Opinion

Another year has begun at the University of South Dakota, and as the semester is now in full swing, some of you may realize just how exciting of a time the next few years will be. If you’re among this majority, what follows is not directed at you. Carry on. For those still reading this […]

In establishing herself as the Flagship University of the State of South Dakota, the USD founders implemented the traditions of pride, persistence and progress that have carried this institution through her first 150 years.  Even before the state of South Dakota was admitted to the Union, the University of South Dakota had already admitted seven […]

A week ago, University of South Dakota administration declared in an email that USD will officially become a smoke-free campus as of Jan. 9, 2013. And that was it. No more discussion as to a plan of action. No more discussion as to how this ban will supposedly be enforced. The nine-sentence email sent about […]

Dear fellow students of USD, I don’t know about you all, but I love having everyone else back on campus.  It’s just a breath of fresh air to see the school more populated again. But there is another side of being back to school.  We are in college, after all.  It’s time to hunker back […]

IN THE KNOW: USD will play it’s first Missouri Valley Conference game in the DakotaDome Saturday. Make sure everyone shows the conference our Coyote pride. IN THE DARK: The football team being shutout 28-0 in the first half against Northwestern. We were hoping the game wasn’t going to be over in the first half. IN […]

Over the last couple of weeks, the residence of Coyote Village had some interesting issues with the disappearance of laundry. Since the new school year started, residents of Coyote Village have reported four thefts, all of what were related to the disappearance of laundry from the laundry room. In the past few weeks this is […]

Here you’ll find the weirdest, funniest and stupidest things that we’ve heard during the week. Context is for suckers. “Long time drinker, first-time rider.” — Main Street “What ever happened to Genuwine?” — University Street “If we are golfing, I need cigarettes. It’s the only way I can putt.” — Pine Street   “If you […]

Ready or not Dakota Days week is about to start and I, for one, couldn’t be happier. Cheers of “Happy D-Days” as well as the profuse amount of unnecessary t-shirt sales will over take the campus once again. For all new students at the University of South Dakota, Dakota Days, known by most as D-Days, […]

I am Sarah Mackeben and I was one of the crazy people that stayed up until 2 a.m. to get the iPhone 5. Now before you judge me too quickly, I stayed up just to make sure I could receive the iPhone 5 in the mail on the earliest day possible. Less than a year […]

Editors note: Guest submission is a section dedicated to people on and off campus to send in columns to The Volante. The Volante reserves the right to decide if the submission will  be printed or found online at our website.   Based on the number of t-shirt sales, Facebook posts and time-off requests, it has become […]