April 8th, 201950Chick flicks are usually associated with sleepovers or movie nights–and for the last two years, the Vermillion Cultural Association (VCA) has held Chick Flick Club in the downtown Vermillion Theater. The Chick Flick Club has been a place for Vermillion community members to watch a female-centered movie together. “What makes it the...
March 30th, 2019211Unity. Creativity. Artistry. These are just a few things that contribute to the creation of a community mural in downtown Vermillion.
Several murals fill the alleyways of downtown Vermillion that share the stories of people all around the community. This summer, the Vermillion Cultural Association will be designing and creating a new...
March 19th, 201949For one weekend, theatre students are in charge of their own productions. The One Act Play festival opened Friday night and featured five one act plays all directed by students.
The One Act Play festival is a culmination of a directing course made up of both graduate and undergraduate students. These students go from learning how to...
March 19th, 201931Some students went home for spring break, while others traveled somewhere warm. But the USD Chamber Singers took a trip across the Atlantic and spent their break touring Europe.
Every spring, the Chamber Singers go on a tour. Last year, they traveled throughout the Midwest, but this year, they took their music all the way to England and...
February 24th, 201940Since 2012, the South Dakota Shakespeare Festival has hosted the annual Wine with Will event, an evening dedicated to supporting this nonprofit organization and the arts. Wine with Will began Friday evening with musical stylings by the Queen’s Pleasure, a local woodwinds group that set the ambiance for the event. Throughout the...
February 19th, 2019133One of USD’s oldest traditions had Aalfs auditorium buzzing with students last weekend. The 96th annual Strollers show featured highlights from all the houses of USD’s Greek Life and the Strollers themselves. Every year, each sorority on campus pairs up with two fraternities to put together a skit for Strollers. To prepare for the...
February 17th, 2019114When class is out, most students assume professors go home to their families or spend time planning and grading.
However, some USD professors are in bands. Two professor bands, Beard and Blue Ruins, both showed off their musical stylings at concerts last weekend.
Beard
Beard is an alternative-rock band made up of lead guitarist Jacob...
Engage. Enlighten. Evolve. The Union of African American Students (UAAS) and Center for Diversity and Community (CDC) highlighted this theme at their annual Black History Month Kickoff on Thursday...Campus
On Friday, the Freedom Forum, the creator and primary funder of Newseum, announced the sale of the building in which the museum is located. The building was sold to John Hopkins University, which...
