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Bray to present recital
Senior Sean Bray, trombonist at the University of South Dakota, will present his senior trombone recital Feb. 17 in Colton Recital Hall. Bray, a music performance major, hasn’t always wanted a music degree. “I started out as a biology major, but after four years I decided to pursue music,” Bray said. Bray said he has […]
Campus Crusade for Christ reaches out to campus
Campus Crusade for Christ is sponsoring The MAZE, coming to the University of South Dakota Feb. 16 at 8:00 p.m. Here is a glance at what CRU is. Senior Zachary Cattell is a life group leader for the Olson residence hall in North Complex. Cattell said CRU is a movement of students who are in […]
Students’ works to be presented in gallery
The University of South Dakota’s College of Fine Arts will be holding the 25th annual Stilwell Juried Exhibition beginning Feb. 10 and ending Feb. 29. The exhibition will feature 75 selected pieces of artwork ranging in different areas created by USD students. Alison Erazmus, director of the university art galleries, said in order to submit […]
Economy makes profit from love
Candy and cards filled the stores the day after Christmas, signaling the start of another marketing campaign for a holiday – Valentine’s Day. Valentine’s Day is a holiday with two different sides to it – love and candy. It’s also a holiday which tends to bring about the argument of whether it’s merely a commercialized […]
Kramer to perform in senior trombone recital
After playing trombone for 14 years, senior Tom Kramer will present his final bass trombone recital. The recital will feature music by composers Lassen, Jacobs, Dubois and Lebedev which will be held in the Colton Recital Hall at 7 p.m. and will last about 45 minutes. Kramer said most of the pieces he will be […]
Native American flutist ready to entertain viewers
This week the National Music Museum will be offering a guest who has been featured in a movie and has also won an award for his music. Michael Murphy, of Omaha, Neb., is a folk singer and songwriter, guitarist and player of the Native American flute. He will sing songs of social awareness, peace, and […]
Multifaceted artist to speak
When John Jennings, a State University of New York professor of visual studies, travels to the University of South Dakota as a visiting artist and lecturer, it will be his first trip to the state. Jennings, who specializes in African American stereotypes in visual media, will be on campus Feb. 6-9. He will lead a […]
Improv group raises sexual assault awareness on campus
The issue of rape and sexual assault will be the subject of an improvisational performance at the University of South Dakota in Farber Hall on Monday Feb. 6 at 7 p.m. Sex Signals is a Chicago-based group that combines improvisational comedy, education and audience participation to provide a provocative, in-your-face look at issues surrounding dating, […]
Wyoming artist symbolizes restlessness
While professional artist Ricki Klages lived in Italy, she created many symbolic paintings of the landscape. Those works are now on display in the John A. Day Gallery in the Warren M. Lee Center for Fine Arts Building on the University of South Dakota campus. The exhibit will be open until Feb. 15. An artist […]
Artwork inspires composers
Newly-composed pieces of music, accompanied by the paintings that inspired them, will be played at the John A. Day Art Gallery on Jan. 27 at 5 p.m. Alison Erazmus, Director of the University Art Galleries, will be hosting painter Ricki Klages in honor of a composing contest which challenged musicians to view her paintings for […]