Opinion

As part of campus safety at the University of South Dakota, there are four emergency blue lights placed around campus. While helpful in certain situations, there are two questions about the safety devices that come to attention: where are the lights located, and is four enough? The blue lights are meant for emergency situations on campus. […]

Some days I look around, and all I see are people on their phones or on their computers. These are people who watch Netflix, party and play video games after a long day of classes and homework. It is all quite entertaining to watch. They walk around campus oblivious to the rest of the world. […]

When I participated in my high school’s newspaper, I once wrote an opinion column about why I hated feminists. My editor-in-chief showed disapproval toward my words, and I chose to ignore it and try to see what was so faulty about my own opinion. The column was luckily not published, and as my views since then […]

Islamic State of Iraq and Syria — ISIS — is presently among many cancers that currently plagues the Middle East. Syria has been burning for years now, since the uprising against the cruel and oppressive Assad regime began in 2011. Iraq and Afghanistan have been occupied by U.S. forces since the War on Terror began […]

I grew up in a town that was recently named the 17th safest city in America by Neighborhood Scout. That city is just a few minutes drive from one of the most crime-heavy cities in America — Chicago. Just last year there were 407 murders within city limits. It’s like two different worlds. I am […]

Love — it is one of the most beautiful, positive feelings we will ever experience in our lives. It is uplifting, comforting and something for us to believe in. One holiday which celebrates love above all else is, of course, Valentine’s Day. It is twenty-four hours of mushy, sappy, yet sweet love posts clogging up my […]

Students at the University of South Dakota striving to become part of the education system have a big decision to make upon graduation — where to work. Although there are many scholarships and stipends offered to students to stay and work in South Dakota, it’s concerning some will not stay in-state because South Dakota has the lowest teaching […]

The word “love” is defined by the Merriam-Webster dictionary as “a feeling of strong or constant affection for a person.” Nowhere within this definition is love defined as being a specific, romantic affection toward someone else. This holiday is often known for its appreciation of love. Valentine’s Day has been recognized as a day to express love […]

As Valentine’s Day approaches, lovebirds everywhere are making plans for magical evenings, plotting perfect meals and selecting exactly the right flowers for their significant others. It is a day where people take the time to make their special someone feel loved, which is a wonderful notion – but the fact that Americans will spend nearly $20 […]

People read about celebrities on a daily basis, and their actions can sometimes draw caution to their reputation. There are times, however, when celebrities are so popular, good-looking, innocent-seeming or when their fandom exceeds great numbers that they can get away with anything they want. What celebrities post on social media is a good example of this behavior. People […]