Dear students, As everyone surely knows and feels by now, the end of the semester is drawing near, bringing with it untold amounts of stress, worry and anxiety. Semester-long projects, papers and other assignments are piling up. Time seems to...Opinion
Are the Republicans putting their best foot forward? Running through the list of front-runners certainly makes you wonder if they’re taking this election seriously. The flavor-of-the-month...Opinion
The subject of capital punishment has been brought back into current events in South Dakota. Ronald Johnson was killed during a failed prison escape on April 12, 2011. Johnson was a 23-year...Opinion
There are few things more infuriating to me than when technology fails to do as it is supposed to do. At the University of South Dakota, this is the norm, not the exception. The most recent...Opinion
The Student Government Association will be considering a Smoking Ban Resolution at its Tuesday, Nov. 15 meeting. The Smoking Ban Resolution calls for a campus-wide smoking ban. If passed, the...Opinion
It’s the time of year when snow can fall suddenly and in large amounts. There have already been a couple false alarms. Every winter, Vermillion institutes an unusual parking policy for many of the...Opinion
Dear fellow parking violators at the University of South Dakota, After complaining about the poor or unfair parking of individuals around me, I went ahead — with brash hypocrisy — and decided...Opinion
IN THE KNOW: President Abbott, SGA President Michels and the Coyote Statue Committee finally picked the winner of the Coyote Statue competition. IN THE KNOW: Val Hoeppner from the Freedom Forum...Opinion
1. A period of three days occurring several times during the school year. Causes of the three-day-weekend vary, but each occurrence is marked by a decrease in the population of Vermillion and a...Opinion
“Just open up the sides and give it to ‘em!” - Main street “I don’t think our balls like us.” - Prairie lanes “Can we do that tiger thing now?” - Neuharth...