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BLOG: An open letter to my upstairs neighbors
This is an angry blog. It was written at the height of rage at 1:30 a.m. I call it, “An Open Letter to My Upstairs Neighbors.” Not that this fact will in any way bruise the mass of narcissism and belligerence which rests where your hearts once allegedly did, but I have decided that I […]
BLOG: Holiday health tips
It’s that wonderful time of year again where families come together for the holidays. It is also that time of year where people like to throw away a healthy mindset and just use it for their New Year’s resolution. With a little help from Web MD and my own brilliant mind, I have compiled a […]
PostSecret craze comes to campus
What started as a website will come to life Wednesday night. PostSecret founder Frank Warren will speak Wednesday at 7 p.m. in Aalfs Auditorium of Slagle Hall at the University of South Dakota. Campus Activities Board President and senior Darcy Leischner said the preparation for Warren’s presentation has been in the works since April. Common […]
BLOG: An ode to the mullet
Roses are brown (it’s almost winter), Violets are black, I once had a mullet, But I just cut the party off the back. Not too long ago, a breeze ruffled the locks at the nape my neck. At that moment I realized a horrible truth, I no longer had a pixie…I had a mullet, an […]
BLOG: Christmas
This is my countdown to the countdown to the countdown … oh well, I’m excited for Christmas, if you get where I’m going with this. There’s nothing I love more than holiday movies, hot cocoa and Bing Crosby singing Christmas carols. While my favorite holiday is a tie between Halloween and Independence Day (I like […]
BLOG: End of semester stress woes
This semester I fell victim to the false belief that my workload would ease up a bit after midterms. Naturally, the opposite has been true, and the resulting stress has made itself evident not only in sleepless nights and sour moods, but also on my face. Take, for example, this all-too-true anecdote from a […]
REVIEW: Muse invents symphonic Dubstep
The British alternative space rock band delivers a well-rounded album that is strong from start to finish. “The 2nd Law,” Muse’s sixth album, is their most recent release since 2009’s “The Resistance.” Named after the second law of thermodynamics, which deals with energy and its sustainability, this album definitely has a political theme hidden throughout it, […]
REVIEW: Gibson returns in dark, political film
Mel Gibson embraces the dark side of the criminal underground in his movie “Get the Gringo.” The film is an R-rated, action/crime movie set in the seedy side of Tijuana. The film was written, produced and acted in by Gibson. It marks the directorial debut of Adrian Grunberg, who has previously been an assistant director […]
BLOG: An ode to the mullet
Roses are brown (it’s almost winter), Violets are black, I once had a mullet, But I just cut the party off the back. Not too long ago, a breeze ruffled the locks at the nape my neck. At that moment I realized a horrible truth, I no longer had a pixie…I had a mullet, an […]
BLOG: Christmas
This is my countdown to the countdown to the countdown … oh well, I’m excited for Christmas, if you get where I’m going with this. There’s nothing I love more than holiday movies, hot cocoa and Bing Crosby singing Christmas carols. While my favorite holiday is a tie between Halloween and Independence Day (I like […]