Theatre department takes stage
Renowned classics, new contemporary plays and musicals are being brought to life by the University of South Dakota’s Department of Theatre this year. Listed on the theatre department’s website, this season will kick off on Sept. 28, 29 and 30 with “Medea,” a classic tale of revenge when a woman is wronged by her husband […]
BLOG: Journalism 101: I have no idea what I’m doing
Writing is my thing. I might not be good at it, but I’ve always done it. I started keeping a journal in first grade and things just sort of escalated. Before I knew it, I was writing for my high school newspaper, and then last week, I found myself being thrown head-first into editing at […]
BLOG: Journalism 101: I have no idea what I’m doing
Writing is my thing. I might not be good at it, but I’ve always done it. I started keeping a journal in first grade and things just sort of escalated. Before I knew it, I was writing for my high school newspaper, and then last week, I found myself being thrown head-first into editing at […]
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 […]
COLUMN: Finding a happy medium
I used to like cowboys, but then I got close enough to smell one. Back in high school, I had a few short-lived relationships with typical Midwestern men. They were cute, polite, nice to my mother and could fix anything from a car to a broken window. The best part was that they were always […]
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 […]
MOVIE REVIEW: The Muppets get back together for one last show
With so many recent releases having intense plots, sexual undertones and vampires, “The Muppets” is a nice break from the ordinary and takes the audience somewhere extraordinary. The movie revolves around the disbanded Muppets and their quest to put on one last show to save their theater from a greedy oil titan. Jason Segel plays […]
Trio to perform array of music
A diverse array of music will be played on Oct. 28, at the University of South Dakota’s National Music Museum by a trio from the University of Central Missouri. “The Dizzying Diversity of American Music,” which starts at noon, is free and open to the public. The concert will feature music from bluegrass and swing […]
Award-winning bluegrass artist to play at National Music Museum
Award-winning bluegrass artist Dick Kimmel will be performing a free concert at the National Music Museum at noon on Oct. 7. Kimmel, a New Ulm, Minn., native, has been playing bluegrass music across the country for more than 50 years. Deborah Reeves, curator of education at the National Music Museum and head of the Brown […]
USD graduate to give free folk music performance
Folk tunes sung by the likes of Paul Revere and Laura Ingalls Wilder will be brought to life when the National Music Museum hosts folk singer and songwriter Jami Lynn Buttke on Sept. 23. heart.” According to their website, the Brown Bag Lunch Program encourages people attending the event to bring their own brown bag […]