Events
USD music department, community to perform Beethoven’s 9th symphony
For the USD music department, the time is finally here. The next few weeks will be crunch time before the department’s final concert featuring Beethoven’s 9th Symphony. Students from different entities of the music department, as well as some community volunteers, have been preparing for this concert since the beginning of the year. In the fall of […]
‘Baltimore Waltz’ to be performed at USD
The story of a globetrotting woman and her brother will be performed at USD next week. “Baltimore Waltz,” a performance written by Pulitzer Prize winning playwright Paula Vogel, is a “humorous and emotional” story about how characters Anna and Carl travel to Europe in search of a cure for Anna’s ATD (Acquired Toilet Disease). According […]
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 […]
Artists, writers begin work on collaborative art projects
Poets and artists are now in the beginning stages of planning and creating their collaborative artworks, which will be displayed on the second floor of the I.D. Weeks Library through the spring semester. Titled “Collaborations,” the project matches up a writer-artist pair, who work together to create and decide on a central theme for their […]
USD theatre performs comedic ‘Young Frankenstein’
This weekend, the USD theatre will begin to showcase its performance of “Young Frankenstein,” a comedic musical adapted from the famous 1974 Mel Brooks film. The play follows Fredrick Frankenstein, the American grandson of the mad scientist Victor Frankenstein, who is struggling to break away from the stereotype his family name leads people to believe. […]
Annual Thursday Night Live raises over $5,000 for kids with cancer
About $5,000 was raised for charity last week after students filled Aalfs Auditorium to attend the 19th annual Thursday Night Live comedy show. The show is a knock off of “Saturday Night Live” that raises money for children with cancer. Pi Kappa Alpha also sponsors a room at Sanford’s Children’s Hospital in Sioux falls. Nathan […]
USD, SDSU fraternity chapters to run 137 miles with football for charity
This week, in honor of the USD vs. SDSU football game, members of the Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity are taking part in a football run to raise money for Feeding South Dakota, the local branch of Feeding America. The run is one of a number of events that are part of the South Dakota Showdown […]
Alpha Xi Delta raises money, awareness for Autism research
Members of Alpha Xi Delta hosted a carnival last week in support of their chapter charity, Autism Speaks. And this week, they are continuing their efforts. The carnival included different games for children around the community. Junior Amanda Wagemann, program executive director, said the event was orientated around the Halloween holiday. “We wanted to relate it to […]
Vermillion Literacy Program, Sigma Tau Delta present poetry slam competition
Two literary groups held an open mic poetry reading and poetry slam in the basement of the Varsity Pub on Main Street this past Thursday. The Vermillion Literary Program (VLP) and USD’s Sigma Tau Delta came together to express their artistry and voice in competition. There were prizes for the first, second and third place […]
Killercon showcases student artwork
Killercon, hosted by USD’s American Institute for Graphic Arts and the law school, drew a crowd of people dressed in a wide variety of costumes this past weekend. The attendees at Killercon, held Oct. 30, could play video games, look at art students’ pieces and purchase them, and take pictures in their costumes. Tyler Hoebelheinrich, […]