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CONNECTION ESTABLISHED BLOG: The industry does what Nintendon’t
Nintendo continues to flounder moving into 2014. The Wii U had ridiculous expectations of products sold by the end of 2013. The Japanese company refuses to make modern advancements in their products. And now, Nintendo President Satoru Iwata has more than a couple of tough decisions to make in order to save his company. The […]
CONNECTION ESTABLISHED BLOG: The industry does what Nintendon’t
Nintendo continues to flounder moving into 2014. The Wii U had ridiculous expectations of products sold by the end of 2013. The Japanese company refuses to make modern advancements in their products. And now, Nintendo President Satoru Iwata has more than a couple of tough decisions to make in order to save his company. The […]
Students engage in MLK Day of Service
University of South Dakota students teamed up with the Center for Academic Engagement to participate in the Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service that took place Monday as part of the annual Keeping the Dream Alive events. The volunteers split up into groups to do different projects involving 17 community partners in Vermillion and […]
Mixing up finals week: CAB, university offer 11 days of campus activities
Finals week might be a little less hectic this year – Campus Activities Board and Student Services will be hosting stress-relieving activities throughout the week. “When CAB originally started booking things, they thought it was going to be a normal finals week,” Assistant Director of Student Life Lindsay Sparks said. “Then we found out it […]
Senior columnist reflects on her years at university
The time has come for this college student to put down her coffee, stop going to bars, stop eating Easy Mac and breaking into song at random. That’s right, I’m graduating — but who am I kidding? I’ll never stop doing any of those things. I feel a sense of relief, but also sadness by […]
USD faculty offer tips for de-stressing during finals
With finals week officially starting Thursday, University of South Dakota faculty are encouraging students to take time for themselves throughout the week. Lauren Schuur, coordinator of prevention services at the USD Student Counseling Center, said she encourages students to take part in the finals week activities held throughout the week in the Muenster University Center. […]
Reviewer identifies worst holiday songs
Love it or hate it, ‘tis the season for holiday music. A time of joy and thankfulness narrated by one’s favorite tunes. Holiday music is timeless and most of it was recorded during a golden age. But with the good always comes the bad, and here are the five most annoying seasonal songs. 5. “I […]
First-year follies: Don’t complain about the snow, yet
I recently had an experience with an extremely long line while waiting to get my card swiped at the Commons in North Complex. The line extended from the entrance of the Commons all the way south to the doors of the Beede Bump. Never before had I seen or been a part of such a […]
Disney adds another classic film to the vault
Disney has given us another timeless classic to add to its resume. Enter “Frozen.” The movie starts with a new Mickey Mouse short “Get A Horse,” except it did not look new. The animation style and coloring is reminiscent of Walt Disney’s earliest days, before Pete throws Mickey out of the screen. That being said, […]
Students celebrate the holidays away from home
Whether spending the holiday break in the United States or in a different country, University of South Dakota study abroad and international students spend the time off in their own way when they cannot be home with their families. Graduate student Jean Paul Akuma’s parents are still in Cameroon, located in west central Africa. He […]