Opinion

  IN THE KNOW: South Dakota State failed to win a NCAA tournament game for the second time in as many years. Maybe, just maybe, USD will win a NCAA tournament game before the Jackrabbits. IN THE DARK: It’s basically April, and spring is here, yet snow continues to fall. March has really been just […]

Bravery, honor, loyalty and service; these are all qualities any member of the United States Army possesses. They stand up and fight for the everyday rights most of us take for granted. They sacrifice their normal routines to train, engage in combat and constantly put themselves in dangerous, life-threatening situations. Meanwhile, we sit comfortably in […]

Dear fellow South Dakotans, South Dakota said goodbye to one of its hardest working and well respected leaders March 26 as Democratic Sen. Tim Johnson announced he would not be seeking re-election for his Senate seat in 2014. The announcement, which took place right here on campus, was a final farewell to one of South […]

Society has made great leaps in terms of social issues over the last century. That being said, occasionally, an event comes along that proves we still have a ways to go. Last August, a 16-year-old girl was raped in the town of Steubenville, Ohio by two members of the town’s high school football team. For […]

The University Police Department is no stranger to students at the University of South Dakota. We see them every day and everywhere on campus. They are the reason the campus is secure and parents trust you to be here by yourself. This year, the UPD has been making an extra effort to step up for […]

Did you know the University of South Dakota houses the second largest collection of oral histories in North America? I didn’t until I began my internship working at this amazing place on campus, and I couldn’t be happier to have found it! The South Dakota Oral History Center contains almost 7,000 recordings on subjects of […]

March marks the one-year anniversary of “Kony 2012,” the viral video about Ugandan militant leader Joseph Kony, was released. The film sparked a massive social media campaign to raise awareness about Kony’s controversial actions through his rebel militia group, which included forced recruitment of child soldiers. However, one year after the documentary’s release, Kony still […]

IN THE KNOW: March Madness is in full swing. Good luck for anyone trying to have the perfect bracket. IN THE DARK: Ten years ago, the Iraq war started in March. It was a war most of us grew up dealing with.   IN THE KNOW: The official start of spring begins tomorrow. Bring on […]

Here you’ll find the weirdest, funniest and stupidest things we’ve heard during the week. Context is for suckers.     “Hey bro, I almost let you touch my business. Then I yelled at you.” — Al Neuharth Media Center   “I’m going to need some water, Advil and a few apology texts.” — Pine Street […]

Being in marching and pep band, I attend a lot of the University of South Dakota athletic events. I had always envisioned these events to be full of energy and have a lot of support from the student body. However, I have found this to be quite the opposite. At the basketball games, there was […]