The improv group Mission Improvable has been doing comedy shows for over 11 years, and for the past year and half, the group has been preparing for a more serious show about alcohol awareness. Mission Improvable will be at the University of South Dakota Oct. 24 to perform “A Shot of Reality with a Comedy […]
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. Chris Frierson is a sophomore defensive back for the University of South Dakota football team from Tampa, Fla. So far this season, he has 15 tackles with 13 solo tackles. […]
The victory wasn’t the only highlight of the Dakota Days game Oct. 8. In the first quarter of the game, junior wide receiver Will Powell made a one-handed pass, a catch good enough to make it on ESPN’s SportsCenter’s top 10 plays that night. Head coach Ed Meierkort said Powell’s catch was a huge play […]
The morning will start at 6 a.m. with a morning run around campus followed by breakfast before the University of South Dakota cross country team competes in this season’s only home meet. Head coach Dan Fitzsimmons said the home-field advantage plays a key role for team preparation for the South Dakota Tim Young Invitational Saturday, […]
The upcoming 2011-2012 season for the South Dakota men’s and women’s swimming and diving team looks to start right where it left off last season. In the most recent Summit League conference poll, the USD women captured a third place ranking, while the men secured fourth. The Coyotes, who kicked off their season Oct. 1 […]
The University of South Dakota football team defeated Southern Utah 24-19 in the Coyotes’ Dakota Days homecoming game, Saturday in the DakotaDome. Leading the way for the No. 18 ranked Coyotes was senior quarterback Dante Warren. During the game, Warren had two rushing touchdowns and threw for another. Early in the opening drive Warren threw […]
The University of South Dakota announced this afternoon that the newly renovated auditorium in Slagle Hall would be getting one other new feature: a new name. Slagle Hall will now be named the Bailey and Kathy Aalfs Auditorium, in honor of Bailey and Kathy Aalfs who made “the lead gift in the historic Campaign South […]
As Kathy Aalfs cut the ribbon concluding the ceremony at Slagle Hall, alumni and faculty of the University of South Dakota stood and clapped as the auditorium received a new name. The formerly named Slagle Auditorium became the Bailey and Kathy Aalfs Auditorium today after a dedication and ribbon-cutting ceremony held in the recently renovated […]
University of South Dakota men’s rugby squad captain, senior Kaleb Paulsen, attributed the team’s recent 49-5 victory over Doane College to their pre-game ritual. “We got jacked up on Redbull and came out with some fire,” Paulsen said. “We played hard and functioned as a team. With this team, we have the potential to win […]
The University of South Dakota women’s soccer team snatched a win and a tie in their first conference match-ups of the season last weekend, leaving the team with a 2-0 conference record. The team faced Western Illinois Friday, Sept. 30 in Vermillion. The Coyotes scored two goals at the hands of junior Erin Bello, and […]
