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Sixty original prints depicting regional agrarian life and labor struggles during the Great Depression of the 1930s are on display for students and the public through the end of the week at the John A. Day Gallery in the Warren M. Lee Center for the Fine Arts. “Dust, Metal and Stone: The Graphic Arts of […]

Five University of South Dakota students and their professor collaborated with NASA for an online project during the 2012-13 school year that has resulted in several design awards. Collin Hover, assistant professor of graphic design, senior Calvin LaBrie and May 2013 graduates Ashley Palmer, Amy Gehling, Amanda Connelly and Keaton Solomon created a website called […]

EDITOR’S NOTE: Throughout the semester, The Volante will be featuring a variety of students and their unique stories. If you or someone you know has an interesting story, contact Katrinia.McGuire@coyotes.usd.edu. For Reanna Schultz art is more than her major, it’s her passion. The fifth-year student from Yankton is pursuing a fine arts degree with a […]

Michaela Youngberg is a sophomore at the University of South Dakota. She is from Alaska/Wasilla, Alaska and is an English major. Sam McMahon: What would you like to do after you graduate? Michaela Youngberg: I would like to go to law school. SM: Why did you choose USD? MY: Alaska didn’t really offer me a whole lot […]

University of South Dakota seniors Ross Miller and Dylan West didn’t originally set out to create music together, but after becoming housemates in 2011, they tested the waters and realized they clicked. Together, the two create electronica-based music that also features rap. One of West’s roommates ended up backing out of moving in at the […]

For some, making the transition from being a high school kid in the summer to becoming a collegiate on move-in day can be stressful. For Kallie Smith, a first-year student living in Olson Hall, the change went smoothly. After driving three hours from her hometown of Springfield, Minn., she is primed to major in business […]

Moving can be a hassle, whether it’s from house to house, or town to town. But for first-year student Drew Howland, moving to the University of South Dakota was more than the journey. Not only did Howland make a two-day road trip for the highly anticipated move-in day Aug. 23, but he also moved from […]

The University of South Dakota has many great faces around campus. From the Student Government Association to the Faculty members and USD President, these are important faces to know for future help and for general conversation. James Abbott, Kim Grieve, Erik Muckey and Clay Hoffman not only play important roles on campus, they also serve […]

The University of South Dakota has many great faces around campus. From the Student Government Association to the Faculty members and USD President, these are important faces to know for future help and for general conversation. James Abbott, Kim Grieve, Erik Muckey and Clay Hoffman not only play important roles on campus, they also serve […]

USD SGA Vice President Clay Hoffman What he does: “SGA vice president is in charge of student activities, serves in the (SGA) senate and is in charge of decorum, parliamentary procedure and that kind of thing. On a daily basis, I always like to talk to people, and people say I’m pretty good at remembering […]