Dear Friend, I want to take the time out of my life to apologize to you. It is my sincerest hope that you listen, though I surely do not deserve it. I’ve been sitting in my kitchen for hours now reflecting on the matter at hand. The matter, of course, is the fact that I’ve […]
If you were a young girl growing up in the ’90s, chances are you’ve read at least one “Sweet Valley Twins” book in your lifetime. It’s probably been 10 years since most Sweet Valley fans sat down and relived the adventures of Elizabeth and Jessica Wakefield, so it’s only fitting for Francine Pascal to update […]
Musical. Definition: involving or set to music. M-U-S-I-C-A-L. Musical. Students at the University of South Dakota can relive their middle grade spelling bee days this weekend with the Department of Theatre’s final performance of “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee.” “Bee” is a one-act musical comedy chronicling the experience of six children as they […]
As a new season starts, a change of leadership for the University of South Dakota club baseball team also begins. The Coyotes baseball team is having a successful start to their season — going 12-3 in the first 15 games has brought along a new ideal of a solid pitching staff. In large part, the […]
After having matches cancelled two weekends in a row, the University of South Dakota women’s tennis team will wrap up its regular season play April 16 in Green Bay, Wis., with matches against University of Wisconsin-Green Bay and Chicago State University. The team was originally scheduled to play April 2 against University of North Dakota […]
The spring football season has arrived at the University of South Dakota. It’s a busy time for the USD Coyotes, who had a 4-7 season in 2010. Although the fall season is a few months away, the team is already preparing so that they can improve their record. For senior running back Chris Ganious, this […]
In their first year at the Division I level, the University of South Dakota U. Dance team placed 10 out of 12 teams on April 7 at the National Cheerleaders Association/National Dance Alliance Collegiate Cheer and Dance Championships in Daytona Beach, Fla. Towson University eventually went on to win the Division I championship, beating Utah […]
With six different meets occurring simultaneously, the University of South Dakota’s track and field teams will be busy starting Wednesday and continuing through Saturday. The Coyotes will compete at five meets in California and one in Sioux City. Men’s Senior Tane Owens, a pole vaulter, will attend the Mt. SAC Relays and the Long Beach […]
Baseball is dying in America – a sentiment heard far too often of late. Why is it heard too often? Because it’s not true. Many argue, including Volante columnist Rob Nielsen, that Major League Baseball is a shell of what it once was. Nielsen, like many others, claim the 1994 strike put a bad taste […]
Last week when I turned on Sheffield, United Kingdom native’s Toddla T’s album “Skanky Skanky,” I was not expecting to have my definition of “party music” be changed. Mashing styles of all types from dance hall, reggae, drum and bass, pop, grime and techno, Toddla T’s 2009 release “Skanky Skanky” is one of the most […]
