Verve Blogs
Students use social media to sell beauty products
By now, students may have seen the ItWorks or Jamberry nails products while scrolling through their Facebook feed. This new way of selling products is catching on quick. Distributors are trying new ways to sell their wraps and body applicators through social media such as Facebook and Instagram. One of these companies is ItWorks. ItWorks […]
Racial conflicts prominent in modern poetry
America is built on the idea that it is a mixing pot of cultures and races, blending everyone but not excluding their culture’s original spice. However, racial and cultural conflicts have always been prominent in everyday life, even today, that show the unwanted separation of culture and white America in the mixing pot. This includes […]
BLOG: Live-tweeting connects you to your audience
We use Twitter to get our fill of the daily news and drama happening in this fast-paced world, but we love it even more when we can follow along with this entertainment in real time. This, my friends, is what we call “live-tweeting.” Live-tweeting is our way to connect with our audience like never before. […]
BLOG: MTV Music Awards ‘a boring and ultimately annoying waste of time’
One of my favorite past times in college is gathering with friends to watch various award shows throughout the year while sharing a pizza on a dull Sunday night. We make our predictions, argue if the winner deserved the award or not and live-tweet the shocking moments of each show. While funny at first, it […]
Anime inspires, entertains with thoughtful storytelling
Since I was 12-years-old, I have been intrigued with Japanese animation, or anime. When I tell people this, they never understand why. Many people are under the assumption anime is merely for children, or it is only for “people with no lives.” There is much more to anime than being a “person with no life” […]
Twin Peaks delivers short tracks and chill vibes
Twin Peaks has effortlessly perpetuated what rock ‘n’ roll is about with their heavy-garage sharp sound and their young punk attitude. Chicago’s finest rock ‘n’ roll conquerors are Clay Frankel, Cadien Lake James, Connor Brodner and Jack Dolan, and they want to start a riot in your grandmother’s living room. Their latest record, Wild Onion, is a flavorful […]
Eight ways you know the end of the semester is near
1. You’re tired all the time. 2. Your classes are filled with people you haven’t seen all semester. 3. You have to make multiple trips to get coffee refills. 4. You’re easily distracted by anything and everything that can help you procrastinate a little bit more. 5. The library is actually […]
Art department to celebrate first International Sculpture Day
A celebration of art and design stemming from events dating back to the early 1900s will soon take place at the University of South Dakota. USD art department students will participate in the International Sculpture Center’s (ISC) collaboration with Grounds For Sculpture to celebrate the first “International Sculpture Day” April 24 from 6 to 8 p.m. […]
Six reasons why 2016 presidential candidates should speak at USD
1. We’re a college campus in South Dakota. To get the Millennial vote in 2016, candidates are going to have to make education a priority and any campaign traveling through this area would be smart to stop at a place full of college students. 2. We’re pretty split on politics. College campuses are generally more […]
Hippo Campus band on track for success
The members of Hippo Campus are not even old enough to drink, but they’re on the brink of becoming the new face of the Indie rock genre with the recognition they’ve been getting from their latest extended play (EP) and performances. Hippo Campus is a quartet from Woodbury, Minn. The band started in 2013 and has […]