As the date draws near to America’s 250th anniversary this summer, many people and organizations are celebrating the event in their own way. Starting last month, Vermillion’s own National Music…
Students and community members have the opportunity to immerse themselves into an experience of Native traditions and culture. The 52nd Annual Wacipi, Under the Star Nation: Generations Rising, is on…
Over 300 people gathered in downtown Vermillion for the No Kings Protest on March 28. The group started at the corner of East Cherry and Pine Street, and walked their…
Kappa Alpha Theta brought members together to reflect and support one another for their memorial sisterhood event, Ladybugs & Love, to honor the life of Karlee Hughes.  Hughes was a…
A group of community members are bringing the first cohousing development to Vermillion, after the idea started many years ago. Dakota Prairie Commons, the cohousing organization, was first inspired by…

Films to hit theaters in spring

     Multiple notable movie trailers were released during the week of March 15 through 22. Some standout film trailers included “Spider-Man: Brand New Day,” “Dune: Part Three,” “Disclosure Day” and the live-action “Moana.”       Zendaya and Robert Pattinson are scheduled to collaborate in three different movies in 2026. Below are a list of […]

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Theatre majors take on the Big Apple

     Six theatre performance majors from the University of South Dakota 2026 graduating class visited New York City to take classes, audition and begin networking in the professional world.       As part of the trip’s itinerary, the group had the opportunity to take part in two in-person intensives that were related to TV/film […]

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Honors students learning outside the classroom

     Learning from hands-on experience is different than learning from a lecture. Seven students from the Honors Program experienced this difference by attending a seminar in Hawaii during spring break.      The seminar, called Sustainability of Culture, Care and Environment, engaged students with Hawaiian culture and immersive activities.      “This seminar really […]

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USD Theatre to Showcase One-Acts

The Ron L. Moyer One Acts will be taking place on the Arena stage on March 27 and 28 at 7:30 p.m., and March 28 and 29 at 2:00 p.m. USD’s theatre department will be performing six different acts. Cameron Rhode is the production manager and technical director of all the shows that will take […]

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New Student Organizations Raise Awareness

Two new student organizations have launched at the University of South Dakota, focusing on health awareness and inclusion. The USD chapter of the National Marrow Donor Program raises awareness of blood cancers and disorders. Student Nolan Thramer founded the organization and serves as its president. “My friend Joshua Erickson, vice president, and I went to […]

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Panel Discusses Controversies around ICE

A panel was presented in the MUC Ballroom to address prevalent questions about handling encounters with ICE agents and what immigration law looks like in the state.  The panel comprised four law experts: Joy Moore (USD law professor), Jerry Miller (Defense attorney and former sheriff), Heidi Oligmueller (Defense attorney and alumna), and Taneeza Islam (founder […]

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Digging Deeper: The Traces of the Past

The ground beneath former Nazi murder sites will forever contain traces of what happened. A panel of Holocaust scholars told an audience at the University of South Dakota during the Annual Joseph and Rebecca Meyerhoff Lecture. Some people may see the Holocaust as a moment in history that happened long ago. The reality is that […]

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