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Mental illness not to be overlooked
Editor’s Note: This story has been updated to reflect the most up to date version. When I was 16, I was diagnosed with Type II Bipolar disorder. At first, I did not understand the stigma surrounding my illness. It never occurred to me that I was different or that my illness was something society looked […]
Orchestra concert brings two famous pieces
The University of South Dakota’s orchestra will take on two classic pieces Thursday as part of the Spring Orchestra Concert. The orchestra will play Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony, a piece known for its powerful opening notes, and Sergei Prokofiev’s “Peter and the Wolf”, a Russian piece originally made to teach children about different instruments. Professor of […]
Coyote finds passion in running
High school sports intrigued Bailey Fish, but never did she think she would turn to running once she got to college, especially completing a marathon. Fish is a junior accounting major from Brandon, S.D. The Kappa Alpha Theta member started running when she got to college and recently completed the Sioux Falls Marathon. Fish said […]
Columnist joins Twitter, embraces social media
I strongly believe in the virtues of being fashionably late to social events. Let things get going a bit so I don’t show up during the awkward lull before enough people have arrived to keep conversations flowing. This strategy works well enough in real life, but as far as the Twitter party is concerned, I’m […]
CAB signs Timeflies
Tuesday night, Campus Activity Board announced it will be bringing the duo Timeflies to the University of South Dakota, and the question still remains where the concert will be held. “It’s going to be a large concert,” Taylor Moore, CAB president, said. “We are still working on a venue, but it will be a concert […]
Future of Native Studies brighter than observed
As a graduate student pursuing Native Studies as part of my degree, I find it unfortunate the Native Studies program at USD gets so much bad press. The bulk of the problem really seems to be a lack of interest, and nobody wants to come to a place they’ve only heard bad things about. Has […]
Prerecording made performance memorable
In an open letter on the Red Hot Chili Peppers website, bassist Flea admits to have faked their Super Bowl XLVIII Halftime performance Feb. 2. Playing alongside Bruno Mars, the Red Hot Chili Peppers have confirmed that everything except the vocals was prerecorded. The band was told by the National Football League that there was […]
Be sweet and bold for V-Day
This Valentine’s Day, combine sugar with spice to create a one-of-a-kind look. Now, there are some people who are all for Valentine’s Day, who live and breathe for this day to see who admires them. Others couldn’t despise another holiday more, posing questions like ‘Why do you need a specific day to tell someone you […]
Speakers enrich intellectual environment at USD
Faculty seminars give students unique advantages and opportunities, both by learning from lectures, but also from the experience according to Lisa Moore, director of the Faculty Seminar Series. Moore said she feels it is important to bring in these speakers because they enrich the intellectual environment. “Our seminar series is a mechanism to bring in […]
Stuffed toy gift triggers regress into childhood
People have told me I’m mature for my age since I was three, and this has always given me a smug sense of superiority. Since I crossed the threshold into legal adulthood, this has only gotten worse. Any time I do indulge in anything remotely childlike — like, say, enjoying wearing an adult onesie — […]