Opinion

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 […]

IN THE KNOW: The business school bringing authority on forgery and embezzlement and famous former confidence man Frank Abagnale to Aalfs Auditorium on April 16. Could prove to be a very interesting event. Catch it if you can. IN THE DARK: March Madness. No Cinderellas in the Final Four. Brace yourselves for a less-than-thrilling conclusion. […]

“My mom didn’t start shrinking until 60.” — Al Neuharth Media Center “He wasn’t that hard.’” -“That’s what she said.” — Old Main “She was hungry and mine smelled better than hers, so I let her dive in.” — I.D. Weeks Library “My microwave is a doorway to hell.” — Akeley Lawrence “I don’t trust […]

The new movie adaptation of Dr. Seuss’s classic “The Lorax” has been attracting some sharp criticism from those on the political Right. Most notably, Lou Dobbs has called the film “[more] insidious nonsense from Hollywood” and accused filmmakers of trying to indoctrinate children with President Obama’s agenda of “demonizing the 1 percent and espousing green […]