As the days grow shorter and temperatures drop, students may find themselves navigating more than just icy sidewalks. From seasonal depression to the looming dread of finals week, students often…
Free naloxone kits are now available at Pump ‘n Pak to help prevent the loss of future community members from the devastating epidemic of opioid overdoses.   On Dec 23 of…
CAB hosted their final event of the semester, allowing students to get into the Holiday spirit before preparing for finals.   The Stuff-A-Buddy Winter Wonderland event was hosted on December 3rd…
  Linda Gay Winters Zimmerman was born and raised here in Vermillion. Growing up, her father worked for the REA and her mother was a school teacher.       In…
 “Anora” is one of those films that once I heard about it, I was curious as to what sort of a tone it would take its story in.      …

Vermillion area showcased in photographs

Associate art professor, John Banasiak, enjoys exploring older photography processes. “They seem to offer some new directions to potentially experiment with further investigation,” Banasiak said. “Sometimes people tend to forget about the older processes and don’t really explore it or review it to see how it might apply to contemporary times and issues.” When Banasiak […]

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OVERheard 1/25/11

“Jump on the ship; the internship!” – Al neuharth media center   “If it wasn’t for the plague, he could’ve kept screwing his mom.” – WARREN M. LEE CENTER FOR THE FINE ARTS   “He needs to go to school. He needs the socialism.” – WHIMP’S   “Are you aware that I have testicles or […]

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THE RANT: Dear Facebookers

Dear Facebookers, I’m once again seeing an influx of “repost this status/picture/video if you’re for/against (insert random cause here)” posts. You know, I’m against cancer/bullying/hunger and any other problems you can think of. But at day’s end, bullies don’t care what your status is. Cancer won’t be cured by a post and pictures aren’t feeding […]

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Q & A: Hoffman never got puppy from Santa

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. Senior Lizz Hoffman is a mid-distance swimmer for the University of South Dakota swimming and diving team from Eureka, S.D. Hoffman currently holds top-20 All-Time Performances in several events including […]

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