Abstract: A gypsum stud is provided, including a gypsum wallboard panel having first and second facing sheets sandwiching a core therebetween, a series of cuts formed on at least one of the first and second facing sheets and extending into the core, retaining intact an opposing one of said first and second facing sheets to form a hinge point, the panel being rolled from a first side to a second side into a rolled condition so that a rolled up stud is formed.

Abstract: An interior wall is provided, including a frame including at least one footer, at least one header, at least one vertical frame member connecting at least one of the at least one footer to at least one of the at least one header, the frame having a first side and a second side, and defining an interior frame space. A first wallboard panel is fastened to the first side of the frame. At least one gypsum wallboard stud is secured in the interior frame space, being fastened to the first wallboard panel and being dimensioned to extend from the first side to the second side. A second wallboard panel is fastened to the second side of the frame and to the at least one gypsum wallboard stud for creating a continuous acoustic connection between the first wallboard panel and the second wallboard panel.