February 2012
Track and field team sets records
Coming off of a performance on Feb. 17 at the John Dalton Invitational, where four University of South Dakota track and field athletes set new school records, the USD men and women’s track and field team will compete for the Summit League Indoor Track Championships on Feb. 24-25 in Fort Wayne, Ind. This marks the […]
Coyotes look to close off 2011-12 season with three wins
Entering a final three-game home stand, the University of South Dakota women’s basketball team will look to finish out their season with three consecutive home wins. The start of that task will be on Saturday Feb. 25, when the Coyotes host the University of Oakland Golden Grizzlies. Oakland was chosen to finish in second in […]
Coyotes to finish up season
With two games left in the season the fans of the University of South Dakota Basketball team will find out if the men’s basketball team is hungry or if they’re starving. The answer to that question will be found over the next three days, as the Coyotes (9-17) close out their regular season with two […]
COLUMN: Profiling — an issue for college students
I have been pulled over a total of six times while driving my own car. Comparatively, I have never been pulled over while driving my grandma’s Lincoln Towncar, a friend’s Denali suburban or my mom’s Camry. Young people are constantly profiled. If you’re under 25 and drive any kind of used car that was made […]
Professor of piano to teach and perform at the university
Ksenia Nosikova, professor of piano at the University of Iowa, will come to the University of South Dakota where she will hold a piano masterclass and a recital. The masterclass will take place Feb. 23 while the students and community members from Vermillion will have the opportunity to hear Nosikova’s music at 7:30 p.m. on […]
National Music Museum to feature a quintet of horns
The Brown Bag Lunch Program at the National Music Museum will feature a band who has been around for more than 25 years. Deborah Reeves, Curator of Education at the National Music Museum, said A Sound of Brass has kept going over the years. “The band was founded in 1984,” Reeves said. “Although it has […]
Three choirs featured in showcase
Three choir groups at the University of South Dakota have been preparing since the beginning of the semester for a showcase being presented Feb. 25 at 3 p.m. The chamber singers, men’s and women’s chorus, as well as the concert choir will perform Saturday. David Holdhusen, director of choral activities, said this is the first […]
Musicians jazz it up for spring concert
The University of South Dakota’s music department will feature two jazz ensembles in concert for the first time this semester. The ensembles will peform Wednesday Feb. 21 in Colton Recital Hall at 7:30 p.m. The two ensembles feature approximately 40 USD students ranging from freshmen to graduate students. Assistant professor Christopher Kocher said the ensembles […]
Three choirs featured in showcase
Three choir groups at the University of South Dakota have been preparing since the beginning of the semester for a showcase being presented Feb. 25 at 3 p.m. The chamber singers, men’s and women’s chorus, as well as the concert choir will perform Saturday. David Holdhusen, director of choral activities, said this is the first […]
‘Top Girls’ to premiere
The University of South Dakota theatre department will address the issue of inequality among men and women and the working class with a presentation of the play “Top Girls.” “Top Girls” will be performed in the Wayne S. Knutson Theatre Feb. 22 through the 25 at 7:30 p.m. and Feb. 26 at 2:00 p.m. Tickets […]