food
Bring Peking Plate Back to the MUC
There were several things I looked forward to this semester, including reuniting with professors and friends, taking more creative writing classes, trying new extracurricular activities, and… eating at Peking Plate at the MUC. Much to my dismay, on the first week of classes, when I walked into the MUC, I could no longer see Peking […]
International Club Brings Taste of Brazil
USD kicked off Brazil night on Nov. 1 in the MUC pit. The event consisted of traditional Brazilian foods, an informative powerpoint and a murder mystery. The USD International Club hosts monthly events called around the world, where each month the club teaches students about a country’s culture and brings in traditional food. This month’s […]
Eats with Ashley brings African food to Vermillion
Beginning in January, a USD student used her personal cultural knowledge to bring diverse eating options to the Vermillion community once a week. Junior exercise science major Ashley Charlie started Eats with Ashley when she noticed that there was a lack of cultural foods in Vermillion. When Charlie came to USD, she made connections within […]
Zero Waste Super Bowl
As the 55th Super Bowl arrived, I was reminded of a social studies class in middle school when I watched a video on the amount of popcorn Americans ate on the day of the Super Bowl. It was a crazy statistic of several times around the Earth! This made me wonder how much waste the […]
International Club builds a bridge between cultures
The International Club works to give international students a place where they are comfortable sharing their own cultures and give domestic students a way to learn about different cultures. Kenwar Singh, senior economics major the International Club treasurer, said the club simply wants to promote the culture of international students and even promote the culture of more local culture […]
Thursday Night on the Platz lights up downtown Vermillion
Downtown Vermillion transforms every Thursday for music, food and fun for the Vermillion Chamber and Development Company’s (VCDC) Thursday Night on the Platz. Thursday Night on the Platz began after downtown Vermillion reopened in the late spring. Since then community members have come to Main Street looking to have a fun night out downtown — […]
Farmer’s market considering move
The Vermillion Area Farmer’s Market is considering a move to a more permanent structure. The market, open year-round at the Clay County Fair, is currently looking at a new location in Barstow Park. The Farmer’s Market serves as a location for local vendors to sell home-made and home-grown goods, and to educate people in the […]
AASA, CDC ring in Asian Lunar New Year
The Asian American Student Association (AASA) and the Center for Diversity and Community (CDC) held its largest event of the semester Tuesday evening, celebrating the start of the Asian Lunar New Year. The event included food, performances by the Sioux Falls Chinese Association and a presentation about the Asian Lunar New Year. Naivetya Patle, president […]
Picky eaters need to grow tastebuds
Picky eaters always get a bad reputation. Do they deserve it? I think they do. While the majority of people aren’t jumping up and down to eat brussel sprouts, they don’t entirely shy away from the entire food group of vegetables. I do understand that some vegetables aren’t appealing and I’m not going to pretend […]