Student Services, CAB work to relieve finals week stress
Stress levels can be high as students prepare for the final days of the fall semester; however, USD Student Services and the Campus Activities Board have created a game plan to battle the risk of stress overload. From Crossfit exercises to a play day with puppies, each activity is scheduled to adhere to almost all […]
Opera students close semester with ‘Elixir of Love’ performance
Music from the USD’s production of “Highlights from The Elixir of Love” by Gaetano Donizetti filled the Colton Recital Hall this past weekend. The opera is a shorter, American version of a classic Italian opera. This version takes place in the Wild West and centers around a man named Jimmy who is madly in love […]
USD Foundation hosts postcard design contest
Students now have a chance to get their photos on a postcard. The USD Foundation is holding a postcard contest with paintings created by students in the art department. The painting must be of a winter scene of a well-known building on campus. “The postcard will be 5”x7” and while the painting does not need […]
Writing Center seeks to improve student papers
In the front-right corner of the library at USD sits a nondesript room that serves as the starting, middle and endpoints for many student papers. The Writing Center at USD is a tool for students to use as they work toward perfecting their writing. It’s easily accessible, however for in-depth help, people have to make […]
Students decorate dorm doors for Halloween, contest
Many first-year and sophomore students in North Complex have gotten into the Halloween spirit by covering their doors with spook-tacular decorations. Most of them do it for the love of the holiday, however, on the first floor of Mickelson Hall, Community Adviser Steph Harris has made the decorating activities into a fun contest. The winner […]
Addiction Studies club devotes itself to student education
The USD Coalition of Addiction Students and Professionals Pursuing Advocacy (CASPPA) chapter is a student organization devoted to educating others about addiction treatment at centers like rehab for couples, and is celebrating its 10-year anniversary of inception this year. CASPPA is open to members from all different majors and currently has 20 members. This year, […]
Law students, faculty celebrate milestone during first pinning ceremony
With lapel pins on the breasts of their shirts, USD law students celebrated the six-week milestone of law school during a ceremony. At the ceremony on Oct. 8, first-year law students recieved a lapel pin of the law school’s insignia. The law school hopes to turn the ceremony into a tradition to allow law students to […]
Fiction author visits USD during D-Days
Brian Evenson, author and professor of literary arts at Brown University, visited the University of South Dakota on Oct. 2 to lead a craft talk as well as read from his own work. Evenson has published fiction novels and short stories, as well as a few non-fiction pieces. “From a very early age, I knew […]
Sculpture class introduces student’s new installation
Sculptures are made to reflect a certain idea or feeling to those who see them. Painting student and art history major junior Marci Smith used reflection figuratively and literally when creating her piece for the her Sculpture Installation and Contemporary Practice class. The media she used was something that resonates with the childhoods of many […]
Author touches on relatable topics in satirical novels
American writer and satirist Kurt Vonnegut is widely known for his novels including “Slaughterhouse-Five” and “Breakfast of Champions.” Each novel portrays a different message as well as shows a bit of the views and morals Vonnegut has. Slaughterhouse-Five portrays a message about the events of Word War Two, and “Breakfast of Champions” reflects America’s position […]