2012
Play addresses the death penalty
When the audience walks out of the theater after “Coyote on a Fence,” the cast and director want them to be thinking about the death penalty. “It is an important issue in society,” graduate student and director Fred Liebfried said. “I don’t think people think about it enough.” The play “Coyote on a Fence” will […]
Newest Seuss movie adaptation attracting attention
The new movie adaptation of Dr. Seuss’s classic “The Lorax” has been attracting some sharp criticism from those on the political Right. Most notably, Lou Dobbs has called the film “[more] insidious nonsense from Hollywood” and accused filmmakers of trying to indoctrinate children with President Obama’s agenda of “demonizing the 1 percent and espousing green […]
THE RANT: Dear South Dakota weather
Dear South Dakota weather, I know you were very friendly to everyone in the Upper Midwest this year in regards to next to no long freezing morning walks to class. However, the fact of the matter is summer-time weather in mid-March has driven my mind crazy. Last week I enjoyed the high 70s temperatures as […]
In the Know & in the Dark: March 21
in the know & in the dark IN THE KNOW: March Madness upsets. It’s refreshing and exciting to know that any team truly has a shot of winning on any given day. IN THE DARK: Busted brackets. As fun as those upsets are though, it’s not like many people had Norfolk State beating Missouri. IN […]
OVERheard: March 21
Here you’ll find the weirdest, funniest and stupidest things that we’ve heard during the week. Context is for suckers. “I don’t like curb-stomping. It’s too messy.” — Al Neuharth Media Center “We shall procreate our own economy.’” — East Hall “Guinea pigs. Very cute. Very tasty.” — Beacom School of Business “Michael Bay, keep your […]
USD women earn first-ever NIT bid
After roping in 22 wins during their inaugural season in Division I, the University of South Dakota women’s basketball team received their first-ever bid into the Women’s National Invitation Tournament. The Coyotes will host Drake University in the first round of the NIT on Thursday, March 15 at 7 p.m. in the DakotaDome. The 32-team […]
Coyote women’s basketball receives first-ever bid to Women’s National Invitation Tournament
After roping in 22 wins during their inaugural Summit League Season, the University of South Dakota women’s basketball team received their first-ever bid into the Women’s National Invitation Tournament. The Coyotes (22-7) will host Drake University (18-15) in the first round of the WNIT on Thursday, March 15 at 7 p.m. in the DakotaDome. Head […]
Stephen King revamps time travel genre
One would think the time travel genre would have lost its appeal long ago due to lack of originality, but Stephen King isn’t known for his conventional writing. His latest book “11/22/63” takes the subject, which has been beaten to death in movies as well as literature, and makes it central to the plot line. […]
“Tucker and Dale vs. Evil” good horror spoof
A short and sweet horror comedy, “Tucker and Dale vs. Evil” is to hillbilly backwoods killers as “Shaun of the Dead” is to zombies. How many times has a horror movie opened with a group of college kids ending up in some place creepy? Well, “Tucker and Dale vs. Evil” turns that set-up on its […]
PREVIEW: USD women’s basketball team prepares for last game
The University of South Dakota women’s basketball team will wrap-up their season Thursday night when they host the Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville Cougars in the DakotaDome. Having won ten of their previous eleven games, the Coyotes look to make it one better Thursday on the way toward collecting win No. 21 on the season. While the […]