Opinion

Nothing says “welcome” like a large silver fence.  But that’s what our incoming freshmen and returning students ran into as they began navigating the University of South Dakota campus. It wasn’t as big of a surprise for me; I was here in Vermillion all summer.  But the day that I had to go to practice […]

In response to Thomas a March 28 “Ag Gag” Commentary: Mr. Emanuel, Following the reading of your recent commentary, I was struck with some concerns. You see, I hail from a Midwestern farm, like many students on campus. Your “Ag Gag” article contained a wide array of opinions-some related and some not. The namesake topic […]

Dear media consumers, I don’t care whether it’s reading The Volante, watching Coyote News, listening to Coyote Radio or consuming one of the countless other news sources in print, television or radio, learn the difference between opinion and news. In print, like The Volante, it’s really not that hard to distinguish news from opinion. You […]

IN THE KNOW: Graduation. Time to toss the hats in the air and finally grow up. Jobs, responsibilities, bills here we come. Wait … maybe this should be an In the Dark. IN THE DARK: Finals. That wonderful holiday season marked by lack of sleep, pulling out hair, mountains of books and empty coffee cups […]

“I was talking to him on the phone for like 10 minutes and he didn’t say anything, so I was like you wanna go smoke a cig or something?” — Al Neuharth Media Center It’s your poking anniversary? That’s special.” — Delzell “My bag is like Narnia.” — Walmart “I don’t know why I didn’t […]

“Why is that lady holding a dog turd?” — The Volante office “When I got there she didn’t feel good, so of course she’s pregnant.” — Richardson Hall “I’m mad that you can’t actually kill people.” — MUC “Nineties R&B. Mmmm, love it!” — Aalfs Auditorium “It makes my butt tingle.” — The Volante office […]

IN THE KNOW: The semester winding down. The weather outside is beautiful most days, the birds are chirping and summer is on it’s way. IN THE DARK: The semester winding down, because we can’t enjoy the above mentioned benefits. Not with papers, projects, tests and finals being jammed down our throats. Let the season of […]

Dear Provost Staben, I will be the first to criticize USD, especially the administration. My friends know I rant about it on a regular basis. But I would never say that students who attend the University of South Dakota are unintelligent. One of my biggest pet peeves is people who think that because we’re from […]

Dear Vermillion Haters, For Spring Break this year, I elected to stay in Vermillion for a couple of reasons: First, I live in a small town in Wisconsin. There is literally nothing to do there; we have no downtown and we are landlocked between the city of “Dirty ‘Stalis” and the town of Waukesha. Second, […]

Dear Volante Readers, Excuse me while I shake my head as I’m writing this. You see, today I was asked where I go on Tuesdays. Well, I go to my Volante meeting. The next question out of this person’s mouth was, “What’s The Volante?” Are you kidding me? It’s only in every doorway to every […]