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Local businesses and USD commit to sustainability
Vermillion has a population of 10,706 according to the 2011 census, and many of those people are trying to come together for the greater good of the community.buy amitriptyline online https://www.mabvi.org/wp-content/languages/new/usa/amitriptyline.html no prescription The University of South Dakota has moved forward in an effort to preserve a sense of responsibility to the community with the […]
Group to feature harpist
The sound of strings will echo through the Knutson Theatre Feb. 28 at 7:30 p.m. as the University of South Dakota Symphony Orchestra presents their winter concert. They will be playing pieces highlighting each section, including one featuring guest harpist Grace Gering of Freeman, South Dakota, and another piece featuring solos by the concert master, […]
Guest pianist wows small audience
Sitting in the small Colton Recital Hall, the few, but excited crowd members waited for pianist Kevin Ayesh to perform. Ayesh has received degrees from both the University of Texas and the University of Maryland, and is a professor at Blue Ridge Community College in Virginia. Music students, professors and members of the community came […]
Confessions of a director
Assistant Professor Raimondo Genna has had a lot of experience directing plays. After taking part in several productions at San Diego State University, he came to the University of South Dakota where he directed “Top Girls.” The seasoned theatre veteran said the most common misconception about being a director is that he has absolute power. […]
Beyond the curtain: The behind-the-scenes world of stagehands in theatre
When it’s time for lights, camera and action, a lot of people get lost in the glitz and glamour of the actors on stage and screen. But there is a lot more to it than meets the eye, especially for productions at the University of South Dakota. A hardworking group of stagehands work on scenery, […]
Silent Laughter: A play by the University of South Dakota Theatre Department
The clock has just struck 6 p.m. and cast members of “Silent Laughter” begin their daily, physically extensive warm-up which includes stretching, jumping and running soundlessly across the stage in as many different characters as possible. Mashing up the iconic works of actor Charlie Chaplin and other silent films from the renowned 1920s, the University […]
Music students audition for scholarships
Music students from high schools across the nation will flock to the University of South Dakota to audition for scholarships this weekend. The Department of Music will hold auditions Feb. 16 at the Colton Recital Hall in the Warren M. Lee Center for Fine Arts. Department Chair Tim Farrell said about 80 high school seniors […]
USD students visit oldest living Pinta tortoise days before its death
Anyone who has seen the movie “Finding Nemo” remembers the easy-going tortoise named Crush who proclaimed he was, “One hundred and fifty, dude, and still young!” While Crush certainly wasn’t the main character, he did shed light on an intriguing fact: Tortoises live for a long time. But living a long time doesn’t necessarily mean […]
Students demostrate faith for Lent
Looking past politically-charged conspiracy theories that say universities indoctrinate students in atheism, Ash Wednesday is one day of the year when it becomes obvious religion still plays a part of the college lifestyle. “Remember you are dust, and to dust you shall return,” says the priest or minister as he marks each worshiper’s forehead with […]
USD brass to perform
This year’s schedule has presented some unusual challenges for the USD Brass Ensemble. The band has only been practicing since the end of winter break and they only practice two times a week for one hour. But even as they race against time at the University of South Dakota, the sounds of the brass band […]