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Students learn from recitals
Playing an instrument in front of a crowd is one thing, but doing it alone is even harder. It’s the time of year when University of South Dakota music students are preparing for their solo recitals. Students are scheduled to perform in the Colton Recital Hall in the Warren M. Lee Center for Fine Arts […]
Personality Profile: Breanna Helland
Breanna Helland is not an ordinary sophomore from a small town. She’s driven enough to double major, include a minor and take part in the mock trial team at the University of South Dakota. Helland is from Frederick, S.D, and is majoring in criminal justice and political science while minoring in Spanish. On top of […]
Commentary: USD’s spring fashion forecast
We did it. We got through winter. The dreary months are finally over and we are now in winter/spring limbo. With spring just around the corner (and summer close behind) the University of South Dakota student body can’t help get excited for the fashion warm weather calls for. But what are some of the trends […]
National Music Museum brings artists to Vermillion
There isn’t a lot of space in the National Music Museum, as each square inch is filled with fascinations of all sizes. If you look hard enough, you can find lutes that date back to well before the Revolutionary War, Johnny Cash’s personal guitar and a huge assortment of weird instruments nobody plays anymore. The […]
BLOG: Private eye and family history investigator extraordinaire
I spent Easter at my grandparents’ house, and while I know that sounds like the most boring weekend ever, I actually discovered a lot about my family history and myself. For starters, my grandma had been a writer. My family has known my journalistic aspirations for years, so you think this would have been talked […]
BLOG: Views on religion and the like
In this article I’d like to speak to you directly. What I am about to say will contradict what you have taken to be true. I pray you will hear me out. I am a seeker of truth and this is what I have found to be true. If one does not open their ear […]
Spring concert information still unknown
With only three weeks until the March 21 Campus Activities Board-sponsored spring concert, University of South Dakota campus anticipation is growing. One of those three weeks is spring break, possibly leaving only two viable weeks for the announcement to be made, students to purchase tickets and the medium through which tickets are sold. With a […]
BLOG: Keep markers away from children under the age of three: the pink highlighter story
My name is Anna, and I’m an inkaholic. Let me explain. For some reason, mothers got together back in the day and decided that, along with motorcycles and rock’n’ roll, they hated it when their children drew on themselves. Whether it’s with a pen or marker, I’ve never, ever met a mother who was completely […]
Yummy or Crummy?
Last Wednesday I was jonesing for a good greasy burger and fries. I had recently heard about how good Leo’s bar burgers were, so I thought I’d give it a try. My friend and I walked in to Leo’s Bar and Grill, also known as Leo’s Lounge, at about 7:30 p.m., and there were already […]
REVIEW: “Afraid of Heights” pays homage to Gen-X
Pessimism runs deep in Wavves’ upcoming album “Afraid of Heights,” as singer/guitarist Nathan Williams begs for someone to send him an angel while a gun is being held to his head. Catchy, pop-inspired choruses, like in the song “Demon to Lean On,” tell us that Williams, while singing about dying as the same loser, has […]