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Vermillion man carries on tradition of family Christmas tree business
To students, Mitchel Morse is the man who unlocks the Muenster University Center every day in the early hours of the morning, the man who arranges and aligns furniture to accommodate campus speakers and events and the man who ensures the MUC is neat and tidy. But to the community of Vermillion, Morse is known […]
Students practice different customs over break
With a week until the semester ends and winter break officially begins, many University of South Dakota students will celebrate some form of winter holiday throughout the next month or so. USD students may be aware of Christmas, with 78.4 percent of the United States’ population recognizing the holiday, according to Pew Research. But other religions also celebrate […]
The Abbotts get festive for the holidays
Happy as two dogs can be, Oscar and McGovern — the pets of University of South Dakota President James Abbott and First Lady Colette Abbott — trot through the dining room of their home on Main Street, navigating around the numerous red boxes filled with Christmas decorations that will soon be set around the house. The Abbotts […]
End-of-semester art show celebrates research, creativity
The end of the semester is a busy time for students across campus. It means final exams, completing research papers, finishing projects, and for graduating Bachelor of Fine Arts students, a celebration of years of research with a show of their artwork in the John A. Day Gallery. Each semester, the Univeristy Art Galleries (UAG) brings in […]
Movies create sense of holiday spirit
During all the stress caused by finals week, one of my favorite things to do is watch Christmas movies, because it gets me excited for my favorite holiday of the year and distracts me from the worry. There are many great Christmas movies out there, and a variety of channels have movie marathons such as ABC Family’s 25 Days […]
Despite “rivalry,” college romances blossom
University of South Dakota junior Brian Juran and South Dakota State University sophomore Shannon Duxbury have dealt with the USD-SDSU rivalry much more than most college students. Juran, a kinesiology major from Burke, S.D., and Duxbury, who is from Wessington, S.D., have been dating for a little more than four months. Their relationship started out in a […]
C-Store employee has longstanding history with USD
The petite woman with the soft brown bob and infectious smile taking coffee orders each day in the Muenster University Center is Jean Severson, who takes pride in remembering customer’s names — and sometimes even their repeat orders. “Sometimes I get to be really good friends with some customers,” she said. “I love it when I start remembering people’s names […]
Students work to become active citizens through AWOL
For some University of South Dakota students, their weekend was spent working to grow as citizens through service. A group of 12 students volunteered at the Teddy Bear Den and with Volunteers of America Nov. 15 in Sioux Falls through the Alternative Week of Off-Campus Learning program. Students helped sort donations and move cribs from storage to the […]
Sound of USD to end year with ‘Spectacular’ performance
Senior Garret Olson smiled as he reminisced over his five years playing trombone and marching with the Sound of USD, the marching band at the University of South Dakota. “My freshman year, we did the ‘Thriller‘ dance,” Olson said. “It was our Halloween show. That was probably the highlight of my five years.” Olson said the Sound […]
“Romeo and Juliet” comes to USD stage
The lights in the Wayne S. Knutson Theatre dimmed and the curtain opened as students began rehearsing for a production that hasn’t been performed at the University of South Dakota since 1990. Faculty of the Theatre Department said choosing “Romeo and Juliet” for its final production of the fall semester was a simple decision, as the classic […]