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USD alumnus creating second Dakota Days video
Garnering more than 69,000 views on YouTube and landing USD on party websites across the web, senior Byron Banasiak’s coproduced Dakota Days video last year documented the crazy and drunken escapades of college students during the university’s homecoming week. This year, Banasiak, now an alumnus, was back behind the camera filming for a new Dakota […]
President James Abbott enters 20th year as head USD executive
7:30 a.m. – As the rays of the early morning sun start to peak through the thick mist that has settled over the University of South Dakota, a lone white car sits outside of Slagle Hall under a sign that reads “Parking for University President Only.” It’s a new week at South Dakota’s flagship university […]
USD alum finds passion directing films, wins $50,000 prize
After Jonnie Stapleton graduated from USD with an acting degree in 2008, he moved to Los Angeles to seek his fortunes as an actor. While there, Stapleton acted in a few small films but soon found that his passion wasn’t acting, but directing. For all the actor aspirants, navigate to this website to enroll in […]
USD sustainability coordinator fights for native prairies, animal rights
Meaghan Jarchow, coordinator of USD’s sustainability program, has spent much of her life trying to reduce the animal suffering that occurs in the agricultural system. After graduating high school in Brandon, South Dakota, Jarchow completed her undergraduate and masters degrees in plant ecology from Ripon College and Minnesota State University, respectively, and later on went […]
Bearded professors form rock band, take Vermillion music scene by storm
Beards are no longer just a trendy style of facial hair — but a local band from Vermillion, which sprouted up like stubble on the face of the local music scene. The Beards are made up of USD biology professors Jake Kerby on electric guitar and Jeff Wesner on drums as well as English professor […]
Husband and wife professor duo have diverse backgrounds, teach diverse subjects
In side-by-side offices in Dakota Hall, Tim Schorn and Ilmira Dulyanova are a unique, international husband and wife teaching duo. Dulyanova, an adjunct Russian instructor at USD, first arrived in the United States in 2004 on a Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant program to teach Russian at USD. She is originally from Tashkent, the capital of […]
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 […]
International student experiences discrimination in Eastern Europe during summer trip
Some might say Eastern Europe isn’t the greatest travel destination for college students on vacation, but Han SeungHee went there anyway. Han, a junior majoring in criminal justice at USD, spent his summer touring Eastern Europe, where he witnessed and experienced discrimination firsthand. Han visited a total of 15 countries over the course of almost two months this […]
Professor showcases photos from Israel trip
Last May, University of South Dakota’s Jan Berkhout, a professor of psychology, took a trip to Israel, during which he toured locations that shaped the course of human history. Berkhout took the trip with his wife, as members of Shurat HaDin, an Israeli anti-terrorism non-governmental organization. On Monday, Berkhout exhibited a series of large format […]
USD couple to tie the knot at Danforth Chapel next year
A majority of USD students may never see the inside of Danforth Chapel—the small brick building near the center of campus has neither classes nor regular church services. At least two USD students, however, are planning a major milestone of their lives at Danforth next year. In May 2017, accounting graduate student Tanner Comp and senior […]