Dance Into a New Club on Campus
In January 2022, Presidents Anna McAuliffe and John Bowar started the Country Swing Dance Club and it continues to bring in students. They meet every Thursday at 8 P.M. in the Wellness Center Studio 112, to teach students how to swing and line dance. Each meeting starts with a crash course and the basics of […]
Old Main Hosts Writing and Art Ceremony
On Feb. 26, the South Dakota Scholastic Art and Writing Awards ceremony was held in Old Main. This year marked the 100th year of the awards with 100,000 teenagers from the United States and Canada entered over 300,000 pieces of art and writing. Every year, high school students have the opportunity to share their artwork […]
A Must See Collection 37 Years Later
The Stillwell Exhibition opened for its 37th year on Jan. 20 and runs through Feb. 17 at the John A. Day Gallery in the Fine Arts building. Starting in 1987, the exhibition was established to give students the opportunity to share their artwork in a professional setting. This year, the exhibition showcased 80 pieces of […]
Poland Missile Strike
On Nov. 15 a missile was shot into Poland, killing two civilians. With the war in Ukraine and Russia, there has been a lot of gunfire and other violence, and countries nearby are in trouble as well. The missile landed just outside of the Polish village Przewodow, about four miles west of the Ukrainian border. […]
Nikolaus Conquers Disliked Part of Music: Performance
Cheyenne Nikolaus is preparing for her last hoorah as a USD student where she will be performing in a recital featuring her saxophone skills prior to graduation. Nikolaus has been playing the saxophone for eight years and cannot see herself doing anything else. “I’m too far in to quit,” Nikolaus said. She grew up with […]
Artists and Community: Painting a Bridge
Two recent graduates of USD have come together to create a platform called Untitled .10 for upcoming artists to share their work. Tyson Schultz and Levi Sternburg former USD art students, who specialized in graphic design and art, respectively. The two of them have come together as partners to create an organization for students in […]
A Milestone for the USD Symphony Orchestra
The University of South Dakota Symphony Orchestra, directed by Luis Viquez, was nominated for the Latin Grammys. Partnering with Eddie Mora, a classical composer from Costa Rica, USD was ranked among four other orchestras for the best classical album of the year. Eddie Mora wrote the song, “El Ruido del Agua” specifically for the USD […]
Faculty and Staff Share Their Talents
In The House, a faculty art exhibit is being presented for the first time at USD. This new exhibit took months to compile and weeks to set up and is now ready for the public to come and explore. Amy Fill, Director of the University Art Galleries and the curator of this exhibit, said the […]