February 2013
Farber calendar raises money for Mock Trial
The Doc Farber statue, located in front of Dakota Hall, got a makeover — 12 makeovers, to be exact. Members of the University of South Dakota Mock Trial team created a 2013 calendar fundraiser featuring the campus landmark sporting a themed outfit for each month. Outfits ranged from workout clothes for a New Year’s resolution-themed […]
New policy requires shirts at Wellness Center
Students visiting the University of South Dakota Wellness Center this semester may notice something new about the 61,000 square-foot facility. A new policy implemented for the spring semester requires the wearing of shirts by all members in order to reduce the spread of virus or disease caused by skin-to-skin contact. Steve Mayer, director of the […]
BLOG: Fitness Misconceptions
There are a number of people out there who have problems sticking to a routine healthy lifestyle because there is always some new fad or study coming out about health tips. They get overwhelmed and I get overwhelmed. I want to take a moment and help clear some of the myths up. No pain, […]
BLOG: Flu Season
This week I’ve decided to write my blog in a slightly different style. I call it “Flu Season: a Drama in Five Parts.” Part 1: Denial I’m not sick. I can’t be sick. I’ve taken all the feasible preventative measures to make sure I don’t get sick. I’m not sick, because my lungs aren’t burning. That’s […]
BLOG: This blog is not about gun control
Anyone with any sense of what’s been going on in the United States knows that gun control has been a hot button topic in the news recently. I’m not going to tell you what to think, but for Pete’s sake, think. Some colleagues and I were sitting in the newsroom throwing some banter back […]
BLOG: Vermillion Bars
I think I speak for most of the student body at any college when I say we have all thought, “There is nothing to do in this town.” I’ve said it, you’ve said it, I overhear it in conversations, you’re parents probably said it when they dropped you off here. And they said it with […]
COLUMN: Is beauty worth the moral cost?
Due to modern technology and the talent of designers from around the world, almost everyone has the opportunity to purchase lovely objects — and indeed we should. Nevertheless, I inquire as to what cost we do so? What is attractive need not come at the expense of what is real, or in other words, natural. […]
Step-by-step makeup
Timaree Reed lives on the fourth floor of Beede Hall, where girls, as well as makeup, surround her. “I’m one of those people who just wake up and don’t want to spend a whole lot of time,” Reed said. Her sister taught her about makeup at home in Pierce, Neb., and now she uses those […]
REVIEW: Award-winning musical enchants
Sometimes a movie comes along that tugs at your heartstrings and makes you cry. Such was the case for the movie “Les Miserables,” based on the renowned musical which in turn, was based on the equally renowned novel by Victor Hugo. The set and costume designs were nothing short of amazing in this film. It […]
BLOG: Fitness Misconceptions
There are a number of people out there who have problems sticking to a routine healthy lifestyle because there is always some new fad or study coming out about health tips. They get overwhelmed and I get overwhelmed. I want to take a moment and help clear some of the myths up. No pain, […]