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Video of Sound of USD performing French National Anthem goes viral
A video of the Sound of USD performing a rendition of the French National Anthem before the kickoff of the Nov. 14 home game against South Dakota State University has gone viral, garnering more than 14,000 views on YouTube. On Nov. 13, terrorists affiliated with the Islamic State group attacked sites throughout Paris, killing 130 […]
USD professor Wayne Knutson dies at 89
Longtime Professor Emeritus Wayne S. “Doc” Knutson died late Monday at age 89. Knutson had a large influence on theater and the arts that spanned from USD to the Black Hills. In a press release, Larry Schou, dean of USD’s College of Fine Arts, said Knutson helped build USD’s theater and English programs. “Dr. Wayne Knutson […]
Library lets students pay dues with generosity
Students who find themselves owing library fines at the end of the semester have the option to pay their dues in a different way – a donation of food items that go to the Vermillion Food Pantry. Librarian Julie Junker said the library’s “Food for Fines Program” was launched in 2007 as a way to give […]
Networking event aims to address state’s teacher shortage
More than 100 juniors and seniors in the Teacher Education program visited the MUC Ballroom this past Friday, with resumes in hand, for USD’s first teacher candidate networking event. While the first hour was reserved for seniors looking for jobs after graduation, juniors came during the second hour to discuss internships and student teacher positions. Sherrie […]
USD graduate student wins award at MIT symposium
USD chemistry graduate student Sunav Shrestha recently earned third place and a $1,000 cash prize for a poster about solar energy at the 2015 Women in Clean Energy Symposium held at The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) campus in Cambridge, Mass. Sunav Shrestha’s remarkable achievement at the Women in Clean Energy Symposium highlights the ever-growing […]
USD holds first Hanukkah celebration
The USD Center for Diversity & Community held its first Hanukkah celebration Dec. 7. Hanukkah is a Jewish holiday celebrated for eight days and nights. It commemorates the rededication of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem following the Jewish victory over the Syrian-Greeks in 165 B.C.E Lamont Sellers, director of the CDC, said the idea for […]
Artists, writers begin work on collaborative art projects
Poets and artists are now in the beginning stages of planning and creating their collaborative artworks, which will be displayed on the second floor of the I.D. Weeks Library through the spring semester. Titled “Collaborations,” the project matches up a writer-artist pair, who work together to create and decide on a central theme for their […]
Community gathers downtown for annual Parade of Lights celebration
A crowd of Vermillion community members young and old, including USD students and faculty, gathered downtown Dec. 5 to witness this year’s Parade of Lights. The parade consisted of about a dozen floats decorated in Christmas lights and included police cruisers and a horse-pulled wagon. One of the most eye-catching floats was a fire truck […]
Two USD students arrested in Yankton High School incident
YANKTON – Police officers were stationed at school buildings in Yankton last week after two University of South Dakota students were arrested for intruding on the property of Yankton High School. According to Yankton Police Chief Brian Paulsen, Adam Gerard, 19, from Greenfield, Minn., and Joseph Vanbuskirk, 18, from Rockford, Minn., entered the high school shortly before 1 […]
SGA holds executive forum, discusses funding for organizations
The funding of student organizations was at the top of a list of topics discussed by Student Government Association executive staff members during an hour-long forum Monday evening. SGA President Sami Zoss said the goal of the forum was for SGA to get feedback from student organizations and give them the opportunity to ask questions. […]