Only 1 percent of the Midwest population live on farms, according to PBS.com. Mariah Jo Miller, Mark Keck and Terry Robertson are members of that 1 percent. First-year student Miller is from Hinton, Iowa and has always lived on a farm, where her family raises animals and crops. “We have horses, goats, cattle and poultry. […]
With Election Day less than a week away, it’s time for students to weigh their options and cast their vote. This year the presidential election is between former Republican Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and Democratic President Barack Obama. According to his official campaign website, Obama — whose 2012 campaign slogan is “Forward” — is running […]
For many students at the University of South Dakota, this presidential election will be their first time voting. USD surveyed 100 students on their election opinions. Fifty-nine percent of these students said they agree with Gov. Mitt Romney’s campaign and plan on voting for him on Election Day. Another 31 percent said they disagree with […]
The I.D. Weeks Library is in the process of moving its material onto digital databases. While not necessarily replacing physical collections, the library is increasing its use of online journals, documents, textbooks and other works within the school’s database. Though the University of South Dakota’s library has been working with digital content for quite some […]
Approximately 30 University of South Dakota students were cited for underage drinking at a Minnesota hotel Oct. 26. The students had been celebrating a formal of USD’s chapter of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity at Jackpot Junction Casino Hotel in Morton, Minn. The incident was confirmed by Brian Pendleton, general manager of the casino hotel. […]
There are plenty of horrifying things in the world: death, spiders and the fact that “50 Shades of Grey” is one of the best-selling books of all time. Yet, there is one thing that strikes dread in my heart more than any of these, and it is an unfortunate fact of life I fear I’ll […]
On Thursday, I discovered a mystery cup in my kitchen. Under most circumstances I would advise one to throw mystery cups straight into the trash, but since neither my roommate nor me have friends come over – or have friends in general — I decided to investigate it. When I deemed the drink inside this […]
I can’t put my finger on it, but there’s something about horror that I just can’t say, “No” to. Horror forces us to question our mortality − and I love it. Maybe it’s because I grew up in a typical white, suburban way with very little conflict. Because of that, I was never forced me to […]
A few weeks ago, a story was written in the sports section of The Volante discussing the Dakota Days football game and D-Days in general. D-Days is a time of school spirit and a return of alumni, which is supposed to culminate with a victory by the football team. In this article, it discussed how […]
Following a season that produced just ten wins, the University of South Dakota men’s basketball team enters its 2012-13 season looking to get on the right path. With the loss of guards Charlie Westbrook and Louie Krogman following the 2011-12 season, the Coyotes will be looking to a combination of familiar and fresh faces to […]
