Interview With a Former Homecoming Queen

  Linda Gay Winters Zimmerman was born and raised here in Vermillion. Growing up, her father worked for the REA and her mother was a school teacher.       In the 1960s she attended USD and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in music education. After graduating, she married her husband and moved to El Paso, […]

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The Store Where Christmas Music and Community Meet

Celebrating 35 years of festivities, the Nora Store continues its Christmas tradition of bringing the community together for the holidays. After the initial closing of the old general store in 1962, Mike Pedersen converted it into a place for strangers to come together and form bonds through music.       The Nora Store is set […]

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Retired Professor Makes New Path With Safe Rides

   Retired USD professor, Kevin O’Kelley has made it his mission to dedicate his retirement to the University of South Dakota. One way O’Kelley is giving back to the coyote community is by operating one of the Safe Rides buses on weekends.       Safe Rides is known as an easy and secure way for […]

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Student Explores Future in Writing

Many students have hobbies outside of class, but few have hobbies that get their writing published. Junior Josh Ellerbeck, a communication studies major, held his third book signing for his most recent book “Streetlights.”   Ellerbeck’s 400-page novel, “Streetlights,” was published Aug. 30, 2022, to not only raise awareness for Huntington’s disease, but also raise money […]

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Bougie Berries Gets New Look After Two Years

While already balancing a busy school schedule, Aliyah Jackson, Asiah Jackson and Kayla Saleem decided to add business owners to their titles. They first had the idea of a chocolate-covered strawberry business in 2020 when they created the brand Bougie Berries. Jackson, one of the owners, is proud of where this business has come. To […]

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Novel Revisits Vermillion Cold Case

The new novel “Vanished in Vermillion” was released Feb. 21 by KARE 11 reporter Lou Raguse. The novel is about the 1971 cold case disappearances of Pamela “Pam” Jackson and Cheryl “Sherri” Miller who were both seventeen at the time. The teens had been on their way to a party before their disappearance and were […]

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New Club Bringing Indian Culture to Campus

A new student organization, the Indian Student Association, hopes to connect Indian students across campus and bring more Indian culture to USD. The organization is still in its beginning stages but has high hopes for the future.   In recent years, USD has seen an increase in international students, especially from India. One group of students […]

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Rawlins Piano Trio Comeback After COVID-19

The Rawlins Piano Trio will be performing a home concert in the Fine Arts building on Jan. 31. This performance is one of the Trio’s first following the COVID-19 pandemic.   The Rawlins Piano Trio was originally established in 1987 and consists of three faculty members from USD. The current group has been performing together for […]

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Nikolaus Conquers Disliked Part of Music: Performance

Cheyenne Nikolaus is preparing for her last hoorah as a USD student where she will be performing in a recital featuring her saxophone skills prior to graduation.  Nikolaus has been playing the saxophone for eight years and cannot see herself doing anything else.  “I’m too far in to quit,” Nikolaus said.  She grew up with […]

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