Former USD student competes in Miss America pageant Sunday
By Gabby Ehlers and Katie McGuire Miss South Dakota is working to trade in her crown for a national title. Autumn Simunek, a former USD student, has been preparing for months to compete in the 89th Miss America pageant on Sunday. Simunek, from Hot Springs, S.D., was crowned the 69th Miss South Dakota this year […]
University Housing bans e-cigarettes in residence halls
University of South Dakota housing has updated the community living policy to ban the use of electronic cigarettes and vaporizers in residence halls. “(They) have been known to set off fire detection equipment alarms which could result in evacuation of the residence hall and disruption to your living environment,” University Housing said in an e-mail Wednesday. Smoking […]
Move-in week overwhelming for first-year student
Welcome Week was a lot more difficult than I thought it would be. As a student plunging into the vast unknown world of college life, I came to USD pretty clueless about what might lie ahead for me. All summer – and, in all honesty, every year of high school – I was shaking with […]
LIVE BLOG: Move-in Day 2015
The Volante has team coverage of Move-In Day 2015 in a live blog below. In addition, reporters are tweeting with the hashtag #USDmove. #USDmove Tweets Photo Gallery
USD student drowns in Missouri River
ELK POINT, S.D. (AP) — Authorities have identified a University of South Dakota student who drowned Sunday in the Missouri River in southeastern South Dakota. The Union County Sheriff’s Office says Brant Joseph Blaha, 19, of Dante, S.D., went swimming with friends near Elk Point on Sunday and decided to cross the Missouri River. The friends made […]
Volante editor-in-chief suspended for remainder of semester
Volante Editor-in-Chief Trent Opstedahl was suspended for the remainder of the semester by the Student Media Board at its regular meeting Tuesday morning. Opstedahl was found to have used a Coyote News video clip in the April 10 episode of The Volante’s web show “The Daily Verb” without giving proper credit, which is a violation […]
FrogWatch USA training aims to save frogs
By Natalie Keller and Megan Card A way to remember the sound of an American bullfrog: imagine the pulsating buzz of a “lightsaber.” This may seem to be an unusual comparison, but for Jake Kerby, it is a way to turn the young and old into “FrogWatch Citizen Scientists.” Kerby, a biology professor at the […]
SGA votes to keep senator, dismisses impeachment charge
Story by Phil Millar and Ally Krupinsky University of South Dakota Student Government Association senator Muhamad Ali Suria is still a member of the SGA, after the Senate voted “no” to his removal April 21. Suria faced impeachment charges due to his violation of By-law 10, which states that a senator may have no more […]
UPDATED: Dakotathon raises more than $84,000 for Children’s Miracle Network
More than 400 University of South Dakota students are giving up 24 hours of their weekend today to raise awareness and funds for Children’s Miracle Network. Throughout the day, students will help “Miracle” children and their families forget about their hardships through a variety of activities scheduled throughout campus and Vermillion. “We’re here to make miracles […]
Intramural regulations limit athlete participation
Story by Emily Niebrugge and Alanna Schmeichel While not every athlete has the chance to participate in intramural sports — and with good reason considering the possibility of injury — women’s basketball players are encouraged to take part in intramurals, so long as they take place in the offseason. “The basketball season is an extremely […]