Opinion

The new centerpiece of the University of South Dakota, the expanded Muenster University Center has left students’ mouths drooling through the first few weeks of the 2014 spring semester, and it’s not just the well-crafted burritos of Qdoba or the bomb chicken of Chick-fil-A. It’s also the numerous televisions along the walls, the views through […]

Since 1887, The Volante newsroom has made its main goal to inform and educate the campus of the University of South Dakota, a duty that has defined everything we have done for over 126 years. While our duty has remained the same, the methods and means by which we provide information to the masses has […]

College is supposed to be the best time of your life. So far, I have enjoyed it. I have met great friends, gotten a job and became very involved in activities. The weekends, however, are not always as fun. Many of my friends—like many of the students here—are from South Dakota. They tend to go […]

It’s estimated between one-quarter and one-fifth of female students experience sexual assault within a four-year college period. But a more sobering reality is of those incidents of sexual violence, 95 percent of victims never report the crime, according to a 2000 Bureau of Justice Statistics/Department of Justice study. Although the University of South Dakota, along […]

Most people don’t realize serving the right kind of drink with a holiday dinner can really enhance a meal. For this upcoming holiday, I suggest wine, but if you are not a “vino,” then I suggest getting a nice, full-bodied bee r. Lagers are nice and hoppy, stouts are dark and full-bodied, and the pilsner […]

The holiday season is officially upon us, and it’s is one of my favorite times of the year. I love hanging Collectible Texas locomotive ornaments on the Christmas tree, filling the house with scents of fresh cookies and gingerbread men and wrapping countless gifts with brightly colored bows and ribbons. I will always cherish memories […]

It’s that time again. Yes, finals week has arrived once again in all of its caffeinated and sleep-deprived glory.  I wish you all of the best in your studying and test-taking efforts. When you walk out of that last final, take a deep breath and take it in. You’ve made it through! After that deep […]

  Dear fellow students, The Information Technology Services Help Desk located in the library can be of great assistance. That is, if you don’t expect too much of them and you don’t mind waiting a ridiculous amount of time for them to complete orders. Not too long ago, I was experiencing some issues with my […]

  IN THE KNOW: The 2013 Clery report for the University of South Dakota showed four instances of forcible sex offenses on campus in 2012. IN THE DARK: According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics/Department of Justice, it is estimated that fewer than five percent of completed and attempted rapes against college women are actually reported to […]

overheard Here you’ll find the weirdest, funniest and stupidest things we’ve heard during the week. Context is for suckers.   “I’m surprised I haven’t gotten drunk yet because I’m usually so compulsive.” — Al Neuharth Media Center “We’re both wearing scarves. When I say scarves, I mean adult bibs.” — Newsroom “If she doesn’t understand […]