Verve Blogs

What is in a name? An interesting question, Mr. Shakespeare. It’s a question that caused no little bit of controversy on Facebook this last week.   Sometimes when I’m lying awake at night and pondering my life, I consider my name. Sometimes I say it to myself over and over again. “Jackie.” After a while, […]

I have a confession to make; I don’t know how to deal with change. I like to make it seem like I know what I’m doing and that I can go with the flow, but to be honest, it’s really hard for me to wrap my mind around change, no matter how big or small […]

Etiquette is a part of every day life. Whether it’s in a college cafeteria, a job interview or drinking beer with your friends, there are social rules that we all follow whether we like it or not. These same rules should apply when flying in an airplane, but for some reason, the way people throw […]

In a few weeks, I will be among the multitude of students taking the proficiency exam. As far as I can tell, the purpose of the proficiency exam is to make sure college has not in fact made you more stupid than you were when you first arrived.   While I’m sure I’ll be able […]

One thing common to us all is life. Each one of us is here living right now. None of us know how we got here, yet we are here. All we know is life; death is the enigma foreshadowing the play of our lives. Some individuals care little for the bigger questions, and others more […]

Etiquette is a part of every day life. Whether it’s in a college cafeteria, a job interview or drinking beer with your friends, there are social rules that we all follow whether we like it or not. These same rules should apply when flying in an airplane, but for some reason, the way people throw […]

In a few weeks, I will be among the multitude of students taking the proficiency exam. As far as I can tell, the purpose of the proficiency exam is to make sure college has not in fact made you more stupid than you were when you first arrived.   While I’m sure I’ll be able […]

If you are 21 or older, odds are you have had a Bunyan’s Bomber. If you are not 21, you’ve at least heard of one. In Vermillion, they are relatively famous, but that’s all Bunyan’s had that was ever really worth going there for. Although they did have a menu with an abundance of classic […]

Instead of telling you about all the things this week that made me upset, angry, sad and anxious, I thought I’d share the story of something really good. It happened in my Lakota class.   This is my second semester taking a Lakota language class, and there are a few different reasons that a 50 […]

If you want something right, do it yourself.   I understand that sometimes you need a little help now and then, but my sanity is on the line here.   I’ll elaborate; people often ask me to do things for them when it comes to newspaper duties. I’m an editor, so I’m really busy here. […]