The Langston Hughes Project, a multimedia concert performance of Langston Hughes’ kaleidoscopic jazz, is coming to the University of South Dakota for an 8 p.m. performance on Tuesday, April 9, at Farber Hall inside of Old Main. The performance, “Ask Your Mama: Twelve Moods for Jazz,” is Hughes’ homage in … Read Article
The South Dakota Oral History Center is finding a new home at the I.D. Weeks Library on the campus of the University of South Dakota. The center holds thousands of recorded interviews dating back to the 1950s that document personal experiences from the people who lived the history of the … Read Article
ABERDEEN, S.D. – According to a report presented to the South Dakota Board of Regents, the Governor’s Research Centers continue to meet their goals for accelerating growth of competitive research and strengthening South Dakota’s economy through emphasis on converting ideas to commercial endeavors. “South Dakota has traditionally lagged behind other … Read Article
PIERRE, S.D. – A new General Educational Development (GEDÒ) test will be released January 2, 2014, by the national GED Testing Service. The current version of the GED test expires December 31, 2013. All scores will expire if the tester has not taken and has not passed all five required … Read Article
Judge Romonda D. Belcher of Des Moines, IA, will help the University of South Dakota School of Law pay tribute to one of America’s most well-known Supreme Court Justices with a keynote address during the 2013 Thurgood Marshall Program at noon on Thursday, April 11 at the law school courtroom. … Read Article
By Travis Gulbrandson travis.gulbrandson@plaintalk.net Changes have to be made with antitrust laws to reverse the trend currently seen in many areas of agriculture, where production is controlled by the same few companies, who then use their stronghold to control the market price. This was the consensus reached during the South … Read Article
By Travis Gulbrandson travis.gulbrandson@plaintalk.net Vermillion Middle School came away with third place in Division B at the 29th annual South Dakota Science Olympiad State Tournament Saturday. This is the second year in a row the school has won that place, with Yankton Middle School and Sacred Heart Middle School earning … Read Article
By Travis Gulbrandson travis.gulbrandson@plaintalk.net When 19-year-old college student Zach Wahls testified about being raised by two lesbian mothers during a public hearing on Iowa’s proposed gay marriage ban in 2011, he had no idea he would end up a major participant in a national conversation. But after appearances on most … Read Article
By Travis Gulbrandson travis.gulbrandson@plaintalk.net It took 38 rounds, but a winner was declared at the University of South Dakota Scripps Spelling Bee Saturday morning. Max Oesterling, a Custer eighth-grader representing the South Dakota Christian Home School Association won the oral bee, correctly spelling “pronouncement” in the championship round. Lexis Sherron … Read Article
The Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity, Kappa Pi Chapter at the University of South Dakota, will host PIKE Week of Service from April 2-9. The PIKE Week of Service is a weeklong community service and philanthropy event in which the men of the Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity at the University of … Read Article
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South Dakota’s Bethany Buell clears the bar during the women’s pole vault at the Summit League Indoor Track and Field … Read Article
By David Lias david.lias@plaintalk.net A call from a concerned citizen has led to the arrest of a Vermillion man for … Read Article
Vermillion honors war dead with Monday service By David Lias david.lias@plaintalk.net “It is rather for us to be here dedicated … Read Article
By Travis Gulbrandson travis.gulbrandson@plaintalk.net Many of the students currently attending Girls State probably are considering what career they should pursue … Read Article
By Travis Gulbrandson travis.gulbrandson@plaintalk.net Sen. John Thune said that if someone enters politics, they must maintain their character and moral … Read Article
By David Lias david.lias@plaintalk.net Sen. John Thune, R-SD, quietly laughed Tuesday morning, when asked about the surprise visit his colleague, … Read Article
