April 14th, 2020152 Beginning on Thursday, the Beacom School of Business is offering a webinar series led by faculty to show support to small businesses during the Coronavirus pandemic. As the leading business school in South Dakota, Venky Venkatachalam, dean of the USD Beacom School of Businesses said it's important the Beacom School shows their...
April 13th, 2020108 With working from home or not working at all becoming the new normal, people of all ages are experiencing changes in their schedules and routines. For some students, this can mean finishing an internship early, or having an internship canceled entirely. Cory Myers, news director of the Argus Leader, said they’ve had...
April 13th, 2020246The status of the coronavirus in South Dakota took a turn on Sunday when Smithfield Foods, one of the largest pork-processing plants in the state, saw 438 workers fall ill to COVID-19, as stated in the Washington Post. The plant, located in Sioux Falls, is closed indefinitely according to the company's website. With these new cases,...
April 7th, 2020134 The Muenster University Center (MUC) is the central hub of USD’s campus, providing not only a gathering place for students but opportunities to work as well. Since the closure of buildings on campus, however, the MUC is no longer staffing any positions with undergraduate students. On March 27, 25 student workers were told the MUC...
April 7th, 2020279 The Volante is already a small staff — with only 13 executive staff members and five more reporters. This year, we have focused on being a team and working together. I'm so grateful we made teamwork a priority early. This is not how I or any Editor-in-Chief wanted this semester to conclude, but we have all found a way to...
April 7th, 2020342There is a group of people consistently at the front lines of this pandemic, day and night, risking their lives to help those afflicted with COVID-19. Those people are healthcare workers — people in hospitals and clinics working hard to care for COVID-19 patients. The past couple of weeks multiple videos have circulated social...
April 7th, 2020486 When USD students left for spring break, they thought they were leaving for a week. Now, four weeks later, students like Skye Hannasch are wishing they were back in Vermillion. Hannasch, a senior criminal justice major, has worked for the company University Tees for the last year. Through this company, she designed a T-shirt...
April 7th, 2020147 On Monday in a press release, USD announced summer classes will remain online for all South Dakota public institutions. USD’s announcement came after the South Dakota Board of Regents decision was announced the same day. This decision, according to the press release, is in response to South Dakota’s continued effort...
April 6th, 2020156 Hand sanitizer and other cleaning products are normally easy to find, but since the COVID-19 pandemic, they have been hard to come by. Many stores have limited quantities of these items, or are completely sold out. In response to the shortage of hand sanitizer, a team from USD’s chemistry department has created a small bulk...
April 6th, 2020363 The number of COVID-19 cases in South Dakota has risen to 320 as of April 7, including 98 recovered cases and six deaths, according to the South Dakota Department of Health website. Minnehaha county continues to lead in number of cases, which rose from 31 last Tuesday to 165 by April 7. Lincoln county, which borders Minnehaha, has...
