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PREVIEW: University theater department announces 2011-2012 season
The University of South Dakota’s theater department recently released this year’s lineup, featuring such shows as: “God of Carnage,” “Avenue Q,” “Top Girls,” and “Sweeney Todd.” The Arena Theatre will also feature the show “Coyote on a
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Junior Diana Johnsen said she smelled like oil and grease after a full day of chopping two cabbages, a bag of carrots and a chicken, cooking noodles and then wrapping 120 egg rolls with her mother. But when she stood in a fluorescent purple sequin gown at the Festival of Nations Sunday night serving samples […]
Piled Higher and Deeper’ artist to visit campus
The University of South Dakota graduate school and the Graduate and Professional Student Association will host Jorge Cham, author of comic strip Piled Higher and Deeper this week. The Thursday events will feature a meet and greet with Cham from 3 – 5 p.m. in the Muenster University Ballroom and a lecture in Farber Hall […]
COLUMN: All good TV must come to an end
So the day has finally come. I am talking about the fact that Michael Scott (Steve Carell) is leaving “The Office.” And this makes me wonder why good shows have to end. Now I know some shows should end on a high note like some athletes should retire when they can still play. But I […]
Festival of Nations to be held Sunday
When senior Kilpana Prajapati came to the University of South Dakota three years ago from Nepal, she wanted to get involved in the annual Festival of Nations to show her culture and its food to others. “It’s important to know other cultures because there are people coming from different countries to the United States and […]
REVIEW: ‘Sucker Punch’ is Zack Snyder’s worst film to date
Imagine you’re a 13-year-old boy. Now imagine you were given $82 million to make a movie. Can you guess what movie you made? I’ll give you a hint: the plot is nonsensical, the dialogue is laughable and you’ve somehow fit World War I, zombies, brothels and giant robots into one movie. Of course, you made […]
Got a new Twitter account? Make sure you add these to your feed
For anyone out there thinking about getting a Twitter account, or has one and doesn’t know what to do with it, here is a quick guide to some of the better accounts to follow. For any news junkies, Twitter is a dream come true. Most media outlets these days have accounts that tweet the latest […]
REVIEW: ‘House of Balloons’ is too hard to turn off
The Weeknd are the latest musical phenomena take listeners’ speakers by storm. Still relatively unknown, the Weeknd — no, that’s not a typo — have recently exploded onto the scene with their first self-released album, “House of Balloons.” With an R&B sound similar to Frank Ocean with dubby influences, The Weeknd have certainly found their […]
Take some tips on filing taxes from VITA
Taxes are due April 18 this year because a Washington, D.C., holiday falls on the usual April 15 date and is followed by a Saturday. Third-year law student Weston Cole has spent time learning about how to file income taxes as a member of USD’s Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program. He spoke with reporter Josie […]
COLUMN: A hundred years, minus a day
Dear Friend, I want to take the time out of my life to apologize to you. It is my sincerest hope that you listen, though I surely do not deserve it. I’ve been sitting in my kitchen for hours now reflecting on the matter at hand. The matter, of course, is the fact that I’ve […]