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Organist visits USD
With his feet dancing along the peddles and his hands summoning sound from the keys, concert organist Douglas Cleveland, Ph.D, entertained his audience Sept. 14 in the University of South Dakota’s own Aalfs Auditorium. Cleveland started the night of with Concerto in A Minor by J.S. Bach and three songs later ended it with Sonata […]
Meet your classmate…Bo Bruinsma
A political science major, criminal justice and mass communications minor is not your typical combination. But for Bo Bruinsma, it just worked out that way. Bruinsma is a senior at the University of South Dakota and will graduate in May. He said after visiting with his academic adviser, it made sense to get this degree. […]
Breathe
For many college students, it isn’t the intense class schedule that becomes the most difficult transition to handle. It’s the balancing act they manage between being a student, working to stay a student and enjoying the few free hours they call a social life. At the University of South Dakota, the first few weeks – […]
Theatre department takes stage
Renowned classics, new contemporary plays and musicals are being brought to life by the University of South Dakota’s Department of Theatre this year. Listed on the theatre department’s website, this season will kick off on Sept. 28, 29 and 30 with “Medea,” a classic tale of revenge when a woman is wronged by her husband […]
Students get creative with small spaces
Between brick walls and white ceiling tiles, students at the University of South Dakota have room to express their individuality by decorating their dorms. The large freshman class that has caused the dorms to overflow has taken creativity to a new level. “My room is just a big jumble of things, not really a style […]
BLOG: Maddi On Campus: The B.Y.O.B has been unleashed
Wednesday night kicked off the beginning of the “Be Your Own Badass” tour by Girls Fight Back. For those who don’t know, GFB is a 12-year program that has been dedicated to teaching women self-defense and how to spot danger. The speaker, Heather Maggs, started the seminar with a humorous familiarity that set the audience […]
Students of Excellence camp comes to a close
The Students of Excellence camp kicked off Monday on the University of South Dakota campus. About 120 high school students have been living on campus since last week. The high school students were joined by 208 middle school students on Sunday. The camp is divided into two sections: the Governor’s camp for middle school students […]
Vermillion area Farmers Market is in full swing
The Vermillion Area Farmers market first started 10 years ago with just a small stand of produce left over from a garden. Today, the market has grown more than 12 vendors. “It’s kind of a free for all, but it is a producer-only market so it has to be something you grew or made yourself […]
Vermillion’s Fourth of July Celebration in the Park commences Wednesday
The annual Fourth of July celebration will kick off Wednesday, and will take start at 6 p.m. in Barstow Park. Members of the community are encouraged to gather for family-friendly activities in the park. “In past celebrations in the park, we estimate about 400 to 500 people come out to the park,” said Vermillion’s Chamber […]
First Annual Shakespeare Festival opens in Vermillion
Today marks the first day of this year’s Shakespeare Festival in Vermillion’s Prentis Park. Three professors from the University of South Dakota organized the festival with the producing and marketing skills of Coyoteopoly. Artistic Director Chaya Gordon-Bland spent many years involved in Shakespeare Festivals around the country before moving to South Dakota to become a […]