USD needs more parking spaces
Recently I received my first parking ticket from the University of South Dakota — which was more than $30. Now, I admit, I was parked in a visitor’s parking lot. However, I needed to be in that building for no more than 20 minutes to return heavy equipment to the university, after which I’d be […]
The 1990s one of the greatest movie decades
For most of us, the 1990s bring us back to childhood. Certain memories like toys, TV shows and movies will always hold a place in our hearts as “the good ol’ days” before adulthood hit us and ruined everything. The 1990s was also a great decade for entertainment in the movie business because more than 40 movies made […]
Tinder hinders real-life connections
About a month ago, I joined the Tinder train and downloaded the app because a friend of mine had found a guy and things were going well. Other friends had talked of nothing else but the success of the app. So I thought, why not? After 24 hours of “swiping left or right” and conversing […]
Molly Ringwald brought professionalism to films
Molly Ringwald is an actress known for her success in the 1980s and 1990s and being a part of the infamous “Brat Pack,” a group of young actors and actresses seen together in many films. Not only did the movies she starred in win awards, but she also made her mark in the Golden Globes. […]
“American Graffiti” captures the essence of high school friendships
The summer after you graduated high school was probably filled with parties and hanging out with your clique of friends until it was time to leave for college in the fall. On the last night before you and your friends parted ways, you most likely had a last hurrah, getting together one last time. In 1973, […]
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, […]
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 […]
Hitchcock a pioneer in the crime, thriller genre
Finally, we have made it to the decade of my favorite director’s films. Alfred Hitchcock was notorious — which so happens to be a title of one of his movies — for changing the game for crime/thriller movies in the 1930s well through the 1970s. Out of all of his many award-winning films, one of […]
The art in film history: They had a date with fate
Most girls would say “The Notebook” is the greatest romance movie of all time, but I disagree. Yes, I will never miss the chance to see Ryan Gosling, but it just wasn’t my idea of romance. Before you stop reading, picture a movie about World War II set in a bar where both sides of the war are […]