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,…

Donation paves way for arena

Sanford Health is donating $20 million over a 20-year period to the University of South Dakota in an effort to transform USD’s athletic facilities. The donation will go toward building a basketball arena and an adjoining building that will contain a new weight room, office space, classrooms and a sports medicine area that will connect […]

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SGA struggles to find presence, validity on campus

Associate Professor of Communication Studies Shane Semmler spoke to the Student Government Association on the legitimacy of the student organization. 2,031 students voted in March of 2012 for President Alissa VanMeeteren and Vice President DJ Smith. Around 20 percent of USD students voted. “The truth is that SGA meetings are experiencing a legitimacy crisis,” Semmler […]

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New dean steps in with a vision

Welcome Week for incoming students comprised of various actvities sponsored by different student organizations,  as it does every year. Yet this year’s activities were the first organized by University of South Dakota’s new dean of students, Kimberly Grieve. Kimberly Grieve was named the university’s dean of students earlier this summer. Grieve comes to USD after […]

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Long-awaited diversity position recently filled

After the 2011-12 university reaccreditation, a lack of diversity at the University of South Dakota  was highlighted. Jesus Trevino takes over as the associate vice president for Diversity, having previously served as the associate provost for Multicultural Excellence at the University of Denver. Trevino’s educational background includes a bachelor’s degree and master’s degree from Eastern […]

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