Events
University aims to educate students about Sexual Health Month
As September marks Sexual Health Awareness Month, University Housing and Student Health through Sanford Hospital are working to promote awareness for safe sex. University Housing has hosted a number of “Hook Up” presentations for students and is planning more approaches for awareness for the month, and the rest of the academic year. Cody Burgraff, assistant […]
Move-in day 2018: Students arrive on campus
11 a.m. Kimberly Westemberg, first-year business major, has her room completely set up. She said she was surprised how easy move-in day was. “(Move-in day) was really good and mostly easy,” Westemberg said “I knew there was going to be people here to help, but I didn’t know there was going to be this many […]
Spring showcase exhibits vocal talent
Tracelyn Gesteland’s spring studio showcase gives USD vocal students an opportunity to practice performing, which Gesteland believes is important. Gesteland, associate professor of voice and opera, has hosted an annual showcase ever since she began teaching at USD. “I wanted literally to ‘showcase’ the hard work that my students put in throughout the year for […]
46th annual Wacipi celebrates Native culture, spreads awareness
The sound of jingle dresses, drumming and singing filled the arena of the Sanford Coyote Sports Center for the 46th annual Wacipi on Saturday and Sunday. Jessilyn Bean, president of Tiospaye Student Council, said the Wacipi is a chance for people to get together to celebrate the Native American culture. “Traditionally not all tribes would […]
Festival of Nations honors diversity, culture
The MUC Ballroom was filled with food, dancing, singing and laughter on Sunday night. The International Club hosted their annual Festival of Nations event that brought students, faculty and community members together with the purpose of celebrating culture from all over the world. In years past, the event has had an average turnout of 200 […]
‘The Hook Up’ event educates on consent
More than 100 USD students filled the Muenster University Center Ballroom on Tuesday night to learn about sexual assault prevention through a satirical programming event titled “The Hook Up.” “The Hook Up” is an event put together by the Chicago-based organization Carthis Productions. The South Dakota Coalition Ending Domestic & Sexual Violence (SDCEDSV) paid to […]
Spectrum’s Spring Drag Show sees crowd full of energy
Spectrum’s Spring Drag Show saw the Muenster University Center Ballroom full of energy on Wednesday night for a show of nationally known drag queens, kings and professional entertainers. For the past 20 years, Spectrum has hosted a biannual drag show. The Fall Drag Show is typically for students who want to try and perform drag for […]
Strollers Show sees new winners
This year, Kappa Alpha Theta, along with Tau Kappa Epsilon and Lambda Chi Alpha “strolled” to victory during the annual Strollers variety show on Saturday night. With their “Scooby-Doo” themed act, they were the top team and were voted best backdrop. Although Alpha Phi, Phi Delta Theta and Pi Kappa Alpha were announced as runner-up […]
Anime club hosts annual Tori Conn
Each week, a group of 20 people put aside their differences and bond over their shared love for anime. Anime is a type of Japanese cartoon that is generally aimed for older demographics which focus on a wide variety of topics. Cynthia Curtis, a junior earth science major and anime club president, has been watching anime […]
Band concerts hope to promote USD fine arts program
Through various band concerts and music events, the USD fine arts department hope to increase community involvement in the arts. On Friday, Feb. 16 the USD symphonic and concert bands performed their spring concert in Aalfs Auditorium.buy ivermectin online https://pavg.net/wp-content/languages/new/where/ivermectin.html no prescription The concert was conducted by John LaCognata, director of bands, and Luis Viquez, director of orchestras. The […]