The University of South Dakota track and field season is in full stride and the team is preparing for their Dakota Duals meet this Friday in Yankton. Women’s track head coach Lucky Huber said everyone is excited for the upcoming meet. “The (Dakota) Duals is always really exciting,” Huber said. “Being able to compete outside as […]
Sweep was the word that the University of South Dakota club baseball team followed through with after they defeated the University of Northern Iowa in four strait games on March 31 and April 1 this past weekend in Prentis Park. USD took the first game in thrilling fashion as the team came back from a […]
For those of us who choose to channel our energy with creative means, it can be very difficult to cope with life when a block hits. For instance, this semester I have had very big issues with creative block. Last semester I never had this problem. I wrote every single day for three months. There […]
Teacher and poet Zachary Schomburg will be spending his birthday on the University of South Dakota campus hosting a poetry reading. The USD English department will present its Visiting Writer Series April 5 in the National Music Museum from 4 to 5 p.m. Heather Christle and Schomburg will read their poetry for the free event. […]
With more than hundreds of social issues plaguing the world each day, students have found organizations on campus to support the causes they care about. The University of South Dakota offers a wide variety of organizations for students to become apart of and have the opportunity give back in any way they can. Sophomore Dennis […]
Indie folk rock fans rejoice with excitement for Carolina Smith and the Good Night Sleeps’ debut in Vermillion. Caroline Smith and the Good Night Sleeps will be playing at the Eagles on Tuesday, April 10. Narrative Feed, a local band, will be opening the concert. The band consists of four members: drummer Arlen Peiffer, bassist […]
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, […]
