2014
Cooking without class: Vegan pizza makes for a perfect Friday night
When I was growing up, Friday night was pizza night. Between my two brothers and me, our palate was limited. As my age has matured so has my palate. My younger self would say, “Vegetables on pizza? Ew.” In my teenage years I said, “I will take the chicken Alfredo pizza, good sir.” I never thought my pizza choice […]
The art in film history: Charlie Chaplin perfected comedy
Picture your favorite comedy movie. You got it? Is it funny because of the jokes or the actions of the characters? Now imagine watching that same movie on mute, the entire duration of the movie. Would it still be funny? In 1925, movies were silent without dialogue and sound effects, though not two years later this […]
USD claims ‘signature win’ over ranked Northern Arizona
The University of South Dakota Coyotes football team got a big win heading into their bye week. In what’s likely head coach Joe Glenn’s biggest win in the DakotaDome to date, the Coyotes knocked off the no. 23 ranked Northern Arizona Lumberjacks 28-21. “I think this was a signature win – one of those that […]
Failures allow oneself to grow as a person
College is one place you don’t want to mess around, but at the same time we should not be afraid to fail. Author Jarod Kintz once said, “College has given me the confidence I need to fail.” This quote should not only embody each of us, but also should empower us. Maybe it’s just me, but […]
Stress and eating: a match made in college
I used to think I handled stress well. This was mainly because I haven’t outright clobbered anyone or broken down screaming about whether Andrew Garfield or Tobey Maguire was a better Spiderman (yet). My strategy tends to be, “When the going gets tough, the tough get going to the vending machine.” It occurs to me […]
A mishandled situation: where Goodell went wrong in the Ray Rice case
Due to the recent mishandling of the Ray Rice incident, Roger Goodell should step down as the commissioner of the NFL. In July, Rice was suspended for the first two games of the upcoming season. He was caught on casino hotel videotape dragging his fiance out of the elevator who appeared to be unconscious. But […]
Abortion pills and jail time: Where do we stand?
A single mother in Pennsylvania has been sentenced to 12 to 18 months in prison for buying abortion pills online for her 16-year-old daughter, violating a state law that prohibits abortions from being performed except by physicians. Jennifer Ann Whalen bought the pills from a website, claiming she did so because there was not a clinic in […]
Art column: “Transport” through time and place
Artwork can be a vehicle, transporting the viewer through time and place. In a gallery space, passengers can visit artworks from a variety of artists, cultures and locations, bringing with them their own knowledge and experiences. The audience is transported to different times and different places, finding their own paths of connection. Experiencing an original artwork in realtime exposes the viewer […]
RECAP BLOG: State of the University address
Live Blog USD: State of the University Address
Bisexuality discrimination just as real as other sexual orientation intolerance
The LGBT community is always coming together to bring equality for people of every sexual orientation. It seems, however, that many people forget the fact that the “B” coexists in the group. It is there because it is real, and many people do not acknowledge it for what it is. The “B” in LGBT is for […]