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Alison Erazmus, director of University Art Galleries, said although displaying the art by Chicago-based painters Phyllis Bramson and Adam Scott might be offensive to some people, she wants to exhibit exemplary work. “I never know what will offend people,” Erazmus said. “I can either assume everything is going to offend someone and then be scared […]

When he presents his one-act play this coming weekend, graduate student Jaehoon Kim will be presenting his work to an American audience for the first time.   “I was a director in (South) Korea, but it’s my first time directing in the United States,” Kim said. Kim and fellow grad students Fred Liebfried and Callie […]

David Higgs always knew he wanted to perform on the organ. From the time he was three years old, he would come home after church and pretend to play an organ using his mother’s couch. Now Higgs is a professional organ performer and will perform the concert for the rededication of the Earnest Skinner organ […]

Sophomore Sarah Soles listens to a lot of music. When she first heard the band Halloween Town, she said she liked them instantly. “They remind me of Coconut Records with a little bit of Kings of Leon,” Soles said. Halloween Town, a Las Vegas-based band, recently released an album that lead singer Ryan Pardey has […]

Darin Wadley, associate professor of music and percussion ensemble instructor, is trying something completely different for this year’s percussion ensemble concert than he ever has at the University of South Dakota. “Traditionally we pick pieces that have been written for us,” Wadley said. “This semester I wanted to do a techno-themed opportunity.” USD’s percussion ensemble […]

The haunted tunnel tours given by the Honors Association that have been occurring for eight years have been cancelled this year due to safety reasons. Pete Jensen, director of the University Police Department, said the cancellation of the tours had to do with entry and confined spaces. “Between the policy change and the safety of […]