April 5th, 202144 Collaboration is key for USD’s newest gallery, "Letterpress Printing: From Industry to Art." Featured at the John A. Day Gallery in the Warren M. Lee Fine Arts building, "Letterpress: Industry to Art" combines sound, video and art to create an immersive experience. Assistant professor of graphic design and co-curator of the...
March 29th, 202112 The annual Ron L. Moyer One-Act Festival gives student directors and playwrights a chance to showcase their talents here at USD. On March 26, three short plays were showcased with a virtual audience for the festival. The plays were 4.48 Psychosis, A Sky Blue Roof and Leo and Momma, all directed by students. Senior secondary...
February 16th, 202141 USD Theatre’s newest production aims to turn the audience's world upside down in "Zanna, Don’t!" As a social satire, "Zanna, Don’t!" reverses social and gender norms to create a parallel universe where homosexuality is in and heterosexuality is out. Director Oliver Mayes said the topsy-turvy world of "Zanna, Don’t!"...
February 9th, 202156 Charlie’s Bookstore is bringing the love to students this Valentine’s Day with their revamped Charlie Grams. Cassie Schoenhard, Charlie’s Marketing and Retail Operations Graduate Assistant, said this year was a new start for Charlie Grams. “We really wanted to bring back Charlie Grams since we didn’t do them...
January 31st, 202119 Over Winter Break USD’s Alternative Week of Learning (AWOL) got a chance to embrace local outreach. AWOL brought the alternative break to their students as they stayed in Vermillion to help with community needs. Usually AWOL is out and about in the country where they traveled to different communities who were in need, but...
November 17th, 202017 Thanksgiving is my least favorite holiday. I have never liked it. I don’t understand the holiday, why we still celebrate it or why we stuff ourselves full of mediocre food. With that said, I reluctantly eat the food cause I am not going to be the one to tell my grandma I don’t like her lumpy, lukewarm mashed potatoes. So here is...
November 10th, 202037 Through the whirlwind election, Americans found unique ways to entertain themselves through the four days of ballot counting. As eyes were glued to the screen, one of the only things keeping people engaged were the political correspondents. Across the networks, the political correspondents kept Americans on the edge of...
November 9th, 202019 While the fall semester slowly rolls to an end, the Musical Theatre department is preparing for a highlight of the fall semester — the fall musical. This year, USD Musical Theatre is performing the Tony Award winning, A Gentlemen’s Guide to Love and Murder. Set in 1907, A Gentlemen’s Guide to Love and Murder follows Monty...
November 3rd, 2020100 As election results rolled in on Nov. 3, students around campus watched the future of the country become a reality. Some students chose to attend watch parties on campus while others viewed from the comfort of their homes. But no matter where they watched, students were not surprised by the South Dakota...
