February 2013
BLOG: Finding motivation
Numerous people, myself included, are looking to improve their self-image and want to do so through a healthy lifestyle. If you’re like me, it’s not too hard to get started. Something new can be fun if you’re eager for the change. The problem is keeping it up. How do you stick with something new, […]
COLUMN: Columnist finds meditation useful
One of the most popular philosophers, Socrates, said, “Know thyself.” This is what you may call the philosophers maxim. To do so is to live a more joyful, peaceful life. Before you cast judgment, hear what I have to say on the matter, since one’s first interpretation is undoubtedly misguided. People laugh at what they […]
Music students audition for scholarships
Music students from high schools across the nation will flock to the University of South Dakota to audition for scholarships this weekend. The Department of Music will hold auditions Feb. 16 at the Colton Recital Hall in the Warren M. Lee Center for Fine Arts. Department Chair Tim Farrell said about 80 high school seniors […]
COLUMN: Little tests make dating miserable
Going into this date, I had very little information on the individual I would be taking. I tried to plan a casual-enough date with changeable enough options, so I took her to eat first, and then out for drinks. After deciding what the date should be like, I worked on deciding what I should look […]
COLUMN: Bad wine, bad date
I don’t go on many dates, so I was really unsure of what to expect on this one. I wore a casual dress, because Blaine and I had texted a bit before the date, but he never told me where we were going. He showed up at my apartment and I was almost ready to […]
REVIEW: Sci-fi fairytale proves predictable
Keeping with the recent trend of taking childhood fairytales and transitioning them from paperback to the big screen, “Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters” blends fantasy and action following the grown-up version of Hansel and Gretel. Hunting down witches throughout the land and racing to stop an ancient witch coven from enacting an evil ritual, which […]
BLOG: Lakota class
Instead of telling you about all the things this week that made me upset, angry, sad and anxious, I thought I’d share the story of something really good. It happened in my Lakota class. This is my second semester taking a Lakota language class, and there are a few different reasons that a 50 […]
REVIEW: Band’s influences are distracting
I’m so tired of everything retro, revivalist, vintage or basically anything else that involves digging up some dead style just so you don’t have to put in the effort to create your own. Many bands attempt this zombification of swagger and few succeed. Notable successes: The White Stripes (or really anything Jack White is in), […]
BLOG: Do it yourself
If you want something right, do it yourself. I understand that sometimes you need a little help now and then, but my sanity is on the line here. I’ll elaborate; people often ask me to do things for them when it comes to newspaper duties. I’m an editor, so I’m really busy here. […]
BLOG: Finding motivation
Numerous people, myself included, are looking to improve their self-image and want to do so through a healthy lifestyle. If you’re like me, it’s not too hard to get started. Something new can be fun if you’re eager for the change. The problem is keeping it up. How do you stick with something new, […]