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Music majors perform recitals to graduate
To earn some degrees students have to submit a paper or project to graduate, but for music majors a special requirement must be fulfilled. Every year junior and senior music majors at the University of South Dakota perform at both vocal and instrumental music recitals to fulfill their graduation requirements. Rick Rognstad, professor of music at […]
Language department chair draws from West Point, ballet experiences to teach students
Three months after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, Laura Vidler couldn’t shake off the urge to serve her country in some way. She didn’t come from a military background and didn’t know if she had what it took to be in the military, but she knew she had to contribute to her devastated country one way […]
Computer science competition expands activities
A small, two-wheeled metallic robot scurries across the floor, its two sensors taking in information from its surroundings. The robot might look insignificant to the average observer, but for a select number of high school students it may offer a glimpse into a bright future. The University of South Dakota Computer Science Department will host […]
Published faculty write about array of topics, use books as learning tools
From reggae reference books to a cat memoir, professors at the University of South Dakota are publishing books on a variety of topics. USD professors are required to publish their own work, whether it be in the form of a scholarly article or a fiction novel. David Moskowitz, a music professor, has written four books […]
History museum a ‘hidden gem’ in Vermillion
Beyond the Wellness Center, next to the DakotaDome, is a nondescript brown building — the W.H. Over Museum. The museum contains oddities of local history, such as the bones of a circus elephant that escaped and was hunted down by the locals of the South Dakota territory. “(The museum is a) repository for the natural […]
Training exercise teaches ROTC cadets leadership, tactical skills
A two-way radio squawks in the distance. The platoon sergeant moves up and down the ambush line, checking his soldiers to make sure they’re in cover. Shots ring out, and someone shouts “Return fire!” The scene isn’t from some far away war zone, but from the Austin Training Area near Elk Point, S.D., where Reserve […]
USD women find empowerment through ROTC
Amber Hansen and Cassie Donahoe are not typical female college students at the University of South Dakota. They go to class every day just like other students, and they admit to having a hard time trying to balance their social lives with their school work. The only difference between them and the hundreds of other […]
Lenten Season offers students time for reflection, refreshment
As the end of the Lenten Season draws near, Christians around campus are taking time to reflect on their faith, like junior Shadoe Hanson. Hanson began celebrating Lent last year after becoming involved with the community he found at the Luther Center. He is now a student leader there. “It was a lot of different nudges from different directions,” he […]
Boxers aim to knock out cancer in annual charity fight
Senior Bryan Campos can be found at the local boxing club working on his skills and striving to get better. After having surgery on both shoulders, he traded in his USD football shoulder pads for boxing gloves. “I was looking for something to do as far as physical activity that actually had a goal at the […]
Communication club looks to study social campus interactions
Instead of just a final paper or project, one University of South Dakota class has something different in mind. The advanced organizational communication class chose to create its own department’s student organization — the Communication Club. “I like to do things in class. I think the hands-on experience is such a wonderful teacher, so much […]