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“Onward” to $250 million
Story by: Trent Opstedahl and Alex Shaefbaur University of South Dakota leaders are a quarter of the way through completing a seven-year, $250 million fundraising campaign, making it the largest philanthropic drive in the university’s history. A comprehensive campaign impacting the entire USD campus, the “Onward South Dakota” campaign is expected to increase student scholarship funds, […]
Museum set to expand, fulfill brand
Story by: Austin Ashlock and Creighton Hoefer Upon arriving at the National Music Museum last November, Cleveland Johnson, the institutions second director in its 40-year existence, was faced with a number “daunting” challenges. “I quickly realized the museum had a corner to turn,” Johnson said. “We had to decide whether to keep on keeping on, or […]
SGA tackles bylaws, talks adjustment
The University of South Dakota Student Government Association is working to fix a number of outdated laws and guidelines concerning control over student organizations and fiscal responsibility. During the group’s first meeting Sept. 3, Club Lacrosse President Alex Peterson confronted SGA, looking for a donation to go towards purchasing helmets for the club to use […]
International forum illuminates gender divide
As four men were found guilty Tuesday of gang raping a 23-year-old student in New Delhi last year, finding an awareness for global women’s issues like rape and the victimization of females can be a first step to overcoming them, said university faculty Monday. “International Women’s Issues” set the stage for the first international forum […]
Arena design up in the air
Original design plans for the new athletic facility put it underground and on the same level as the DakotaDome, but after construction of the DakotaDome in 1979 revealed water table issues, the new facility may be moving above ground. “The Dome was built on a slew, and there were some water table issues there in […]
Uncertainty of freeze threatens education
It’s taken a lot for sophomore Jesus Meza to get to where he is today. At 15 years of age, he joined his family in the logging business, wielding a chainsaw during 11-hour workdays. He’d log on the weekends during the school year in high school and still logs during long breaks. Meza’s education has […]
Disaster Roommate
When coming to college, students are forced to deal with all sorts of challenges and adapt to different situations. And one of those challenges can be dealing with their roommate. Whether it be from random selection or hand-picked that person the living situation can sometimes prove to be difficult. Sophomore Shelby Carlson was forced to […]
Enrollment tops need for housing
The University of South Dakota’s strategic plan publicly recognizes a goal to enroll 1,500 first-time, full-time students by 2017, yet housing plans to accommodate these future students have yet to be disclosed by USD officials. With the largest first-year class to date moving onto campus Aug. 23, the university’s housing capacity crossed the 100 percent […]
Student to blame for Village fire alarms early Sunday
Residents in Coyote Village were made to evacuate their rooms early Sunday morning as fire alarms blared through the halls. An initial alarm sounded at 12:30 a.m., followed by two more within an hour. Students were given no initial explanation for the alarms’ trigger from community advisors. Initial efforts by The Volante to obtain comment […]
Inclusiveness group cuts ties with SGA
Once just a subcommittee of the Student Government Association, Students for Inclusive Excellence has taken on its own independence as a full-fledged organization at the University of South Dakota. “We’re unifying our interests, and we’re unifying our energy so we can promote and further the mission of inclusive excellence with a bottom-up approach to focus […]