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REVIEW: Tension mounts with “Dark Thirty”
Oscar-winning director Kathryn Bigelow and writer Mark Boal give the American public a glimpse into the behind-the-scenes manhunt for Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden in the movie “Zero Dark Thirty.” The movie, which is still being shown in Vermillion’s Coyote Theater, begins with emotionally gripping audio bits from various victims of the Sept. 11 […]
Art Department preview
The Art Department at the University of South Dakota will be offering a handful of exciting events for the students to attend this semester. Several artists are coming to the university for the opportunity to educate and entertain students. University Art Gallery Director Alison Erazmus helps the Art Department decide which artists to bring in. […]
BLOG: Long distance relationships
Long distance relationships are bad news and to be avoided at all costs. Too bad you’re already in one. Sorry, that was a bit presumptuous. Maybe I should explain myself. Everyone warns you to break up with your significant other before college, because no one wants to be tied down by a long […]
BLOG: Blogger breaks down the Goth stereotype
I asked three of my fraternity brothers what the top three things were they thought of when they saw a Gothic person. Their answers were: black, they tend not to socialize outside of other Goths and they like to cut themselves or even others. It’s because of these stereotypes that I’ve decided to do a […]
BLOG: New Year’s Resolution
In my last blog, I wrote about resolutions and how to keep them. I’ll admit that I’ve never really been one for New Year’s resolutions though. I just don’t think of them that way. Instead, I try to think of them as lifestyle changes because I come up with them throughout the entire year, not […]
Yummy or crummy?
Each week, the Volante will feature a review of a local restaurant. If you want us to review somewhere special, tweet us at @VolanteVerve. Vermillion has a lot to offer. On Main Street alone, there are quaint shops, movie theaters and bars which offer a variety of quality products, even if the prices are slightly […]
COLUMN: Columnist sees poetry in motion
Poems touch a part of us that prose simply cannot. Poetry is a purer form of communication — a heart-to-heart, silent melody reaching recesses of ourselves normally left untouched and in want. A William Davies poem, in particular, has for some reason, which I assume you will understand as you continue to read, stuck […]
The fine art of fine arts degrees
For many, college is a time of self discovery. Whether it’s math, writing, art, history or some combination of interests, the ultimate goal at the University of South Dakota is to find what drives students, and then hopefully get hired at a job where they can make money doing what they love. Actors, musicians and […]
BLOG: Heads or tails?
Heads or tails? Call it. That’s what Anton Chigurh would do. You know, the awkward and merciless hitman from Cormac McCarthy’s “classic” 2005 novel, No Country for Old Men. A character later embodied by Javier Bardem sporting a frightening Dutch boy haircut in the 2007 film adaptation. Haven’t read or seen it? Where have you […]
BLOG: Heads or tails?
Heads or tails? Call it. That’s what Anton Chigurh would do. You know, the awkward and merciless hitman from Cormac McCarthy’s “classic” 2005 novel, No Country for Old Men. A character later embodied by Javier Bardem sporting a frightening Dutch boy haircut in the 2007 film adaptation. Haven’t read or seen it? Where have you […]