Events
She Said Yes to the Dress, and No to Cancer
Last Saturday, a group of over two dozen area women donned wedding gowns to raise money for a good cause. The fundraiser, “She Said Yes to the Dress,” was coordinated by Epsilon Sigma Alpha (ESA) was held at Trinity Lutheran Church in Vermillion. “She Said Yes to the Dress” was a fashion show featuring wedding […]
Photo gallery: Spectrum hosts 2016 fall drag show
Twenty-one performances rocked the Muenster University Center Ballroom Monday night during the 2016 fall drag show, hosted by Spectrum: Gender and Sexuality Alliance. Among the performers was Spectrum’s president, Nate Keane, who had two acts during the show. Photos by Cheyenne Alexis Video by Louisa Hansen
Law school hosts juvenile justice symposium
The topic of about 50,000 children under the age of 18 being incarcerated across the nation was front and center at symposium hosted at the USD School of Law last week. On Thursday and Friday, the South Dakota Law Review and the USD School of Law presented a symposium to discuss issues associated with juveniles in […]
‘Two Gentlemen of Verona’ cast prepares for opening night
USD’s Department of Theatre has been hard at work preparing for their upcoming production of “Two Gentlemen of Verona,” a Shakespeare play that is believed to have been written around 1593. The upcoming production will bring both modern and traditional elements to the show. Allie Verry, a senior acting major, said that throwing in some modern music into […]
Harmonica man James Conway visits National Music Museum
James Conway, the harmonica man of Chicago, visited the National Music Museum on Friday night to demonstrate his harmonica skills. He brought his group, The Sprigs, along to help him showcase his varied harmonica styles. Conway’s visit was organized by the museum’s director, Cleveland Johnson, to highlight the new harmonica exhibit on the second floor […]
Annual 5k promotes awareness, raises money for mental health
Scores of people took to the streets of Vermillion Saturday morning to help raise awareness about mental health. The Nikki’s Fund 5k run/walk is an annual event that promotes suicide prevention and awareness. The run is held in honor of Nikki Harris, who passed away 11 years ago from suicide. Janine Harris, Nikki’s mother and […]
Secular Student Alliance looks to educate on secularism at USD
At USD, there at least a half dozen religiously affiliated groups where students can gather around their collective faith. In contrast to the variety of religious groups, there is only one group on campus where non-religious students can express their feelings toward religion, or lack thereof. USD’s Secular Student Alliance, a chapter of the national group of the […]
Annual 5k promotes awareness, raises money for mental health
Scores of people took to the streets of Vermillion Saturday morning to help raise awareness about mental health. The Nikki’s Fund 5k run/walk is an annual event that promotes suicide prevention awareness in honor of Nikki Harris who passed away 11 years ago. Janine Harris, Nikki’s mother, started the run in 2006. Lost and Found, […]
USD theater to open season with ‘The Two Gentlemen of Verona’
This September USD students will have the opportunity to see a William Shakespeare play the way it was meant to be seen —not in a musty book, but live on stage. The upcoming production of “The Two Gentlemen of Verona” by USD’s theater department aims to make this Shakespearean classic exciting, hysterical and, most importantly, accessible […]
Diversity Center hosts Passover Seder dinner, hopes to immerse students in new cultures
The Center for Diversity and Community hosted a Passover Seder dinner Monday, the second of its kind at USD. The Passover is the retelling of the exodus of Jewish people out of bondage and slavery in Egypt. Each food eaten during the dinner is symbolic and important to the story. The dinner allows celebrators to physically […]