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Stephen King revamps time travel genre
One would think the time travel genre would have lost its appeal long ago due to lack of originality, but Stephen King isn’t known for his conventional writing. His latest book “11/22/63” takes the subject, which has been beaten to death in movies as well as literature, and makes it central to the plot line. […]
“Tucker and Dale vs. Evil” good horror spoof
A short and sweet horror comedy, “Tucker and Dale vs. Evil” is to hillbilly backwoods killers as “Shaun of the Dead” is to zombies. How many times has a horror movie opened with a group of college kids ending up in some place creepy? Well, “Tucker and Dale vs. Evil” turns that set-up on its […]
COLUMN: Tight-fitting dresses and skirts unflattering trend
As Vermillion’s resident fake Parisienne, there are certain fashion trends I have little tolerance for. The latest of these is so disturbing to me that I have no choice but to emerge from hiding in an attempt to save my fellow females from it. I know what you’re thinking: What could women possibly be wearing […]
Duo Montagnard to perform for music museum audience
The Brown Bag Lunch Program at the National Music Museum will be offering a new blend of music that it hasn’t been exposed to before. Joseph Murphy and Matthew Slotkin make up the band, Duo Montagnard. Murphy plays the saxophone while Slotkin plays the guitar. The National Music Museum will be offering the duo on […]
USD to host spring festival
The University of South Dakota Symphony Orchestra will host a Spring Orchestra Festival for area high school students March 2. The students will spend the day rehearsing and will then give a concert that evening, music professor Richard Rognstad said. “We sent invitations to about 30 area high schools, and we have students from five […]
European works featured
The University of South Dakota art galleries will incorporate the Eastern European culture with their Kleinprints exhibit. The exhibit will feature 45 to 60 prints from Belgium, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Russia and Ukraine. The exhibit will be held in the John A. Day Art Gallery March 5 — 26. A reception for the exhibit […]
Students give music new ‘spin’
Two students at the University of South Dakota are finding ways to express their creativity through the musical style of disc jockeying. Brian Drapeaux, fourth-year student, and Junior Bobby Horton each performed their first gig a couple of weekends ago for a benefit at Maya Jane’s. The two USD students are both being promoted […]
“Top Girls” a win for the Theater Department
“Creepy” isn’t a word that gets paired with feminism very often. Caryl Churchill’s play “Top Girls,” directed by Assistant Professor of Theater Raimondo Genna, doesn’t just throw the two concepts together, it makes the combination feel natural. The play is set in 1980s Britain during the time of Margaret Thatcher, the first female prime minister. […]
COLUMN: Profiling — an issue for college students
I have been pulled over a total of six times while driving my own car. Comparatively, I have never been pulled over while driving my grandma’s Lincoln Towncar, a friend’s Denali suburban or my mom’s Camry. Young people are constantly profiled. If you’re under 25 and drive any kind of used car that was made […]
Professor of piano to teach and perform at the university
Ksenia Nosikova, professor of piano at the University of Iowa, will come to the University of South Dakota where she will hold a piano masterclass and a recital. The masterclass will take place Feb. 23 while the students and community members from Vermillion will have the opportunity to hear Nosikova’s music at 7:30 p.m. on […]