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Susan G. Komen moves to Sioux Falls
Breast cancer awareness hit home with Colette Abbott, wife of University of South Dakota President James Abbott. Approached by a close friend who suffered from breast cancer, whose daughter also had breast cancer and whose mother had died from the disease, Abbott founded the first South Dakota Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure held […]
Sharing his talents
When Saturnino John came to the United States as a refugee in 1994 from the Republic of South Sudan, he always knew he would one day go back. “Ever since I came to this country, I wanted to achieve that particular goal,” John said. “I wanted to go back, educate people with what I know.” […]
COLUMN: Serious heath issues overlooked at USD
The following column is dedicated to the administration of this fine university. As a student, there are certain issues I feel they have done an excellent job of ignoring, and I would like to appeal to them to make a change. I realize you have been out of college for many years and may not […]
USD alumnus’ art subject of exhibit
Arts educator and ceramicist Travis Hinton took inspiration from his college sketch book for his Imagined Realities exhibition which is now located in Gallery 110 of the Warren M. Lee Center for Fine Arts. A University of South Dakota alumnus, Hinton’s inspiration for the exhibit was pop culture and entertainment. “In current TV and media […]
Festival of Nations to highlight campus diversity
The International Students Club is hosting their annual Festival of Nations celebration Saturday. The event will be held in the Muenster University Center Ballroom from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Festival of Nations is an event meant to recognize the diverse population of people at the University of South Dakota and the Vermillion area. It […]
COLUMN: Breaking up is hard to do
Throughout my misadventures in love I have been given a lot of very strange advice. One of the strangest was to stay friends with my exes after getting dumped because that is the only way to maturely handle the situation. Though I realize that there are some people who can do such a thing, this […]
Movie premieres Friday
Think “Harry Potter.” Or “Twilight.” But instead of wizards, witches and vampires, think impoverished families fighting to survive. Instead of current times, think future. While you’re at it, think “1984.” The Hunger Games, the first in a three-book series by Suzanne Collins, is set to hit theaters Friday and has some University of South Dakota […]
USD students to be featured at the National Music Museum
A new performance will be shown at the National Music Museum this week featuring University of South Dakota students. A first-time performance will showcase three different students’ talents: Wyatt Smith, Abigail Sandberg and Jina Kim. Smith, a junior at USD, will be playing two movements from Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s “Sonata.” Kim and Sandberg will be […]
Jansen performs trombone recital
Senior Molly Jansen has been playing trombone for 12 years. On March 13 Jansen gave her first recital to showcase her work. Jansen said she practiced for the recital since the beginning of last semester. “My piano player and I got together about a month ago and I practiced every day for about two hours,” […]
Play addresses the death penalty
When the audience walks out of the theater after “Coyote on a Fence,” the cast and director want them to be thinking about the death penalty. “It is an important issue in society,” graduate student and director Fred Liebfried said. “I don’t think people think about it enough.” The play “Coyote on a Fence” will […]