Opinion
The Rant: Noisy Hydroflask owners in class
Dear VSCO girls and Hydroflask owners, If you aggressively screw the lid off and on your Hydroflasksksksk one more time in the middle of class, I might pop my own lid. I promise you do not need to take a tiny sip of whatever strange liquid you are concealing every seven seconds, and you definitely […]
The Rant: Fraternity vs. Sorority Recruitment
Dear USD fraternity brothers of Sigma Apple Pie, All your sorority sisters down the block are jealous as heck of your “rush week.” After we’ve spent the past two weeks screaming chants until our souls leave our bodies and cleaning our houses to the point where it looks like no one has ever lived there, […]
The Amazon is still burning, and you should care
Weeks ago the world discovered the “lungs of the planet” were burning at a disturbing rate. The fires had raged for weeks an outcry on social media about the lack of media coverage ensued. But have we already forgotten about the fires and what has caused them, aw well as the repercussions? Agriculture is a […]
Toxic masculinity: adverse and antiquated
It’s a watchword: toxic masculinity. We read about its dangers on a rapidly growing basis. Movements like #MeToo and #TimesUp are finally confronting the concept of toxic masculinity. Toxic masculinity derives from the theory of hegemonic masculinity. Hegemonic masculinity is the concept of various leadership roles within the male community – this then manifests itself […]
We are desensitized to gun violence
Three people were shot outside of the Minnesota State Fair on Monday night. No one was killed. This time. This shooting came just days after a mass shooting in West Texas that killed seven people and injured 22. Among the seven people killed were a postal worker, a math teacher, a truck driver, a man […]
Editorial: Advice for freshmen
Another year, another freshman class. We at The Volante understand that freshman year can be a scary time of transitions, so we’ve compiled a list of our best advice for those navigating their first year on campus. Wear your USD ‘23 shirt as much as possible. Upperclassmen will see that you’re a freshman and will […]
Sister not-so-secret nudes
If you’re an active Twitter user – as we all should be – you couldn’t have missed the latest sister scandal. That’s right. I’m talking about James Charles’ booty pic. James joined celebrities like Bella Thorne and Whitney Cummings in leaking their own nudes after being threatened by a hacker. The picture quickly circulated and […]
Laura Ingraham should be fired over latest remarks
Controversy has seemingly become second nature to Fox News – in fact, in 2018, it was rated by a Gallup/Knight poll as the most biased national news network. Because of this, any representative of the network’s comments are usually less than surprising, though often wildly offensive. However, Laura Ingraham’s latest comments on the death of […]
Why everyone should watch Grey’s Anatomy episode on consent
Consent, sexual assault, rape, sexual harassment. These are a few of many words that have received a lot of attention lately, but they are hard to universalize for every situation. The topic of sexual assault and consent has been portrayed in mass media for ages. Some productions tackle the tricky topic well. Others, not so […]
Are active-shooter drills helping students?
Mother Heidi Lee Pottinger said her 4-year-old son was at a football game last fall where the boy mistook celebratory fireworks for an active shooter in an interview with NBC News. Pottinger said that her son sobbed during the incident and has been affected by it since. She tells NBC that now, when he plays […]