USD Natatorium Open for First Full School Year
The University of South Dakota’s Wellness Center Natatorium had its official grand opening on April 15th, 2025. Open to students, athletes, the public, this Olympic-sized competition pool offers not only a lap pool but also, an activity pool, ninja cross aquatic obstacle course and steam room, etc. This new expansion to the USD Wellness Center […]
Volleyball Hosts Coyote Invitational, falls to #17 Kansas
The South Dakota volleyball team picked up two wins against Green Bay and Florida Gulf Coast before falling to Kansas ranked No. 17 inside the Sanford Coyote Sports Center on Sept. 11-13. Sophomore Lauren Medeck paced the Coyotes in game one against Green Bay, recording 13 kills on 31 attacks (19.4%) in the 3-0 victory […]
Johansen Notches First Win As Coyotes Head Coach
Coyote football took home their first win of the season in the home opener at the Dakota Dome on Saturday, Sept. 13. Giving first-year head coach Travis Johansen a successful debut as the Coyotes defeated the Northern Colorado Bears in overtime. The teams exchanged scores throughout regulation and then into overtime when L.J. Phillips Jr […]
The Volante’s Athlete Of The Week: Kamryn Farris
Kamryn Farris has shown immense skills throughout the start of the Coyotes volleyball season, earning her both the titles of The Volante’s Athlete of the Week, and the Summit League’s Defensive Peak Performer of the Week for the third straight week. The senior libero leads the Summit League in the highest total of digs with […]
A Historic Look at the Very First Dakota Days
The narrative below describing the first Dakota Days parade in 1914 contains language and cultural references that some may find offensive and/or objectionable. It is published here in edited form for documentary purposes. It reflects the values and ideas of the original authors, and the time in which it was written, not those of the […]
Fire Alarms Plague USD’s Dormitories
By Juliana Oltmanns and Charles Streeter Since the beginning of the Fall 2024 semester, the Vermillion Fire and EMS Department has visited the North Complex and Coyote Village dorms multiple times for fire alarms. North Complex (Beede, Mickelson, Richardson and Olson halls) and Coyote Village house most students living on campus. On Thursday, September 19, […]
Editorial: Report Crimes That Happen on Campus
Since the beginning of the school year, USD has issued three timely warnings about sexual assaults that occurred on or near campus property. Currently, we as a school average one sexual assault per week. Based upon past crime data, that is not a good track record. Thanks to the Clery Act, the University Police Department […]
Editorial: USD Failing to Recognize Women’s History
The celebration of Women’s History in March goes back decades. The month is meant as a way for our history to inspire current and future generations and celebrates women of the past who have laid the foundation for us to succeed and be recognized in society. It is a period of time for advocacy. In […]
Dispatches from the CDC: Remembering voices of diversity
This is the ninth and final installment of a series recording the experiences of students and faculty involved with the Center for Diversity and Community (CDC). The series seeks to highlight why this organization was so impactful on the USD community and why the CDC was more than the sum of its parts. The final […]
Correction: Hollarr Bar
In the story “New Vermillion bar plans to stand out” published in the Nov. 3 issue, The Volante mistakenly spelled Patrick Masur’s name incorrectly. The Volante regrets this error.