Verve Blogs

In the never-ending battle between men and women, there is never a clear winner. In this special issue, the Verve section takes a look at the clear-cut differences between men and women in everything from their morning routines to their favorite pastimes.     A woman’s morning routine 7 a.m. – Alarm goes off. I […]

It’s that time of year where I would typically blog about end-of-semester stresses and the fact that I’m done being Verve editor. But I’m not going to. Instead, I’m going to write about something I think is more important; the death of Al Neuharth. The man was a legend in the media. He started USA […]

Long time, no write. Sorry I’ve been a hair slow at keeping this blog updated. Nine months ago I decided to embark upon a hair adventure to document the pixie grow-out process — through the good, the bad, and the downright ugly. Over the course of the 2012-13 school year, I blogged about my hair-related […]

Yay — my roommate from my first year at the University of South Dakota got engaged. It’s not that I’m unhappy for her. In fact, I’m very happy for her. By the looks of the “Look, we love each other!” photos they post on Facebook weekly, they’re very happy together. But aren’t we too young […]

Yay — my roommate from my first year at the University of South Dakota got engaged. It’s not that I’m unhappy for her. In fact, I’m very happy for her. By the looks of the “Look, we love each other!” photos they post on Facebook weekly, they’re very happy together. But aren’t we too young […]

As a global citizen, I find it delightful that cultures from all around the world are advancing in terms of knowledge and technology. People have access to medicines and technologies to alleviate sufferings, and the span of all this progress has been a sparse few centuries. Bygone Arabian traders would gaze up at the skies […]

As a global citizen, I find it delightful that cultures from all around the world are advancing in terms of knowledge and technology. People have access to medicines and technologies to alleviate sufferings, and the span of all this progress has been a sparse few centuries. Bygone Arabian traders would gaze up at the skies […]

My most recent date reminded me how important it is to do a self-inventory in order to stay appealing in the dating world. Last week, my editor emailed me a number and a name. She said Elizabeth was on deck to go on a date, and she did not give me any additional information. My […]

As both a jazz enthusiast and devoted fan of 20th century poet Langston Hughes, I was very excited when I found out Ron McCurdy was coming to the University of South Dakota to present Hughes’ epic poem “Ask Your Mama: 12 Moods for Jazz.” I had been contemplating a date with Blaine since he mentioned […]

Tattoos have grown in popularity among the adolescent age group, specifically those at the collegiate level. A poll by USA Today in 2012 showed 21 percent of Americans had gotten tattoos at some point in their life. In 2007, a Pew Research Center survey showed 36 percent of those ages 18 to 25, and 40 […]