navigating their first year on campus. Wear your USD ‘23 shirt as much as possible. Upperclassmen will see that you’re a freshman and will […]

The conversation regarding transgender individuals has been a hot topic in recent years. With numerous celebrities coming forward and shedding new light on a previously largely undiscussed topic, binary people are slowly coming around to the idea that trans lives matter. Here on USD’s campus, in honor of Trans Awareness Week, Spectrum – USD’s Gender […]

The Center for Diversity and Community (CDC) celebrated its four-year anniversary recently at a first Friday luncheon, where students and faculty gathered to look forward to the future of the CDC. The CDC has given many opportunities for students to experience and learn about diversity. For example, students who attend NCORE conferences learn about issues […]

We’re lucky in a lot of ways to live in the time we do, a time where women in leadership positions aren’t only a regular occurrence, but on the rise. Everywhere we look we see women taking the reins, leading the world to a better tomorrow. We see it here on campus with President Gestring. We see […]

What we know now is that the west side of the DakotaDome will be closed for renovations during the 2019 football season. This means that, unfortunately, the student section will also be closed. What does this mean? It means that, according to the USD’s athletic administration, roughly 5,280 total seats will be available for the six […]

In light of today’s political climate, the university’s political science department has begun having brief discussions revolving around topics such as Kavanaugh, the new South Dakota governor and even the tax increases of cigarettes. These conversations are held in MUC room 212 and while the conversations are lively and relevant, the issue rises that involvement […]

It’s an old cliché: an art department being underfunded and in desperate needs of the funds they’re lacking. Here at USD, that cliché rings true. For years the Warren M. Lee Center for Fine Arts (FA) has been in need of repair and currently, the university is looking for donors to make these much-needed repairs. […]