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REVIEW: Sweet Valley hasn’t changed much 10 years later
If you were a young girl growing up in the ’90s, chances are you’ve read at least one “Sweet Valley Twins” book in your lifetime. It’s probably been 10 years since most Sweet Valley fans sat down and relived the adventures of Elizabeth and Jessica Wakefield, so it’s only fitting for Francine Pascal to update […]
Audience will get to ‘Spell’ along
Musical. Definition: involving or set to music. M-U-S-I-C-A-L. Musical. Students at the University of South Dakota can relive their middle grade spelling bee days this weekend with the Department of Theatre’s final performance of “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee.” “Bee” is a one-act musical comedy chronicling the experience of six children as they […]
REVIEW: Toddla T’s ‘Skanky Skanky’ album has an island party vibe
Last week when I turned on Sheffield, United Kingdom native’s Toddla T’s album “Skanky Skanky,” I was not expecting to have my definition of “party music” be changed. Mashing styles of all types from dance hall, reggae, drum and bass, pop, grime and techno, Toddla T’s 2009 release “Skanky Skanky” is one of the most […]
How many steps do you take?
Students with a busy schedule, especially around finals time, might be cutting exercise out of their daily routine. But just because you’re not heading to the Wellness Center every day doesn’t mean you’re not living an active lifestyle. It’s easy to fit an active lifestyle into regular student routine by simply choosing to walk more […]
Study foreign fashion before traveling abroad
Like many of my fellow University of South Dakota students, I am preparing to travel to Dallas Tx this summer to study. Anyone else who is doing this is aware of the stress that comes along with making all the necessary arrangements can cause. Figuring out travel costs, compiling the necessary legal documents and trip […]
COLUMN: Be smart when battling the undead hoard
In order to prepare for this weekend’s zombie apocalypse, better known as the Humans vs. Zombies tag game starting Saturday at 10 a.m., The Volante, after scouring the many texts and films dedicated to the zombie menace, has prepared a list of do’s and don’ts in order to survive a zombie invasion because we all […]
REVIEW: Simon Pegg’s ‘Paul’ full of smart, funny references for sci-fi fans
If you sit at home and read Lord of the Rings instead of going out with friends, don’t worry. If you own every incarnation of Star Trek and have seen all of them more than 30 times, don’t fear. If your blood boils when you hear someone talk about their love of the Star Wars […]
COLUMN: Do not ask women for guy advice
After years of making the same mistake over and over, I have finally learned a very important lesson. The lesson is as follows: women have absolutely no idea what they are talking about when it comes to men, so stop asking them for advice.buy clomiphene online https://blackmenheal.org/wp-content/languages/new/us/clomiphene.html no prescription I’m sorry, ladies, but it’s true. […]
Bobbles provide opportunity to filter water, preserve environment
For freshman Devin Maki, the taste of Vermillion water was motivation enough to go out and buy a Bobble, a self-filtering, reusable water bottle. “I always felt weird drinking Vermillion water because it tastes weird,” Maki said. “My friends told me it takes away the terrible taste, so I went and bought one.” Sophomore Brianna […]
Freshman starts suicide awareness group
A new suicide prevention group called Lost and Found has been introduced to the University of South Dakota campus. “Even though you don’t see it (suicides) everyday, it’s something you can do that will directly or indirectly help friends and community members,” freshman Dennis Smith said of the new suicide prevention group Lost & Found, […]