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Community members and students examine the pros and cons of tattoos
Tattoos have grown in popularity among the adolescent age group, specifically those at the collegiate level. A poll by USA Today in 2012 showed 21 percent of Americans had gotten tattoos at some point in their life. In 2007, a Pew Research Center survey showed 36 percent of those ages 18 to 25, and 40 […]
COLUMN: Life after controversy
“What now?” is something I ask myself almost every day. I’m done with classes for the day, so what now? I can’t sleep, so what now? Usually, the answers are pretty simple. I do homework. I count sheep. Other times, the simple question of “What now?” has a not-so-simple answer. Two weeks ago, I wrote […]
BLOG: How harmful is your food?
In my younger years, I ate foods indiscriminately. Whatever was tasty and enjoyable I consumed. I had little thought or care about what was in the products and the foods I was eating. There was no reason to care too much, since I had more important activities in my life to attend to. As I […]
BLOG: Tips to staying healthy in last few weeks of school
With less than a month until graduation and summer vacation, it is pretty hard for some of us (including me) to not just check out and fast forward to summer mode. Some do it because they simply don’t care and others do it to ignore the on coming stress that is finals. So how does […]
BLOG: Ode to the coffee people
It’s very clear to anyone who even knows me remotely that I have a coffee addiction. It’s the elixir of life and it’s amazing. I can drink it black, with cream, with sugar, or with bacon for all I care — as long as it’s coffee, I’m happy. As a result of this, I interact […]
BLOG: Napping arachnids and the plights of adulthood
If college has taught me anything, it’s that growing up is a difficult process. There isn’t always someone there to give you a hug when something is wrong, there are a lot of people expecting a lot from you and there are very real consequences if and when you drop the ball somewhere along the […]
Vocalists to critique
Music students at the University of South Dakota are going to get some real-world critiques from two internationally renowned singers. The Sioux City Symphony Soloists, soprano Katie VanKooten and baritone Michael Todd Simpson, will visit campus April 12 for a master class where they will listen to students from USD and other surrounding colleges sing. […]
BLOG: How harmful is your food?
In my younger years, I ate foods indiscriminately. Whatever was tasty and enjoyable I consumed. I had little thought or care about what was in the products and the foods I was eating. There was no reason to care too much, since I had more important activities in my life to attend to. As I […]
BLOG: Tips to staying healthy in last few weeks of school
With less than a month until graduation and summer vacation, it is pretty hard for some of us (including me) to not just check out and fast forward to summer mode. Some do it because they simply don’t care and others do it to ignore the on coming stress that is finals. So how does […]
REVIEW: New spin on “Evil Dead” scarier than original with less humor
Fans of the original “Evil Dead” series who have been waiting for the remake of the classic horror movie knew the film needed to be horrifying, disturbing, funny and needed to kick a lot of butt. Having seen the movie, I can safely say it lives up to this expectation and in some ways surpasses […]