Campus adjusts to USD smoking ban
According to Student Government Association President Alissa VanMeeteren, SGA is pleased with the way the smoking ban has been doing during its initial weeks of enactment. Still, some students and faculty members have not observed the new policy. VanMeeteren said there are “minimal people failing to adhere to policy.” “SGA knew violations would happen,” VanMeeteren […]
Soup feed, auction support trips
Since 2004, Alternative Week of Off Campus Learning has been a sanctioned organization at the University of South Dakota. On Nov. 28, USD’s AWOL club will be hosting its biannual soup feed, one of the group’s many events and one of their biggest fundraisers of the year. “It provides an opportunity for all participants to get […]
University encourages families to participate in Family Weekend Nov. 9-11
Faculty, staff and students are usually the only aspects associated with the University of South Dakota. But another part of the university that may not be commonly thought of is the families. Family Weekend is Nov. 9-11, and is a chance for USD families to visit their children and the campus to see what students […]
Harvest draws students home
Only 1 percent of the Midwest population live on farms, according to PBS.com. Mariah Jo Miller, Mark Keck and Terry Robertson are members of that 1 percent. First-year student Miller is from Hinton, Iowa and has always lived on a farm, where her family raises animals and crops. “We have horses, goats, cattle and poultry. […]
Decade-long career comes to an end
A key factor behind the scenes for the Freedom Forum, and subsequently The Volante, will retire on October 19. Darlene Schieffer, senior secretary at the Freedom Forum and business manager of the student newspaper, will say goodbye to the job she has had for the past decade. “I do the bookkeeping of The Volante. I […]
Vaccines offered by Sanford Vermillion to students for discounted price
Every year in the U.S., an average 5 to 20 percent of the population contracts the flu, according to FluMist.com. Starting Sept. 25, University of South Dakota Student Health Services, located in the Sanford Vermillion Medical Center, will begin its distribution of discounted flu shots. In recent years there has been belief that flu shots […]