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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 — […]
It pays to be Greek, experience comes at a cost
Making the choice to join a fraternity or sorority is not only a social commitment, but a financial one. Shane Wernke, Tau Kappa Epsilon president said the experience of being Greek is priceless. “I’d pay twice as much to do it,” Wernke said. “I’d find a way. I accredit everything I do on this campus […]
Sonic Boom trailer and concept art
Well, this came out of left-field. Developed by Big Red Button Entertainment, Sonic Boom will be the next Sonic game coming to home consoles. I’d like to note that this game is not developed by Sonic Team and it will not be part of the main franchise. So…wow, I am actually kind of stunned from this news. The first […]
REVIEW: Too many performances overshadow awards at Grammys
In case you missed it, the Grammys were last week. Even though most of music’s biggest stars were there, including both living members of The Beatles, the show itself was a bore. A show almost four hours long only televised a handful of awards. Other than music charts and sales, the Grammys is the only […]
BLOG: This blog is not about gun control
Anyone with any sense of what’s been going on in the United States knows that gun control has been a hot button topic in the news recently. I’m not going to tell you what to think, but for Pete’s sake, think. Some colleagues and I were sitting in the newsroom throwing some banter back […]
Leagues of fans, Online gaming attracts students to virtual worlds
University of South Dakota first-years Garrett Bankston, Seth Pierce and Spencer Lawrence live double lives. The three are gamers, known in the League of Legends universe as savourn94, Sam And Carolina and Fuliam. Between the three of them, they spend about 80 hours a week playing in the online world. “It’s a really social thing,” […]
Local entrepreneurs develop video games
Students and faculty at the University of South Dakota aren’t just playing video games anymore — they are developing their own. Collin Hover, an assistant professor who teaches graphic design courses at USD, has been developing a video game to teach elementary students biology. Hover received a $20,000 interdisciplinary grant to work on the project, which […]