There is something specific about loving a home that you know will be temporary. Every year, approximately 2,000 students graduate from USD. This year, I am one of them.…
Like all things in life, things eventually come to an end. For me, my time with The Volante is concluding since I am graduating from the University of South Dakota…
 With the end of spring semester every year comes celebration as finals are over, the sun is out and students are free for the summer. However, beneath all of the…
South Dakota football went 10-5 in 2025, making it to the FCS Playoffs and going to the quarterfinals. This all happened under first year head coach, Travis Johansen, after former…
The Coyotes men’s golf team competed at the Summit League Championships from May 3-5. South Dakota started strong as a team on the opening day, going even on the day,…

USD makes ‘best of’ list

The University of South Dakota has been distinguished as one of the nation’s top universities by The Princeton Review in its annual report, “The Best 377 Colleges: 2013 Edition.” According to the official press release, this list was comprised entirely from survey information provided by 122,000 students around the country. Students answered various questions regarding […]

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Students start gearing up for election season

As political campaign ads plaster TV screens across the nation, students at the University of South Dakota are focusing on word of mouth to “get out the vote” this coming election cycle. USD’s College Democrats and Republicans are tabling in the Muenster University Center weekly to encourage students to register, and offering polling information for […]

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New network implemented on campus

It’s no secret that technology on campus has undergone some major changes recently. Students were informed last spring that the university’s email service would be switching to Microsoft Live. In addition, the University of South Dakota introduced a new Internet system over the summer. Although the new Internet system was a surprise to most when […]

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Ch-Ch-Ch-Chia — Growing Out a Pixie: From Justin Bieber to Javier Bardem

Over the course of the 2012-13 school year, this blog will record my hair-related trials and tribulations, (the good, the bad and the downright terrifying) as I attempt to grow out a pixie to just-shorter-than-shoulder-length hair, in time for my spring commencement. But this ain’t my first rodeo. No. I’ve grown out my hair from […]

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