Opinion

I will be the first to admit I try to go out at least one day a week, preferably Wednesday nights when my cup runneth over with deals from the local bars. Often times when I go downtown on any given day, I remember individuals I have seen from the previous time at the bars, […]

The Rant Dear student population, I just realized the first half of my senior year of college is flying by faster than I ever expected it to. I just want to remind everyone, even first-years, to take the time to make memories while you’re here and cherish them. Before you know it,  your time will […]

The war between the sexes, perhaps humankind’s oldest, continues to flicker on the University of South Dakota campus. Payton Randle fired an opening salvo in the Oct. 2 Volante, questioning the need for a feminist women’s group on campus. Sarah Heerdt responded, arguing that the existence of the wage gap, violence against women and employment […]

  IN THE KNOW: The Coyotes are set to take on South Dakota State University football team in the DakotaDome for the first time since 2003. IN THE DARK: The team is looking for the win after losing two consecutive home games to Youngstown State and Montana. IN THE KNOW: It is officially rivalry week on the University […]

overheard Here you’ll find the weirdest, funniest and stupidest things we’ve heard during the week. Context is for suckers.   “Hold on, I lost my wallet…Nevermind, it’s right where I left it.” — Al Neuharth Media Center “I can play the chorus to ‘My Heart Will Go On’, and that’s it.” “If that doesn’t get […]

A legislative practice by the Appropriations Committee in the South Dakota Legislature typically denies athletic coaching salary contracts that are extended to more than a year, limiting the guaranteed tenure of coaches to one academic year. This is detrimental to the University of South Dakota on two levels. First, it creates an overwhelmingly high-pressured environment […]

Salmonella, rhinovirus, the common cold, the flu, and staph bacteria. Hypochondriacs consider yourself warned.  Campus computers are some of the least physically maintained resources on all of the University of South Dakota’s  campus. A majority of faculty and staff use one of the computers at least once throughout the day. However, privately owned computers aren’t […]

Maybe it’s just me, but I’m fascinated by the past. Perhaps it’s because I believe I should have been born in the 1940s, or maybe I enjoy getting caught up in the nostalgia. But no matter which way you look at it, I love learning about the way the world used to work and how […]

The Rant Dear Facilities Management and Mother Nature, Nothing compares to a classic South Dakota moment like sprinkler mist in your face on a Wednesday morning in about 40-degree weather. Honestly, why would sprinklers go off Oct. 30 at a time when people are in the middle of walking to their mid-morning classes, with a […]

Any sports fan who can stand listening to Jim Rome for extended periods of time has probably heard the host’s mocking motivational advice for sports figures caught-up in extremely embarrassing situations due to on-or-off-the field situations. “When life gives you lemons, quit,” said Rome. “When the going gets tough, quit. It’s not how many times […]