Why should you vote? As we approach the South Dakota voter registration deadline Oct. 22, this is an important question to ask oneself. For most, the list of reasons to get out and vote are a lot shorter than their list not to. Now, do not worry. This will not be a column trying to […]
Another year has begun at the University of South Dakota, and as the semester is now in full swing, some of you may realize just how exciting of a time the next few years will be. If you’re among this majority, what follows is not directed at you. Carry on. For those still reading this […]
In establishing herself as the Flagship University of the State of South Dakota, the USD founders implemented the traditions of pride, persistence and progress that have carried this institution through her first 150 years. Even before the state of South Dakota was admitted to the Union, the University of South Dakota had already admitted seven […]
A week ago, University of South Dakota administration declared in an email that USD will officially become a smoke-free campus as of Jan. 9, 2013. And that was it. No more discussion as to a plan of action. No more discussion as to how this ban will supposedly be enforced. The nine-sentence email sent about […]
Finalists for Mr. and Miss Dakota were announced at the royalty revealing ceremony Oct. 2. The ceremony took place at Aalfs Auditorium in Slagle Hall and was followed by a pep rally in the courtyard outside of Aalfs. Both events were sponsored by the Dakota Days planning committee. The finalists for Mr. Dakota included Tyler […]
Tom and Meredith Brokaw are set to serve as marshals for the 98th Dakota Days parade. The parade will begin at 10 a.m. Oct. 6. Both are Yankton natives as well as University of South Dakota alumni. The Brokaws established the Tom and Meredith Brokaw Scholarship in Honor of America’s Greatest Generation with the USD […]
Newspaper columnist and Internet sensation Marilyn Hagerty will receive the Al Neuharth Award for Excellence in the Media Oct. 4. Hagerty, a University of South Dakota alumna who was Neuharth’s first editor at The Volante, has spent the last 50 years as a columnist for the Grand Forks Herald in Grand Forks, N.D. She drew […]
While the University of South Dakota celebrates its 150th anniversary, The Volante is celebrating a milestone of its own — 125 years as USD’s student-run newspaper. Patrick Lalley, managing editor at The Argus Leader in Sioux Falls, S.D., worked for The Volante his senior year of college at USD and said working for the newspaper […]
On average, a male working as a professor at the University of South Dakota makes more than a female. According to the American Association of University Professors’ faculty salary survey, at USD, the average salary for full-time professors is $85,400, while a male full-time professor makes $85,500, women make $85,300. A male associate professor makes […]
This fall, the University of South Dakota became the first Board of Regents’ university to permit alcohol in select residence halls. Pertaining only to McFadden and Coyote Village, the new rule states any student who is of age and consents to the regulations outlined in the policy are eligible for the designated housing option. Phil […]
