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Stressed Out? Breaking down the dos and don’ts of staying alert and focused for finals week
With prep-week in full swing, students all over campus are getting prepared for finals. Re-learning the material and getting the papers and projects done, eating and drinking sugary snacks and drinks to stay awake becomes a go-to at the University of South Dakota. But at what cost to a students’ body? “You are what you […]
Student profile: Nadia Tronick blogs about Christmas desserts throughout December
The holiday season once again approaches, bringing with it mixed feelings, ranging from the excitement of holiday traditions in the near future, to the stress of finals, a feeling that is looming closer and closer. University of South Dakota junior Nadia Tronick has found a way to make the best of both worlds by finding […]
Josie Clarey: Where did you grow up? Roger Zare: In Sarasota, Fla. I was born and grew up there and lived there for the first 18 years of my life. Since then, it’sabeen three different places for three different degrees. Now I’m back in Florida, but in a different part. JC: Is this your first time to South […]
Art exhibit to capture politics, religion
Many people would call it an art to wrap up beauty, science, religion, truth and politics all into one modernly-understood, coexistent form. For Lelah Mehran, an associate professor in Emergent Digital Practices at the University of Denver, it literally is an art — her art. Starting Nov 8. at 2 p.m., Mehran’s art exhibition, “How […]
Spanish Club decorates for Day of the Dead
Nov. 1 is normally just an ordinary day where most are coming down from the aftermath of Halloween in the U.S., but to other cultures, this day carries special significance. In Spanish speaking countries, Nov. 1 is known as “Dia de los Muertos,” or “The Day of the Dead,” a day where the life of […]
USD Theatre Department puts on spooky, funny show
When the lights finally hit the stage for the University of South Dakota’s production, “Dead Man’s Cell Phone,” the audience should expect a “humorous, awkward journey full of life and love,” according to student director Callie Hisek. Beginning Oct. 31 at 7 p.m., Nov. 1-3 at 7 p.m. and Nov. 4 at 2 p.m., students […]
Scared Yet: Gory flicks continue to scare
Horror movies: Whether people think of monstrous figures such as Michael Myers and Jason Voorhees, or more suspenseful films like “The House at the End of the Street,” there have always been plenty to choose from. Recently, there have been several horror movies released in theaters. The suspenseful thriller “Sinister” gave audiences chills while the […]
What’s in it for me?: Part 2- For the intellectually inclined
It’s about 9 a.m. as the hum of computers and fluorescent lights begins to fill the quiet nooks and crannies of the National Music Museum. Julie Boston, the curatorial assistant, begins her work for the day – anything from maintaining and cataloging the thousands of files of sheet music, art work, posters, magazines and photos […]
Show raises money for USD’s 10% Society
The Muenster University Center Ballroom was packed with students, teachers and members of the Vermillion community where drag queens dressed to the nines took the stage for night of dancing and comedy for University of South Dakota’s 10% Society 3rd Annual Drag show Oct. 19. At 8 p.m., drag queen Martina Shakers, a USD alumni, […]
Local band gains notoriety in Vermillion
Olde Funk Riot isn’t just a name you come up with over night, and the music they play certainly isn’t either. Olde Funk Riot is a local jazz band growing in popularity at the University of South Dakota. “The name of the band is a bit of a joke,” said Kevin Sparks, the lead bassist […]