2014
Embrace your unique body style, beauty
A couple months ago I started working in a special occasion dress shop. This unnamed corporate entity specializes in weddings, but also carries dresses for prom, homecoming and any other event one might need to purchase a lovely dress for. As a fashion-loving feminist, I have found this experience enlightening in a variety of ways. […]
Verve Column: Language Requirement
This past week, faculty members voted in favor of lessening the foreign language requirement for a Bachelor of Arts degree from two years to one. Plenty of people are relieved. I am not one of them. In fact, this seems like a sizable step backward on the part of the university. I can understand why […]
Quest for the Perfect Midi Rings
My search for the perfect set of midi rings — or above-the-knuckle or stacking rings — started and ended in Chicago over my spring break. I went into the trip not wanting to spend a fortune, but knowing there would really be no way around buying lunches and suppers. Along with a morning stop for […]
Local musicians release music video
Two local musicians are taking the next step in their music careers. Recent graduate Ross Miller and senior Dylan West, who use the stage names Boss Miller and Dweezy James, released a music video for their song “What Up Now, Love?” Mar. 18. Since its release, the video has gained more than 1,000 views on […]
CSA Farming a bonus for us all
According to a 2012 Gallup poll, Americans spend an average of $151 a week on food. Our age group — ages 18-29 – tend to spend the most, at an average of $173. Our fast-paced world has made it so we don’t have to grow or raise all of the food we eat. Really, we […]
The NCAA tournament reigns king in the world of sports
The NCAA tournament is underway, and it truly is the most wonderful time of the year. Last week, millions of people across the United States, including myself, filled out a bracket competing against friends and family trying to pick the winners of these games. By now, many people’s dream of obtaining a perfect bracket are […]
Begin Your Adventure Today
The time to choose classes is upon us, and I cannot help but wonder what I want to do with my remaining years at the University of South Dakota. One prominent thought stands out in my jumbled mind: my desire to study abroad. The first time I traveled outside the United States, I became hooked […]
South Dakota could easily become a target for terrorist breeding ground
Al Qaeda has recently announced the future publication of an online English-translated terrorist magazine known as “Resurgence,” the first of its kind to be used as a recruiting tool for American citizens. Modeled after a similar terrorist magazine known as “Inspire,” it would be used to appeal to American citizens looking to create homemade bombs […]
USD women’s basketball team ready to take on Stanford
The story is set. Plot: University of South Dakota women’s basketball will appear in its first NCAA Tournament Saturday. Setting: Ames, Iowa. Opponent: No. 2 seed Stanford Cardinal. It’s onto tipoff. The backstory, like how USD has never had a Division I representative in the tourney or how the USD women dethroned their biggest rival […]
Faculty seminars provide insight to industry innovation
Every Friday since the fall 2011 semester, faculty and students gather in Lee Med 107 for a presentation given by a visiting scientist as part of the Faculty Seminar Series that the department comes together to provide. Lisa Moore, assistant professor at the Sanford School of Medicine at the University of South Dakota, organizes a […]