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Theatre Department Hosts Rock Musical
USD’s Theatre Department will be hosting “tick, tick… BOOM!” from Feb. 16-19 in the Wayne S. Knutson Theater in the Warren M. Lee Center for Fine Arts. The auto-biographical musical follows Jon, a writer, as he chases his dreams of writing a rock musical while also managing the important relationships in his life, with experiences […]
Former Coyote Wins Super Bowl Alongside The Chiefs
In Vermillion, it was Chiefs mania as many gathered to watch former Coyote lineback Jack Cochrane play in Super Bowl LVII against the Philadelphia Eagles. The journey for Cochrane began at the University of South Dakota where he tallied 327 tackles, five sacks and six interceptions throughout his collegiate career. Following his senior season, he […]
House Bill Introduced to Potentially Scrap the Bar Examination Requirement
There is a shortage of lawyers in South Dakota. Earlier this month, Rep. Mary Fitzgerald introduced a solution to this problem with a bill to remove the bar exam for USD students who are attending the Knudson School of Law. House Bill (HB) 1076 would award law graduates who plan to stay in South Dakota […]
MUC Decorated With Decks for Another Year
The Muenster University Center (MUC) is hosting a skateboard decks exhibition for another year. This tradition is thanks to the spring class of the First Year Art Seminar. Amy Fill, the curator for USD galleries, said ART 101 students are encouraged to express themselves with their skateboard decks. “It’s all inclusive,” Fill said. “Whoever participated […]
Walker Demers Ready For Homecoming at UND
Freshman forward Walker Demers grew up in Grafton, North Dakota. As an 8th grader, Demers was called up to the varsity team where she gained experience for the following three years. Demers scored more than 1,000 points, collected 750 rebounds and 200 steals. Last January, Demers thought about reclassifying and graduating a year earlier to […]
USD Alumni to Open New Brewery
A new brewery, XIX Brewing Co., plans to open on Main Street this year using the current Fullerton Lumber Co. building. XIX Brewing was developed by USD Alumi Katey Ulrich and Ed Gerrish. Ulrich met Gerrish through his wife, Leslie. Because of Gerrish’s experience with brewing beer, Ulrich decided to invite Gerrish to the project. […]
Rawlins Piano Trio Comeback After COVID-19
The Rawlins Piano Trio will be performing a home concert in the Fine Arts building on Jan. 31. This performance is one of the Trio’s first following the COVID-19 pandemic. The Rawlins Piano Trio was originally established in 1987 and consists of three faculty members from USD. The current group has been performing together for […]
USD Cheer and Dance Team Bring Home the Bronze
Earlier this month, USD’s cheer and dance team traveled down to the Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida, where they competed in the Universal Cheerleaders Association (UCA) and Universal Dance Association (UDA) College Cheerleading and Dance Team National Championship. The teams competed against other colleges all across the country in this three day event. […]
Karius and Peterson Fall in First Matchup Versus Jackrabbits
The men’s and women’s basketball teams faced off against in-state rival South Dakota State on Saturday. This marked the first time that head women’s basketball coach Kayla Karius and head men’s basketball coach Eric Peterson have faced off against the Jackrabbits. The Women’s team fell 59-118 in Brookings and the men’s team was defeated 64-82 […]
Basketball Player Pleads Not Guilty to Rape Charges
Mihai Carcoana, a sophomore men’s basketball player arrested on rape charges last month, pled not guilty during his arraignment at the Clay County Courthouse Thursday morning. In addition to the arraignment, Carcoana’s attorney filed a motion to modify bond conditions to allow travel to meet with his attorney in Sioux Falls, to Georgia to visit […]