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Jazz musician to visit USD
Students and community members have the opportunity to attend clinics with guest saxophonist Bob Mintzer April 17. Mintzer is a 20-year member of the Grammy award winning Yellowjackets, who also leads a Grammy winning Big Band, travels with his own Quartet and plays with numerous bands globally. Mintzer is the recipient of the Buzz McCoy […]
COLUMN: An unexpectedly pleasant surprise
My most recent date reminded me how important it is to do a self-inventory in order to stay appealing in the dating world. Last week, my editor emailed me a number and a name. She said Elizabeth was on deck to go on a date, and she did not give me any additional information. My […]
COLUMN: Dating the enemy turns into fun
As both a jazz enthusiast and devoted fan of 20th century poet Langston Hughes, I was very excited when I found out Ron McCurdy was coming to the University of South Dakota to present Hughes’ epic poem “Ask Your Mama: 12 Moods for Jazz.” I had been contemplating a date with Blaine since he mentioned […]
Theatre department presents “Rent”
Second semester calls for spring concerts, performances and the spring musical. This year’s production of “Rent,” student directed by grad student Tommy Wedge, will attempt to capture the attention of University of South Dakota students and look at what it really means to be an adult in the world. The musical is set in New […]
Community members and students examine the pros and cons of tattoos
Tattoos have grown in popularity among the adolescent age group, specifically those at the collegiate level. A poll by USA Today in 2012 showed 21 percent of Americans had gotten tattoos at some point in their life. In 2007, a Pew Research Center survey showed 36 percent of those ages 18 to 25, and 40 […]
COLUMN: Life after controversy
“What now?” is something I ask myself almost every day. I’m done with classes for the day, so what now? I can’t sleep, so what now? Usually, the answers are pretty simple. I do homework. I count sheep. Other times, the simple question of “What now?” has a not-so-simple answer. Two weeks ago, I wrote […]
BLOG: How harmful is your food?
In my younger years, I ate foods indiscriminately. Whatever was tasty and enjoyable I consumed. I had little thought or care about what was in the products and the foods I was eating. There was no reason to care too much, since I had more important activities in my life to attend to. As I […]
BLOG: Tips to staying healthy in last few weeks of school
With less than a month until graduation and summer vacation, it is pretty hard for some of us (including me) to not just check out and fast forward to summer mode. Some do it because they simply don’t care and others do it to ignore the on coming stress that is finals. So how does […]
BLOG: Ode to the coffee people
It’s very clear to anyone who even knows me remotely that I have a coffee addiction. It’s the elixir of life and it’s amazing. I can drink it black, with cream, with sugar, or with bacon for all I care — as long as it’s coffee, I’m happy. As a result of this, I interact […]
BLOG: Napping arachnids and the plights of adulthood
If college has taught me anything, it’s that growing up is a difficult process. There isn’t always someone there to give you a hug when something is wrong, there are a lot of people expecting a lot from you and there are very real consequences if and when you drop the ball somewhere along the […]