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Students and faculty find music work challenging, rewarding
For USD music professor Luis Viquez, music is a way of life. He started paying clarinet when he was only eight-years-old, and by age 18 he was a musical conductor in his native Costa Rica. Today, Viquez is the director of USD’s Symphony Orchestra. Since coming to USD this year, Viquez said he loves to challenge […]
USD theatre department showcases ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ rock opera
“If you strip away the myth from the man, you will see where we all soon will be.” This opening line encapsulates the theme of “Jesus Christ Superstar,” the 1970s rock opera that USD students had the chance to perform in and both USD and Vermillion community members had a chance to see last week. […]
Community potluck held to show unity after election
Citing tensions brought on by the election, students, faculty and staff at USD, along with Vermillion community members, hoped to remind others of their sense of unity Monday evening by gathering together for a community potluck. The Community Unity Potluck, an event organized by USD’s Criminal Justice Program, brought in more than 120 attendees, with […]
Check before you share: Fake news undermines truth, leads to uniformed electorate
The fact that almost half of votes cast went to a man who described Mexicans as rapists, advocates for racist stop-and-frisk policies, tracking Muslims and brags about being a sexual assailant has a lot of people worried. While I hoped that personal perceptions of the President-elect churning hatred were exaggerated, I don’t think they were. […]
Vermillion candlelight vigil held to show city is safe, accepting of all people
Underneath the glow of the downtown Christmas lights, songs such as “Imagine,” “Where is the Love” and “He Ain’t Heavy He’s My Brother” played as part of Vermillion’s candlelight vigil Sunday night. A crowd of about 100 community members gathered on the Platz to show their support and acceptance for all Vermillion residents. Teri Bellis, one of the […]
Community members, students get in holiday spirit with Parade of Lights
Hundreds of people gathered in downtown Vermillion Friday night to celebrate the holiday season with the 2016 Parade of Lights celebration. This year’s parade was somewhat different than that of years before, in that the majority of the floats were parked alongside the road instead of proceeding down the street. Nate Welch, the executive director […]
PHOTOS: Vermillion Fire Department responds to Plum Street house fire
Correction at 9:30 p.m.: The house fire on Plum Street was not caused by a dirty and damaged chimney as previously reported, according to Vermillion EMS Deputy Chief Matt Callahan. Henry Bruguier, a VFD firefighter, originally said that structural problems with the chimney led to the fire. A house fire at 418 N. Plum Street […]
Dean of College of Arts & Sciences to leave USD
In a Wednesday press release Matthew Moen, the dean of the College of Arts & Sciences at USD, was named the new president of the Gettysburg Foundation. Moen has been at USD since 2002. He will begin his new position in March 2017. Provost and vice president for academic affairs, Jim Moran and President James […]
Yotes Against Hate protest harassment of minority students at USD
“I-O, oppression has got to go.” This was what a group of about 20 USD students united as Yotes Against Hate chanted Monday morning as they convened at the Coyote Legacy statue in front of the Muenster University Center from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. to speak out against reported cases of harassment on campus […]
Students, faculty voice concerns after presidential election
With four words crudely scrawled on a piece of paper and shoved under her door last Thursday, first-year Valerie Sunderland’s fears about what a future Donald Trump presidency might entail for her as a black student became a reality. “At that moment, you know, I had never felt more unsafe being who I am in […]