New ice cream shop Cow & Spoon opens downtown

In June, the new ice cream shop Cow & Spoon opened in downtown Vermillion. Cow & Spoon is in the same building the old ice cream shop Scoops used to be in.   One of the owners, Leslie Garish, said all four owners wanted to bring an ice cream shop back to Vermillion with a few changes because they all wanted to add […]

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Fine Arts looks forward, prepares for “normal” semester

The Fine Arts building has seen many changes during the last year due to COVID-19 — changes such as smaller ensembles, livestreamed performances and limited audiences.   Before COVID-19, Bruce Kelley, dean of the College of Fine Arts, said the building was lively and had frequent performances. Although the departments have tried to continue with performances, Kelley said […]

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Annual Lecture in Ethics, Law, and Society explores women’s empowerment

The annual Lecture in Ethics, Law, and Society hosted by the philosophy department took place over Zoom Friday, April 16. This year the lecture was titled “What is Global Women’s Empowerment?” featuring Professor Serene Khader who explored her book “Decolonizing Universalism” during the lecture.  Assistant professor of philosophy Zoli Filotas said the event is a great opportunity to bring cutting-edge research and intellectual activity to campus. […]

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“Songs of the Seasons” Graduate opera recital

Vocal performance major Michaela Lynn Rabideau performed her graduate opera recital Saturday. It was held in Colton Recital Hall, which currently has a limited attendance of 28 people. The theme of Rabideau’s performance was seasons. She started with summer, then went through autumn, winter and spring, then ended with an opera joke of audition season. Most of the […]

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Guest euphonium masterclass with military musician

The Fine Arts Department frequently has masterclasses about different topics. Tuesday, the low brass studio participated in a masterclass with a military musician where students were able to ask questions and four students performed for feedback.  The director of athletic bands, Todd Cranson, asked Dr. Patrick Nyren to teach this masterclass over Zoom. Nyren has played the euphonium […]

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Violin and viola studio presents student recital

The violin and viola studio presented their student recital April 10. The recital was hosted in the Colton Recital Hall which can only hold 27 audience members. Dr. Ioana Galu, the assistant professor of violin and viola, put together the entire recital for her students. With the COVID-19 pandemic, she said she was unable to prepare food […]

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Flamez tobacco shop sells art by local artists

Flamez is a tobacco shop in Vermillion that is also selling art from local artists.   Manager Donald Flamez said this service isn’t only in their Vermillion store, but it’s special because it allows Vermillion artists to present their works to the community.  “There’s a whole bunch of people that do great work but have no platform to put it,” Flamez said.  […]

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USD Faculty Ensembles perform for first time together

The USD Faculty Ensembles in Concert will feature two faculty ensembles: the Faculty Brass Quintet and the South Dakota Chamber Winds. This will be the first concert the two wind groups perform together. Both groups will perform separately and at the end they will perform a piece together.   Assistant professor of horn Dr. Amy Laursen has been playing the horn for […]

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Make Your Voice Heard: Open Mic Night hosted by the Fine Arts department

The Fine Arts department hosted the Make Your Voice Heard: Open Mic Night in the MUC pit March 26. The goal was to promote works of fine arts students, but it wasn’t just for fine arts students to enjoy.  Third-year MFA directing candidate in the department of theater, Oliver Mayes, said the event was an opportunity […]

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Jade Bolin’s senior percussion recital

At USD, every music major has to perform a half hour recital to fulfill their graduation requirements. For percussionists, this includes a mallet piece, a multiple percussion piece and a small or group ensemble piece.  Senior music education major Jade Bolin performed her senior recital on March 27th in Colton Recital Hall in the Fine Arts building. Bolin has […]

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