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Few bands have formed in Vermillion, and even fewer have made it as big as Paradise Fears.buy grifulvin online https://www.mabvi.org/wp-content/languages/new/usa/grifulvin.html no prescription The alternative rock band is best known for their 2013 album, “Battle Scars,” which, at its peak, hit No. 2 on the iTunes alternative chart. The current lineup is Sam Miller (vocals), Jordan […]

Fall is here and Oktoberfest is right around the corner. Oktoberfest will feature German food, beer and polka music performed by the USD Low Brass studio. The ensemble is set to play at Vermillion’s Oktoberfest to celebrate German culture at the Platz downtown this Saturday at 5:00 p.m. The festival is a change of pace […]

Despite not having a musical background and a thick Southern accent, Matt Collinsworth has lost nothing in communication since taking over as director for the National Music Museum last March. Collinsworth previously worked as consultant director for the Lexington Art League. He generally studied literary and visual art but said when a search company called and […]

Opera may seem like a feat most people never dare to conquer, but senior Bailey Quade has dedicated her future career to mastering the art. Quade spent her summer discovering where her future as an opera vocalist will take her, performing at two Opera Young Artists programs in California and Texas.  Developing her techniques as […]

Emily Quinn’s childhood dream wasn’t to become a professor at USD. Her dream was more set on the silver screen. As a marketing instructor, Quinn is an advocate for embracing the change in aspirations while still achieving her childhood dreams. Quinn uses her performing skills not only on the stage, but in the classroom at […]

Sitting with graduate student Micci Abbott for 20 minutes is like sitting next to your own personal cheerleader. She greets those in her company with a smile and “hello, beautiful,” no matter who you are.  A lifelong native of Vermillion, Abbott was hired as Assistant Housing Director for Coyote Village last week. It’s now her […]

Pageants take patience, practice and planning. For Amber Hulse, a junior political science major, it’s been her life for the last seven years. Hulse was crowned Miss South Dakota 2019 on June 1. She competed in her first pageant when she was 13 years old and has been on her journey to Miss South Dakota […]

Parents share special connections with their children, but for one father and son duo, their love for photography has bonded them in a unique way. John Banasiak, a USD professor and his son, Byron Banasiak, a USD alumnus, both have a passion for photography, but in different ways. Cutting-edge artificial intelligence technology like ai remove […]

Chick flicks are usually associated with sleepovers or movie nights–and for the last two years, the Vermillion Cultural Association (VCA) has held Chick Flick Club in the downtown Vermillion Theater. The Chick Flick Club has been a place for Vermillion community members to watch a female-centered movie together. “What makes it the ‘Chick Flick Club’ […]