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USD alumnus’ art subject of exhibit
Arts educator and ceramicist Travis Hinton took inspiration from his college sketch book for his Imagined Realities exhibition which is now located in Gallery 110 of the Warren M. Lee Center for Fine Arts. A University of South Dakota alumnus, Hinton’s inspiration for the exhibit was pop culture and entertainment. “In current TV and media […]
Festival of Nations to highlight campus diversity
The International Students Club is hosting their annual Festival of Nations celebration Saturday. The event will be held in the Muenster University Center Ballroom from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Festival of Nations is an event meant to recognize the diverse population of people at the University of South Dakota and the Vermillion area. It […]
Movie premieres Friday
Think “Harry Potter.” Or “Twilight.” But instead of wizards, witches and vampires, think impoverished families fighting to survive. Instead of current times, think future. While you’re at it, think “1984.” The Hunger Games, the first in a three-book series by Suzanne Collins, is set to hit theaters Friday and has some University of South Dakota […]
USD students to be featured at the National Music Museum
A new performance will be shown at the National Music Museum this week featuring University of South Dakota students. A first-time performance will showcase three different students’ talents: Wyatt Smith, Abigail Sandberg and Jina Kim. Smith, a junior at USD, will be playing two movements from Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s “Sonata.” Kim and Sandberg will be […]
Jansen performs trombone recital
Senior Molly Jansen has been playing trombone for 12 years. On March 13 Jansen gave her first recital to showcase her work. Jansen said she practiced for the recital since the beginning of last semester. “My piano player and I got together about a month ago and I practiced every day for about two hours,” […]
Play addresses the death penalty
When the audience walks out of the theater after “Coyote on a Fence,” the cast and director want them to be thinking about the death penalty. “It is an important issue in society,” graduate student and director Fred Liebfried said. “I don’t think people think about it enough.” The play “Coyote on a Fence” will […]
Duo Montagnard to perform for music museum audience
The Brown Bag Lunch Program at the National Music Museum will be offering a new blend of music that it hasn’t been exposed to before. Joseph Murphy and Matthew Slotkin make up the band, Duo Montagnard. Murphy plays the saxophone while Slotkin plays the guitar. The National Music Museum will be offering the duo on […]
USD to host spring festival
The University of South Dakota Symphony Orchestra will host a Spring Orchestra Festival for area high school students March 2. The students will spend the day rehearsing and will then give a concert that evening, music professor Richard Rognstad said. “We sent invitations to about 30 area high schools, and we have students from five […]
European works featured
The University of South Dakota art galleries will incorporate the Eastern European culture with their Kleinprints exhibit. The exhibit will feature 45 to 60 prints from Belgium, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Russia and Ukraine. The exhibit will be held in the John A. Day Art Gallery March 5 — 26. A reception for the exhibit […]
Students give music new ‘spin’
Two students at the University of South Dakota are finding ways to express their creativity through the musical style of disc jockeying. Brian Drapeaux, fourth-year student, and Junior Bobby Horton each performed their first gig a couple of weekends ago for a benefit at Maya Jane’s. The two USD students are both being promoted […]