April 11, 2022
Brodalisque: A look into traditional odalisque paintings
Klaire A. Lockheart, who recently earned her MFA in painting at USD, displayed an exhibit in Gallery 110 at the Fine Arts Building. The exhibit was titled ‘Brodalisque,’ a term Lockheart coined herself, and focused on lounging male figures. “A Brodalisque is the character in these paintings and it’s a combination of a bro and […]
Blue Rune; Vermillion’s band of professors
Following the women’s basketball game on March 26, Blue Rune hit the stage at the Varsity Pub. The band played Varsity Pub’s downstairs stage to a crowd of 20-30 people. The Blue Rune band consists of Dean of College of Arts and Science John Dudley, English professor Skip Willman, assistant professor Zoli Filotas and physician […]
USD’s AWOL does a wellness clinic with SDSU’s SCAPP
USD’s Alternative Week of Off-Campus Learning (AWOL) partnered up with SDSU’s Student Collaboration for the Advancement and Promotion of Pharmacy (SCAPP) for a wellness clinic held in downtown Vermillion on March 26. The wellness clinic welcomed all members of the community to provide screenings for a person’s blood glucose, blood pressure, cholesterol levels and ASCVD […]
Dispatches from the CDC: A garden for USD
This is the sixth installment of a series recording the experiences of students and faculty involved with the Center for Diversity and Community (CDC). The series seeks to highlight why this organization was so impactful on the USD community and why the CDC was more than the sum of its parts. “This is the search […]
Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies Conference returns
The Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies department hosted a two-day research conference in the MUC ballroom last week, welcoming students, faculty and the Vermillion public. The biennial event took place March 24-25, and included an art show and discussions on this year’s theme, care, across various disciplines. Sara Lampert, the Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies […]
Coyotes create legacy both on the court and in the stands
The women’s basketball team made school history last Saturday as they competed in the program’s first Sweet 16 game of the NCAA Women’s Division I Basketball Tournament. Coyote fans, students and alumni made the trip to Wichita, Kansas to cheer on the women. The Intrust Arena housed roughly 8,540 fans which was much more than […]
Graduate assistant, Gianna Miranda, hosts leadership seminar
On March 23, Gianna Miranda hosted a leadership seminar that focused on the importance of the middle performers in a professional, group setting. The seminar was conducted in MUC 211. Miranda said people in authority only ever focus on the highest and the lowest performers. She tried to get her audience to think of the […]
Bel Canto Duo performs at National Music Museum
The Bel Canto Duo, consisting of artists Darci Gamerl and David Downing, performed classical and modern original pieces at the National Music Museum March 26. The duo is based in Omaha and was created in 2016. “We’re both performers and composers. I play oboe and English horn, and David plays cello and he uses a […]
Asian Night hosted for the first time at USD
Asian Night was hosted for the first time in the MUC Ballroom on March 27. The event had an attendance of over 50 people, which consisted of students, faculty and members of the community. Pooja Modawel, the president of the Asian American Student Association (AASA), identified the gap in the events hosted at USD and […]