As of last week, a second term for President Barack H. Obama is no longer in question and the focus is shifting from winning swing states to the road of recovery America desperately needs. America has grown to be the incredible child of what seems like imaginary tales. A nation not just made up of […]

The Rant Dear voting public, Ladies and gentlemen, if you truly want to be scared on Halloween, find a time machine and go back and re-watch the entire campaign up to this point. Fast forward back to today, and realize the differences between the two men running to be president of our country over the […]

As the storm of the election settles on our collectively-made decision Nov. 6, we as a nation and the rest of the world will find out who will lead our country for the next four years. However important those combined moments will be are uncertain, but history will be made regardless. Another aspect that shapes […]

A campus wide smoking ban isn’t a ban that eliminates your individual freedoms, but is one that respects the individual freedoms of others. From the state of New York, where smoking is eliminated from many public spaces, to the state of Iowa, where smoking is banned in bars and restaurants, it is clear that the […]

Forty-four presidents ago, we were a nation built by those who imagined greatness and the glory yet to be achieved. The hardworking individuals that built our nation up from its foundation are not to be forgotten, just as we, in our common era, do not want to be forgotten. As we march forward through time, […]

Dear students of USD, Happy October to the students at the University of South Dakota! I was going to rant in favor of a full smoking ban on campus. Then early last week, the news broke and starting next semester, smoking will officially be banned on campus. Well done, mission accomplished, let’s move on. So, […]

Embarking on a new journey in life is a simple way to define going off to college. The absence of those who were closest to you sets in, and the realization that this time here at the University of South Dakota is nothing more than your own and what you make of it. Privilege is […]