Members of the USD community have taken a Keen interest in cats around campus. In consequence, they have named them Verm Cats. But with the weather, Verm Cats have altered their appearance throughout the community. Judy Zwolak, a concerned...
October 18th, 20220 Dakota Days, an annual tradition at USD, has been around for 108 years and there have been many different traditions and styles since it first began. D-Days was first organized on Nov. 20, 1914 by the 9th President of USD Robert Lincoln Slagle as a way to help promote “campus spirit and harmony.” However, at that time there were...
October 9th, 202236 USD’s Music Department hosted its third annual Music is Alive festival and partnered with Vermillion High School, which provided a variety of musical performances from eight ensembles. The event kicked off with Vermillion High School’s Pride of Vermillion, then followed in the order of USD Jazz Band, USD Symphony Orchestra,...
October 6th, 202224 Students, faculty and staff around campus have been wearing green bandanas on their backpacks as part of a mental health initiative. The Green Bandana Project is an organization to help spread awareness for mental health. The organization strives to end the stigma placed on individuals struggling with mental health battles. They show...
President Sheila Gestring and her husband Keith Gestring held their annual all-campus picnic on Sept. 15. It was originally going to be held on the MUC’s west lawn but due to weather conditions...
September 10th, 202284 Chants and signs were throughout the USD campus against the overturning of Roe versus Wade Thursday, Sept. 8. Students showed their views on abortion rights in a march which started at the Dome and made its way through campus to Alfs Auditorium. Lexi McKee-Hemenway, junior, a student and organizer for the rally, said she wanted to...
USD hosted the Coyote Jazz Festival, a competition which features high schools from South Dakota, Nebraska and Iowa. The Festival showcases show choirs, jazz choirs and jazz bands. The Festival was...Verve
After watching “The Adam Project” on Netflix starring Ryan Reynolds, Walker Scobell and Mark Ruffalo, I will say there are some good things about the movie and some things I wasn’t a big fan...Verve
Robert Palmer hosted a piano masterclass in the Colton Recital Hall for students interested in getting feedback to help with their songs on April 4. Palmer said he has made fifteen tours of Asia,...Verve
The Department of Music’s Rawlins Piano Guest Series hosted their fifth concert of the 2021-22 season with guest pianist Robert Palmer in the Colton Recital Hall on April 3. Palmer said...
