October 2014
Student art to be featured in Washington Pavilion
Alix Suckstorf has enjoyed art since early on in life, and believes art is a perfect fit for her in every aspect of her life. “I started drawing at a young age and just decided that’s what I wanted for an education and a career,” she said. Ultimately deciding to pursue something in graphic design, […]
Second iron pour slated for late October
University of South Dakota sculpture graduate students and sculpture professor Chris Meyer are preparing for another iron pour with their recently constructed cupola. This will be the second pour in three months, with the cupola built by Meyer and Jordan Eaton, sculpture Bachelor of Fine Arts alumni. Since our first pour in July, we have continued […]
Everybody sweats: camaraderie in Zumba class
I think Meghan Trainor said it best: “It’s pretty clear I ain’t no size two, but I can shake it like I’m supposed to do.” I’m certainly no stranger to dancing in front of the mirror to my favorite songs, but this week I figured it was time to take things to the next level […]
Commercials depict modern-day families, spew racist comments
It almost seems unreal to think, but racism is inevitable in America no matter how hard we try to avoid it. Some people are still under the impression it is OK to say certain things about a particular race, and that it’s OK to say the predominant race in today’s society is white and should remain so forever. But according […]
Athlete Spotlight: volleyball setter Brittany Jessen
Not your typical first-year volleyball player, Brittany Jessen is the setter. Last year she graduated early from high school and in January she came to USD. She started taking spring classes and became acquainted with the volleyball team. Alanna Schmeichel: Where are you from? Brittany Jessen: I am from Mendota Heights, Minn. It is a […]
Animal Collective proves ever-changing sound with newest album
When four already-famous artists come together to create a band, it seems as though anything can happen. Animal Collective is the perfect example. With 12 albums under its belt and even more single releases, the band is doing a fine job of pushing the limits. Released in 2012, the album “Centipede Hz” is just one example of Animal […]
Gambino ‘needs to go back’ to original style
A person might recognize Donald Glover as a character on the NBC show “Community.” But Glover is also a rapper who goes by the Wu-Tang generated name Childish Gambino, and he recently released his mix tape “STN/MTN.” The California-born, Atlanta-raised rapper is striving for some success in the rap game rather than being known for his time spent […]
Only movie to joke about nuclear bombs comedic
Sitting in history class in high school, one of the big topics that stood out to me was the Red Scare of the 1950s with threats of communism and fear of nuclear war, the United States was on overdrive protecting our country, and security was on high alert. This not only affected the government and citizens, […]
USD enrollment numbers down from 2013
Student enrollment numbers for 2014 at the University of South Dakota suggest a decrease of 174 full-time and part-time students from last year, totaling at a headcount of 10,061, according to a recent South Dakota Board of Regents report. Scott Pohlson, vice president of marketing, enrollment and university relations, said statically at USD the estimated 0.3 percent decrease […]
Coaches want to ‘break barriers’ with athletes supporting peers
When the University of South Dakota women’s basketball team made their run to the NCAA tournament last season, USD football kicker Miles Bergner remembers all types of students showed their support for the Coyote women. It didn’t matter they were heavy underdogs against Stanford for their first game — students were trying to find tickets […]