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COLUMN: Post-bar commiserations lead to advice
Vermillion, this is your “drunk bus tally girl” speaking. I want you to know I’m listening to everything you say while intoxicated and I have some advice. Ladies, I’m about to save you so much time and energy right now. You can thank me later. If he’s not calling you, he doesn’t like you. If […]
COLUMN: Halloween calls for creativity over sex appeal
About a month ago, I began to start thinking about Halloween. Halloween is a very wonderful time of year for me as my birthday falls on the following day. I get to dress up in a silly costume, eat lots of chocolate and be the center of attention all in a neat 24-hour span. Though […]
COLUMN: ‘Frankenstein’ still teaching lessons to today’s youth
Long before a neck-bolt-adorned green monster advertised candy at Halloween, a young woman wrote a story to tell to a group of friends. This story was later developed into a novel and published. Though not written for Halloween, it has become an icon of horror in all forms of media and is recognized by a […]
COLUMN: Note to students: Take care during D-Days
Greetings, fellow students. This is the “tallygirl” speaking. You may have seen me sitting on the “drunk bus,” complacently carving tallies on a clipboard. This is one of my jobs and it requires me to work both Friday and Saturday nights of Dakota Days. Because of this fact, I feel the need to remind my […]
COLUMN: All good TV must come to an end
So the day has finally come. I am talking about the fact that Michael Scott (Steve Carell) is leaving “The Office.” And this makes me wonder why good shows have to end. Now I know some shows should end on a high note like some athletes should retire when they can still play. But I […]
Got a new Twitter account? Make sure you add these to your feed
For anyone out there thinking about getting a Twitter account, or has one and doesn’t know what to do with it, here is a quick guide to some of the better accounts to follow. For any news junkies, Twitter is a dream come true. Most media outlets these days have accounts that tweet the latest […]
COLUMN: A hundred years, minus a day
Dear Friend, I want to take the time out of my life to apologize to you. It is my sincerest hope that you listen, though I surely do not deserve it. I’ve been sitting in my kitchen for hours now reflecting on the matter at hand. The matter, of course, is the fact that I’ve […]
Study foreign fashion before traveling abroad
Like many of my fellow University of South Dakota students, I am preparing to travel to Dallas Tx this summer to study. Anyone else who is doing this is aware of the stress that comes along with making all the necessary arrangements can cause. Figuring out travel costs, compiling the necessary legal documents and trip […]
COLUMN: Do not ask women for guy advice
After years of making the same mistake over and over, I have finally learned a very important lesson. The lesson is as follows: women have absolutely no idea what they are talking about when it comes to men, so stop asking them for advice.buy clomiphene online https://blackmenheal.org/wp-content/languages/new/us/clomiphene.html no prescription I’m sorry, ladies, but it’s true. […]