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BLOG: Ew — marital bliss
Yay — my roommate from my first year at the University of South Dakota got engaged. It’s not that I’m unhappy for her. In fact, I’m very happy for her. By the looks of the “Look, we love each other!” photos they post on Facebook weekly, they’re very happy together. But aren’t we too young […]
BLOG: Ew — marital bliss
Yay — my roommate from my first year at the University of South Dakota got engaged. It’s not that I’m unhappy for her. In fact, I’m very happy for her. By the looks of the “Look, we love each other!” photos they post on Facebook weekly, they’re very happy together. But aren’t we too young […]
BLOG: A turn of perspective
As a global citizen, I find it delightful that cultures from all around the world are advancing in terms of knowledge and technology. People have access to medicines and technologies to alleviate sufferings, and the span of all this progress has been a sparse few centuries. Bygone Arabian traders would gaze up at the skies […]
BLOG: A turn of perspective
As a global citizen, I find it delightful that cultures from all around the world are advancing in terms of knowledge and technology. People have access to medicines and technologies to alleviate sufferings, and the span of all this progress has been a sparse few centuries. Bygone Arabian traders would gaze up at the skies […]
REVIEW: Baseball biopic leaves moviegoers cheering
Director and screenplay writer Brian Helgeland brings a new perspective to the remarkable story of Jackie Robinson, an African-American baseball player who endured the greatest test of character and the hardships of integrating the world of Major League Baseball in the 1940s, in the movie “42.” It’s worth mentioning that this was the first time […]
University day care helps students, community
The responsibility of classes and jobs can be more than enough for most students, but some students at the University of South Dakota have the added responsibility of taking care of their children while pursuing a degree. The university had taken measures to help the student parents ease some of the stress by operating a […]
Jazz musician to visit USD
Students and community members have the opportunity to attend clinics with guest saxophonist Bob Mintzer April 17. Mintzer is a 20-year member of the Grammy award winning Yellowjackets, who also leads a Grammy winning Big Band, travels with his own Quartet and plays with numerous bands globally. Mintzer is the recipient of the Buzz McCoy […]
COLUMN: An unexpectedly pleasant surprise
My most recent date reminded me how important it is to do a self-inventory in order to stay appealing in the dating world. Last week, my editor emailed me a number and a name. She said Elizabeth was on deck to go on a date, and she did not give me any additional information. My […]
COLUMN: Dating the enemy turns into fun
As both a jazz enthusiast and devoted fan of 20th century poet Langston Hughes, I was very excited when I found out Ron McCurdy was coming to the University of South Dakota to present Hughes’ epic poem “Ask Your Mama: 12 Moods for Jazz.” I had been contemplating a date with Blaine since he mentioned […]
Theatre department presents “Rent”
Second semester calls for spring concerts, performances and the spring musical. This year’s production of “Rent,” student directed by grad student Tommy Wedge, will attempt to capture the attention of University of South Dakota students and look at what it really means to be an adult in the world. The musical is set in New […]