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Art student embodies cultural background in paintings
For one USD senior, college has been a time of personal growth and discovery. Rayna Hernandez, an art and creative writing double major, said her years at USD have helped solidify her passion for painting. Since choosing to pursue an art major, Hernandez has used her personal background and poetry to create images that address […]
Racial conflicts prominent in modern poetry
America is built on the idea that it is a mixing pot of cultures and races, blending everyone but not excluding their culture’s original spice. However, racial and cultural conflicts have always been prominent in everyday life, even today, that show the unwanted separation of culture and white America in the mixing pot. This includes […]
ROTC gets new commanding officer
The Reserve Officers’ Training Corps program at USD has a new commanding officer. Lt. Col. Michelle Bunkers, a USD alumna, took the reins from Capt. Jerry Zevecke this August. Zevecke became the interim commanding officer after Lt. Col. Ross Nelson was selected to be a battalion commander at Fort Rucker in Alabama. Bunkers is originally from Dell […]
Gaming society gives students a break from schoolwork
Magical spells and exploding kittens might seem like a unlikely combination, but for members of the Games and Mindless Entertainment Society (GAMES), it’s part of a night of fun on the second floor of the Muenster University Center. The stress of schoolwork can become a burden, and GAMES aims to offer a getaway from those […]
BLOG: Live-tweeting connects you to your audience
We use Twitter to get our fill of the daily news and drama happening in this fast-paced world, but we love it even more when we can follow along with this entertainment in real time. This, my friends, is what we call “live-tweeting.” Live-tweeting is our way to connect with our audience like never before. […]
Former USD student competes in Miss America pageant Sunday
By Gabby Ehlers and Katie McGuire Miss South Dakota is working to trade in her crown for a national title. Autumn Simunek, a former USD student, has been preparing for months to compete in the 89th Miss America pageant on Sunday. Simunek, from Hot Springs, S.D., was crowned the 69th Miss South Dakota this year […]
Shakespeare Garden receives renovations; gives USD insight to liberal arts
The University of South Dakota’s Shakespeare Garden received some renovations this summer. The facilities management on campus contributed by ordering new plants that would be sustainable in most climates and placing down concrete curbs to set out the garden plots. The Shakespeare Garden was established in honor of an English department faculty member, according […]
Painting professor’s past brings color to art department’s painting program
Every great painting is made of countless brush strokes, each adding color to the canvas. The result is a masterpiece filled with new techniques and colors. Like these paintings, USD’s newest painting professor, Andrew Leventis, has a colorful background of his own to guide his student artists. After graduating high school in Charlotte, N.C., Leventis […]
BLOG: MTV Music Awards ‘a boring and ultimately annoying waste of time’
One of my favorite past times in college is gathering with friends to watch various award shows throughout the year while sharing a pizza on a dull Sunday night. We make our predictions, argue if the winner deserved the award or not and live-tweet the shocking moments of each show. While funny at first, it […]
New dollar store opens on Cherry Street
As Dennis Whipple and Sarah Stewart unpacked merchandise and staged it on shelves and hangers in preparation for the opening of their dollar store, Whipple came across a handful of selfie sticks and questioned some of the product selection of his new store. “When I saw that, I said, ‘We’ll never sell this,’” he recalled. […]