As September has dwindled away and fall begins to set in, it can only mean one thing: the Major League Baseball post-season has arrived. Starting Oct. 5 for the first time in MLB history, 10 teams will be eligible to compete for the coveted World Series championship title. The new bargaining agreement between the MLB […]
EDITOR’S NOTE: Each week The Volante sports staff will interview a member of the USD athletic community and ask them off-the-wall questions. Enjoy the hilarity. Jasen Robbennolt: What position do you play? Abby Lindsay: I play goal-keeper. JR: Where is your hometown? AL: My hometown is in Sun Prairie, Wis., but I currently live in […]
The University of South Dakota is fully entrenched as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference. After a tough 34-31 loss last Saturday against Illinois State, the Coyotes now have a taste of in-conference competition. The Coyotes have a less than comforting 1-3 record on the season and some weaknesses have been exposed. Offensively, […]
Coming off a tough loss Sunday night the Coyote women’s volleyball team is looking to improve this weekend in Fargo, N.D., as they take on North Dakota State University on Oct. 5. Head coach Matt Houk is pleased with the performance against UMCK this past weekend, despite the Coyotes’ 3-2 loss. “Both of our middles, […]
Heading into its homecoming game, the University of South Dakota Coyotes football team feels their 1-3 record doesn’t do the team justice. The Coyotes are coming off of a tough 34-31 loss to Illinois State. Head Coach Joe Glenn liked the effort his players gave, but agreed it wasn’t enough. “We played hard and made a […]
At some point in your life, you are going to encounter a hater. No matter who you are or what you do, there is always going to be someone who resents you. There is a difference between a person who does not like you and a hater. A hater is someone who talks about you […]
If anyone knows of Grizzly Bear, they know that the four-piece band that originated in Brooklyn, N.Y., is considered one of the top Indie acts of current times. With the release of their previous album, “Veckatimest,” and especially the hit “Two Weeks,” Grizzly Bear shot to wide-reaching Indie fame. Watch out hipsters, we mainstreamers are […]
I don’t own a brush — I have hands for that. I don’t own a blow dryer — I have the wind/air drying for that. I don’t own a straightener; my hair has no extreme curl to it. And I don’t own gel or any other sort of hair product, mainly because I wouldn’t know […]
Is there any better way to end a summer than with a movie about muscles, guns, explosions, knifes, round house kicks, more guns and bigger explosions? “Expendables 2” touts the largest assembly of explosive testosterone seen since, well, the last “Expendables.” It stars Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Jet Li, Terry Crews, Randy Couture, and Dolph […]
Everyone loves vacations, because everyone needs them. They are a great way to get away from everyday life, forget your troubles and enjoy yourself. The only problem with vacations is that they aren’t always very cohesive with a healthy lifestyle. In this week’s blog, I am going to disprove that myth. I just learned a […]
