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UPDATED: Dakotathon raises more than $84,000 for Children’s Miracle Network
More than 400 University of South Dakota students are giving up 24 hours of their weekend today to raise awareness and funds for Children’s Miracle Network. Throughout the day, students will help “Miracle” children and their families forget about their hardships through a variety of activities scheduled throughout campus and Vermillion. “We’re here to make miracles […]
Understanding attraction, sexual and romantic orientations
University of South Dakota students are celebrating LGBTQ+ communities during this year’s Pride Week. USD’s LGBTQ+ group on campus, Spectrum: Gender and Sexuality Alliance, is hosting the events all throughout the week. The Volante compiled a quick guide about terminology and the different types of attraction and orientations, as you can feel attracted to different […]
VIDEO: Hoodie Allen concert draws small crowd
Aalfs Auditorium was filled with speakers, lights and loud music April 13, but Hoodie Allen concert-goers only filled about half of the floor seats available at the Campus Activities Board’s annual spring concert. Senior Katty McNeal, president of the CAB, said about 500 tickets had been sold online before doors opened at 8 p.m. She […]
USD alum Whitesock overcomes addiction, named a Bush Fellow
David Whitesock’s undergraduate experience at the University of South Dakota was a little bit different than the rest of the student body’s. “I lived in Brookman Hall, which as a 29-30 year old who lived in an apartment much of his life, living in that environment was tough,” Whitesock said. “But my whole day could […]
Six reasons why 2016 presidential candidates should speak at USD
1. We’re a college campus in South Dakota. To get the Millennial vote in 2016, candidates are going to have to make education a priority and any campaign traveling through this area would be smart to stop at a place full of college students. 2. We’re pretty split on politics. College campuses are generally more […]
Speech and debate team to compete at national tournament
Five members of the University of South Dakota speech and debate team will travel to the University of Ohio in Athens, Ohio to compete in a nationwide tournament April 16-20. The team, which is affiliated with the American Forensics Association, currently competes in Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota, and attended eight regional tournaments this […]
VIDEO: Conference puts women and gender issues at forefront
Graduate students Haley Schwenk and Elise Hocking presented their results from research regarding college students’ attitudes toward workers requesting paternity and maternity leave during the Biennial Women and Gender Research Conference April 9. Their results showed something few audience members expected. College students considered women who request maternity leave as more dominant, and men who requested paternity […]
Students network, share research at IdeaFest
More than 450 University of South Dakota students will fill the Muenster University Center with presentations of their research this week. Sarah Wittmuss, director of the Center for Academic and Global Engagement (CAGE), said there will be 80 more students at the 23rd annual IdeaFest than there were last year. The event takes place all day April 15-16 in […]
Music majors perform recitals to graduate
To earn some degrees students have to submit a paper or project to graduate, but for music majors a special requirement must be fulfilled. Every year junior and senior music majors at the University of South Dakota perform at both vocal and instrumental music recitals to fulfill their graduation requirements. Rick Rognstad, professor of music at […]
Students bring ‘Seussical’ musical to USD
The characters and worlds created by Dr. Seuss will soon be coming to life at the University of South Dakota. “Seussical,” featuring many of Dr. Seuss’ classic books, will be performed April 16 to April 19, and April 22 to April 27 in the Wayne S. Knutson Theatre in the Warren M. Lee Center for […]