Senate Bill (SB) 45, which would repeal the annual intellectual diversity report for South Dakota colleges passed the Senate Education Committee. The requirement for an intellectual diversity report was originally introduced in 2019. Shane...
September 13th, 202248 Three USD students accompanied associate professor of music Alessandra Feris to the InterHarmony International Music Festival in Acqui Terme, Italy this past summer. The students involved were second years Hannah Koruschak, working on a masters degree in piano performance, as well as Rebecca Kelley and Ian Kocher, majoring in piano...
April 12th, 202262 The National Music Museum (NMM) is featuring a new special exhibition called, “Gamelan: A Way of Life.” The exhibition opened March 25 and will be up until October of this year. Deborah Reeves is the curator of woodwinds and education at the NMM and curated this exhibition. Reeves said the instruments included in the...
The Bel Canto Duo, consisting of artists Darci Gamerl and David Downing, performed classical and modern original pieces at the National Music Museum March 26. The duo is based in Omaha and...State/Local
Sen. Arthur Rusch is currently attending his last South Dakota legislative session. He has hit his term limit and is set to retire as the senator for District 17. Rusch retired from his position...
March 2nd, 202225 USD associate professor Chris Meyer has an exhibition of sculptures featured in the Ipso Gallery at the Fresh Produce weighing in close to a ton. The exhibition is titled “Spectra: Excessive Landscapes.” The exhibition is on display until March 10. “It's an exhibition of cast iron sculptures that I've made over the years...
February 21st, 20220 USD’s Student Art Alliance (SAA), composed of fine arts majors and USD artists, curated the “It’s a Trip!” exhibition in the Coyote Gallery located next to the Coyote Twin movie theater. Senior Dakota Wilson the SAA president, helped organize and curate the show. The exhibition featured 17 pieces from 10 artists. Wilson said...
USD’s Asian American Student Association (AASA) celebrated the Lunar New Year, the year of the tiger. Emily Chov, the vice president of AASA, said the year of the tiger represents strength and...
February 1st, 202261 The College of Fine Arts is hosting the 36th annual Stilwell Art Exhibition containing works of art from USD students. The Stilwell exhibition is named after former chair and art professor Wilber Stilwell, his wife, Gladys and the Stilwell family. Stilwell was a faculty member for 32 years and the Stilwell family still provides...
January 23rd, 20220 As COVID-19 resurges through the community, USD is continuing to provide testing, even amidst the test shortage. Testing is available Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Muenster University Center (MUC) in the Hoy room located in the northeast corner on the first floor. Kevin O’Kelley, head of the USD...
