USD celebrates Shakespeare during ‘First Folio’ stay
Shakespeare once said that “all the world’s a stage”. To celebrate that, some of USD’s stages will be performed on during the visit of Shakespeare’s First Folio. Shakespeare’s First Folio is staying in Vermillion this month at the National Music Museum. The NMM and USD are hosting different speeches and concerts in honor of the […]
Student illustrates new children’s book about breastfeeding
A USD art student recently helped a Minnesota mom in creating her first book. USD’s Mara Morrill got the chance to be the creative hand behind the artwork of “Oh the Places You Can Breastfeed,” a new novel by Abbie Paulson, a self-employed mom in the health field. Morrill, a sophomore studio art major with […]
STC to host annual cabaret
Music will fill the Varsity Saturday night during the the Student Theater Cooperative’s annual Cabaret. STC is an independent, student-run organization at USD that performs different musicals and plays, including original ones created by its members. “The Student Theater Cooperative is completely run by and for the student body,” senior musical theater major Kristian Asfeldt said. “While […]
Theater performs Valentine’s Day show
Vermillion Community Theater (VCT) performed “I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change” over Valentine’s Day weekend. The performances were accompanied by a dinner all three nights. It was performed at Howler’s Feb. 12, 13 and 14. “Everyone in the cast of this musical is a USD musical theater major,” said Mary Nesmith, assistant professor of […]
Why succulents should be your friends
Since I’ve started college, I’ve missed my pets a lot. Even if USD allowed animals to live with us, could you imagine the upkeep and the extra responsibility? Fortunately, there are certain living creatures allowed in our temporary homes — plants! My newest roommates aren’t just any plants, they’re of the succulent family. Succulents are […]
Faculty-led programs offer new venues of study
USD offers a multitude of options for students looking to travel abroad. One of those options is faculty-led programs, which allow students to experience parts of the world through the lenses of their career fields. Though similar to study abroad programs, faculty-led programs generally aren’t as long, and are a way for students to engage […]
Vermillion offers new winter activity for community
Winter is still upon Vermillion, which is good news for the Vermillion Parks and Recreation Center — the cold means the ice rink can be open for a few more weeks. Located at Barlow Park, just south of Hy-vee, the ice rink was originally only going to be a skate park, Ryan Baedke, a supervisor […]
Annual gallery sees variety of pieces
Students, faculty, staff and community members can now browse about 70 pieces of art created by students and displayed in the Warren M. Lee Center for Fine Arts. The USD Fine Arts program hosted its 29th Annual Stilwell Juried Exhibition on Friday night. The Stilwell Juried Exhibition, USD’s main gallery for art awards, features undergraduate and graduate art. Anyone on […]
Art and health care converge at presentation
Visual artist Ariadne Albright travelled to campus Thursday to talk about the influences of art forms in health care with students in the Fine Arts Building. Albright currently works at Sanford Vermillion Hospital as an in-residence artist and art coordinator, where she incorporates painting and art as health tools. She is also an adjunct instructor of the “arts in […]
Former writer-in-residence remembered with release of ‘The Revenant’
Frederick Manfred, a former USD writer-in-residence, wrote an earlier version of the story depicted in the new Leonardo DiCaprio movie “The Revenant” long before the film and the book it was based off of were made, but you won’t see his name in the credits. Manfred’s novel, “Lord Grizzly,” was published in 1954 and is based on […]