Opinion

“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 […]

in the know & in the dark IN THE KNOW: Everything starting to bloom. The campus is starting to look really beautiful. Take the time to go for a walk and check it out. IN THE DARK: The air still not being on in the dorms. We get you don’t want to turn it on […]

Here you’ll find the weirdest, funniest and stupidest things that we’ve heard during the week. Context is for suckers. “I’m coming just as soon as I place this.” — The Volante office “This isn’t fat-friendly weather.” — North Complex parking lot “When Hannah Montana first got famous, I thought she was related to Joe Montana.” […]

I was born, raised and completed my primary and secondary education in the city of Douala, the economic capital of Cameroon, a country situated in Central and West Africa. Like every young Cameroonian, I read histories about Cameroon and the colonization of Africa written by French and English historians. In this sense, Chinua Achebe said, […]

Dear Everyone Who Hates Mondays, How many of you every Monday morning, after a great weekend, wish to not have school? I will tell you right now, that I am definitely one of those who does not enjoy getting up on those early Monday mornings. If you are like me, and you just cannot put a […]