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Welcome to cold and flu season. This is the time of year when health becomes an issue for universities. Students and professors have daily contact with hundreds of other people, and if one person is sick, it is possible for dozens to catch whatever germ the sick person has. Widespread illness makes people miserable, can […]

University of South Dakota men’s rugby squad captain, senior Kaleb Paulsen, attributed the team’s recent 49-5 victory over Doane College to their pre-game ritual. “We got jacked up on Redbull and came out with some fire,” Paulsen said. “We played hard and functioned as a team. With this team, we have the potential to win […]

The University of South Dakota club hockey team will host their annual Dakota Days homecoming hockey game against the Jackrabbits of South Dakota State University tonight at 7 p.m. in Yankton at the 4-H grounds. The Coyotes are coming off their first win in over two years, a 2-0 win against Creighton University on Sept. […]

The University of South Dakota club hockey team will kick off their 2011-2012 season against Creighton University Friday at the Tyson Events Center in Sioux City, Iowa. Sophomore center Stephen Bollinger said the team has been practicing hard in order to prepare for Creighton. “We have been hosting practices in Sioux City twice a week,” […]

University of South Dakota students noticed a change in the DakotaDome at the first football game this year when the summer renovations were finally exposed to the entire campus. This summer major renovations took place at that DakotaDome, which included replacing all the stadium seats within the dome, updating the building with the new SD […]

The University of South Dakota has added another club sport for the 2011-2012 school year — competitive cheerleading. Freshman Alissa Thomsen said starting the student organization was something she and fellow cheerleader, sophomore Tessa Dee, realized had potential after a number of girls quit the sideline cheer team. “There are so many girls on campus […]

EDITOR’S NOTE: Each week The Volante sports staff will interview a member of the USD athletic community and ask them off the wall questions. Enjoy the hilarity.   Brianna Eslick is the captain of the Unversity of South Dakota dance team. Eslick is a senior majoring in nursing and psychology.   Emma Murray: If you […]

As a new season starts, a change of leadership for the University of South Dakota club baseball team also begins. The Coyotes baseball team is having a successful start to their season — going 12-3 in the first 15 games has brought along a new ideal of a solid pitching staff. In large part, the […]

In their first year at the Division I level, the University of South Dakota U. Dance team placed 10 out of 12 teams on April 7 at the National Cheerleaders Association/National Dance Alliance Collegiate Cheer and Dance Championships in Daytona Beach, Fla. Towson University eventually went on to win the Division I championship, beating Utah […]

After three months of preparation, the members of U.Dance are ready to compete in the National Cheerleaders Association/National Dance Alliance Collegiate Cheer and Dance Championship April 7-10 in Daytona Beach, Fla. The championship is the largest college cheer and dance competition in the world with more than 5,000 student athletes competing. The teams are grouped […]