Around Town
Local business owners capitalize on students as consumers, employees
In part three of this three part series, The Volante focuses on a local businesswoman’s achievements in a predominantely male business environment. Among the sound of freshlybrewed coffee spewing from the machine and hushed, frantic gossip conversations of elderly women, college students of all backgrounds can […]
Alumni remain local: Part 1 – USD graduates create businesses
For nearly 45 years, University of South Dakota alumna Phyllis Packard has incorporated her passion for fiber weaving into her career in some shape or form. Whether through teaching her craft to curious minds, spinning, dying, and selling South Dakota wool to other talented weavers or showcasing her work to the world by means of […]
Resource center supports local veterans
Veterans at the University of South Dakota now have a place to call home on campus. The grand opening of the Student Veterans Resource Center was held at 1:30 p.m. Nov. 13 in the Temporary Student Center in Room 117D. The SVRC’s location in the Temporary Student Center will also house the USD Student Veterans […]
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 […]
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 […]
Coyoteopoly to host annual food drive
Volunteers from Coyoteopoly took bags around the town of Vermillion for their annual food drive last week and will pick them up Oct. 27. The CEO of the food drive Jeff Heier said Coyoteopoly is a very community-based organization. “We are trying to connect the University of South Dakota campus with the community that they […]
S.D. Senate candidates
Democrat Tom Jones and his Republican opponent John Chicoine are vying for the District 17 state Senate seat. The two men are battling to replace Republican incumbent Eldon Nygaard, who is set to retire after two years in the Senate and four years in the state House of Representatives. Jones is running for the state […]
Alcohol citations spike over D-Days
According to the University Police Department, illegal activities during Dakota Days at the University of South Dakota remained comparable to last year’s D-Days, with a slight increase in non-student participation. As of Oct. 9, UPD documented a total of 48 incidents in which either referrals or citations were issued. Out of the 48 incidents, there […]
Vandals pursued
The Vermillion Police Department is still investigating a series of vandalism that occurred in the early hours of Sept. 29. According to Detective Robin Hower, the vandal or vandals slashed tires, bashed windshields and caused other minor damage to approximately 23 vehicles. The suspect or suspects also entered multiple vehicles with the intent to steal […]
Vaccines offered by Sanford Vermillion to students for discounted price
Every year in the U.S., an average 5 to 20 percent of the population contracts the flu, according to FluMist.com. Starting Sept. 25, University of South Dakota Student Health Services, located in the Sanford Vermillion Medical Center, will begin its distribution of discounted flu shots. In recent years there has been belief that flu shots […]