Gatsby character synopsis

The film is an adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Long Island-set novel, where Midwesterner Nick Carraway is lured into the lavish world of his neighbor, Jay Gatsby. Eventually, Carraway sees through the cracks of Gatsby’s nouveau riche existence, where obsession, madness and tragedy await. Leonardo DiCaprio – Jay Gatsby Gatsby is a young man who […]

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Upperclassmen turn to off-campus living

After two mandatory years of on-campus living, more juniors and seniors at the University of South Dakota have been exploring alternative housing options Vermillion has to offer. This is seen by the 72 percent of undergraduates living off-campus, in comparison to 68 percent in 2011-12, according to Institutional Research’s Common Data Set. Junior Brandon Gronseth […]

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What is your degree worth?

The University of South Dakota is ranked last — dead last. According to a March 12 MoneyWatch article examining starting salaries earned by graduates of the 46 state flagship universities around the country, USD grads earned less than any other flagship university, taking in $35,900 per year. The figures, generated by a research firm called […]

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