Opinion

It’s Friday night, and you are all dressed up and ready to go downtown to the bars and socialize with your fellow Coyotes. The first decision, and perhaps the most important, is whether or not to drive and park downtown. While walking to and from one’s residential area raises questions of safety, driving is nearly […]

The increased use of body cameras by police officers is on the rise across the nation. Both the University Police Department and the Vermillion Police Department have body cameras and are putting them to use. With issues of police brutality and violence against police officers frequently in the news, these body cameras can help protect […]

Welcome Week was a lot more difficult than I thought it would be. As a student plunging into the vast unknown world of college life, I came to USD pretty clueless about what might lie ahead for me. All summer – and, in all honesty, every year of high school – I was shaking with […]

The Vermillion community and the University of South Dakota have been working together on a number of projects throughout the summer to improve campus life for students, as well as to reinvigorate activity throughout the city. One of the most prominent projects to come from this partnership is the Vermillion Downtown Cultural Association. Thanks to […]

This summer I had the opportunity to travel to Fort Knox, Ky., the United States’ largest Army base, which exposed me to new viewpoints on life. I was one of 25 interns hired to work in the public affairs office for the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps Cadet Command. While this experience was incredible in itself, […]

One of the biggest personal battles one can go through is their body image and self respect. For women we feel this constant need to be the ideal “hot” and therefore fill our days constantly kicking ourselves for eating chocolate, or simply not caring and hating ourselves on the inside. This is a dangerous game […]

In recent issues of the Volante I have noticed a strong anti-Israel sentiment from the paper, specifically opinion page writer Nadiah Abuswai. The United States’ relationship with Israel began with their founding as a nation in 1948 following World War II, and has been particularly beneficial for the United States in recent years during the […]

For many generations getting married after attending college, working at a job and having many children has been portrayed as the “American Dream.” People my age are planning their weddings, thinking about how many kids they want and anticipating finding a job that will make their dreams come true after first suffering in college. Admittedly, […]

Part of the college experience is stepping out of your comfort zone and opening up yourself to new opportunities. The University of South Dakota has many ways students can get involved, including student organizations and academic travel trips. USD has study abroad programs, the Alternative Week of Off-campus Learning organization and the National Student Exchange. By […]

Throughout the year, University of South Dakota administrators send out a plethora of surveys to students via email to get feedback on certain parts of the school. While it may seem like the surveys are annoying or overwhelming, they are important to the university and can ultimately change the environment and/or amenities available to students. […]