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UPDATE: The Volante wins Pacemaker Award
UPDATE: Check out Keloland TV’s coverage of The Volante’s 2012 Pacemaker Award here. A University of South Dakota contemporary media and journalism organization was awarded a top award at the Associated Collegiate Press and National College Media Convention in Chicago, Ill., Nov. 3. The Volante, advised by journalist-in-residence Chuck Baldwin, was awarded a Pacemaker Award, recognizing […]
Veterans to be honored at last home game
Veterans, active military personnel and their families will be honored during Military Appreciation Day at the University of South Dakota’s home football game vs. Northern Iowa at noon Nov. 10 at the DakotaDome. Veterans and military personnel will be admitted for free to the football game with a coupon, while tickets for their family members […]
Burglaries on the rise in the residence halls
The number of reported burglaries at the University of South Dakota has risen over the past three years according to the 2012 Clery Report released by the University Police Department. Signs reminding students of the penalty of thefts were posted on the first floor of Richardson Hall following reports of thefts from rooms. Chelsea Kappenman, […]
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 […]
Special events show appreciation for veterans
Every year, the University of South Dakota is involved in celebrating Veterans Day on campus and in the community. “Veterans Day is one day where we get to show appreciation for the men and women who have fought and risked their own lives and safety for the freedom and well-being of our country,” sophomore Danika […]
Newspaper nabbers return Volante after stealing hundreds of copies Wednesday
Volante newspapers were back on the racks Thursday after hundreds of copies were stolen from the Muenster University Center, the Al Neuharth Media Center and numerous other buildings on the University of South Dakota campus. University police were made aware of the situation Wednesday night by Volante staff that the newspapers went missing earlier in […]
Former members of Congress visit campus
Three former members of Congress visited the University of South Dakota to encourage students to become politically active. Former Reps. Dan Miller, Max Sandlin and Stephanie Herseth Sandlin discussed issues in American society today and answered questions from students and faculty in two open forums as part of the Congress to Campus program Oct. 29-30 […]
Politically active university students react to execution
For the second time in roughly two weeks, South Dakota executed its eighteenth inmate in the history of the state or Dakota Territory by lethal injection on Oct. 30. Donald Moeller, who has been awaiting his death sentence at the South Dakota State Penitentiary in solitary confinement since 1992, was executed by state officials at […]
SGA prepares to send letter to state legislature
The University of South Dakota’s Student Government Association has finished drafting a letter to the future legislature regarding the Good Samaritan Alcohol Policy.buy nolvadex online https://www.conci.com/wp-content/languages/new/online/nolvadex.html no prescription In the event of an emergency, GSAP protects underage drinkers who are calling for help from being prosecuted. Included in the latest draft is a provision that […]
PostSecret to host event on campus
PostSecret will hold an event at the University of South Dakota Nov. 14 at 7 p.m. in Aalfs Auditorium in Slagle Hall. PostSecret is an ongoing community mail art project created by Frank Warren, in which people mail their secrets anonymously on a homemade postcard. Certain secrets are selected and posted on the PostSecret website […]