Two hundred and three gamers from across the region filled the Muenster University Center Ballroom this past weekend. The University of South Dakota Games Club hosted its 23rd annual VerminCon, a student-run gaming convention that occurs over the span of two days. The convention broke last year’s record of 168 attendees. Senior Katarina Hammoud, vice president of the […]
University of South Dakota junior Sopida Trageser practices singing every day. For more than 10 years, Trageser has been involved in music. “In my free time, I usually like to look at music 30 minutes a day,” she said. After countless hours of practice, University of South Dakota Chamber Singers, such as Trageser, are being […]
Although the 2015 track and field season has just begun, it doesn’t mean the goal to win Conference isn’t alive and well for the University of South Dakota women’s track and field team. With two meets under its belt — in Lincoln, Neb. and at South Dakota State — the team is using those competitions and a strong fall […]
Three former University of South Dakota football players, along with eight others, plead guilty to tax-refund fraud. Alphonso “Rico” Valdez was sentenced to 61 months in prison Jan. 12 in Sioux Falls. Each of the 11 people involved in the scheme plead guilty, and about $400,000 was collected in total. Athletic Director David Herbster said in […]
After a first-place finish at South Dakota State Jan. 24, the mens’ track and field team is fighting injury and building consistency to move forward with its 2015 season. While no season-ending injuries have been sustained, head coach Dave Gottsleben is still pushing for his athletes to get healthy. “We are getting healthier as we speak,” he said. […]
As the 2015 South Dakota legislative session gets underway in Pierre, The Volante has compiled a list of bills to keep an eye on that pertain to students at the University of South Dakota. No requests from USD were received by the South Dakota Board of Regents asking to submit any bills to the Legislature this […]
Two days after declaring their candidacy for executive positions in the Student Government Association, junior Nick Henchal and his running mate, sophomore Chelsea Gilbertson, have announced their withdrawal in the upcoming race for president and vice president. Henchal officially withdrew from the race Jan. 22, citing “rising health concerns” for his departure. “(We are) just going to stay […]
The University of South Dakota men’s and women’s swim and dive teams lost to the University of North Dakota Saturday. The men lost 169-129, while the women lost 170-121. Although the Coyotes lost the meet, head coach Jason Mahowald feels positive about his team’s form as they float toward the conference meet in February. “We’re […]
Senior guard Tyler Larson sent 16,000 rowdy Creighton fans into a hushed hysteria when he nailed two three-pointers — just six of his 25 points in the game — in the final 10 seconds of regulation to send the Dec. 9 basketball game into overtime. Although the University of South Dakota Coyotes fell short of the upset, […]
On top of all the demands it takes to be a Division-I athlete, many go beyond what is expected of them by participating in the Student Athlete Advisory Committee to support their fellow athletes, campus and community. Seniors Yamini Reddy and Lauren Bennett, Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) co-presidents, see the committee as an opportunity for student athletes […]
